Competitive hiring min for the majors
09-09-2013, 04:52 AM
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Competitive hiring min for the majors
I'm curious what the competitive minimums for getting hired on with a major. I currently fly for a regional and Im also a military instructor pilot. I only have just over 1700 total 900 turboprop PIC 1400 multi. I also have a bachelors like everybody else. Am I dreaming thinking I might get hired on with a major airline anytime soon (1-3 years)?
09-09-2013, 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by nickgruber
I'm curious what the competitive minimums for getting hired on with a major. I currently fly for a regional and Im also a military instructor pilot. I only have just over 1700 total 900 turboprop PIC 1400 multi. I also have a bachelors like everybody else. Am I dreaming thinking I might get hired on with a major airline anytime soon (1-3 years)?
can be hired as little as 1500 TT and 1000 turbine. It happened last round of hiring, but the minority check boxes help. That and knowing the right person.
09-09-2013, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by nickgruber
I'm curious what the competitive minimums for getting hired on with a major. I currently fly for a regional and Im also a military instructor pilot. I only have just over 1700 total 900 turboprop PIC 1400 multi. I also have a bachelors like everybody else. Am I dreaming thinking I might get hired on with a major airline anytime soon (1-3 years)?
09-09-2013, 10:22 AM
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If you're a military instructor you won't need 6000tt. I have plenty of friends being called to interviews and getting the job with around 2500 hrs. With that being said. They are going to look at the quality of your time rather than quantity.
09-09-2013, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by hawgdriver
If you're a military instructor you won't need 6000tt. I have plenty of friends being called to interviews and getting the job with around 2500 hrs. With that being said. They are going to look at the quality of your time rather than quantity.
09-09-2013, 05:11 PM
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In reality after you get a few thousand hours in a transport size aircraft or coming out of a military career its who you know that will get you the job before they start pulling from the "no one knows you" pile of resumes. At that level of the game its way more about networking than what your log books says.
09-10-2013, 08:13 AM
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So what's a competitive number of approaches?!
Maybe it's important, but there's almost no commonality between flying an ILS on the FMS an hand flying one in a fighter... I bootstrapped a number from the percentage of time I update my currencies. Heck, a vis approach in the CRJ is tougher than an ILS...
Maybe it's important, but there's almost no commonality between flying an ILS on the FMS an hand flying one in a fighter... I bootstrapped a number from the percentage of time I update my currencies. Heck, a vis approach in the CRJ is tougher than an ILS...
09-10-2013, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Rotor2prop
In reality after you get a few thousand hours in a transport size aircraft or coming out of a military career its who you know that will get you the job before they start pulling from the "no one knows you" pile of resumes. At that level of the game its way more about networking than what your log books says.
This is the most under-talked about aspect of the career. Huge foot stomper, get out there and network!
(well usually at least but times have thinned!)
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