Military Conversion
10-01-2006 | 07:08 AM
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From: IRAQ-not flying
Military Conversion
Has anyone seen a thread on conversion time for different airlines?
I have seen 0.3 /sortie for UPS and SWA, 0.2 /sortie for FedEX on the APC hiring links.
I haven't seen anything for Alaska, CAL, Jet Blue
I have seen 0.3 /sortie for UPS and SWA, 0.2 /sortie for FedEX on the APC hiring links.
I haven't seen anything for Alaska, CAL, Jet Blue
10-03-2006 | 05:47 AM
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From: Midfield downwind
It all depends on where you're coming from. A fighter guy tends to have a high sortie count but low overall hours, where a heavy dude will have less sorties and more hours.
The "per sortie" method adds more hours to a point-nosed pilot's logbook where the "multiply-the-total-time" method benefits a heavy driver's logbook more significantly.
Makes me wonder if the airlines select their method intentionally based on this, according to what type of military pilot they're looking for?
The "per sortie" method adds more hours to a point-nosed pilot's logbook where the "multiply-the-total-time" method benefits a heavy driver's logbook more significantly.
Makes me wonder if the airlines select their method intentionally based on this, according to what type of military pilot they're looking for?
10-16-2006 | 02:43 AM
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From: Midfield downwind
All of the advice I've seen says to treat it as total time (and turbine time) only. Using the SWA rule of thumb "only log PIC if you signed for the jet" is the most conservative route.
10-26-2006 | 06:02 PM
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Can you log other time as PIC time if you were A coded (signed for the jet)? The website says no, even though you were still the one responsible. I've read some forum replies saying that they know people who put it down as PIC time and just explains it to the interview folks.
SWA is the only airline I've seen that won't tells you not to include other time as PIC. They contradict themselves because they specifically say that it's not time as manipulator of the controls, but rather time you've signed for the jet.
SWA is the only airline I've seen that won't tells you not to include other time as PIC. They contradict themselves because they specifically say that it's not time as manipulator of the controls, but rather time you've signed for the jet.
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