The main interview team really doesn't help with the cadet interviews very often. The cadet recruiters interview the cadets. At the point that you interview, you are usually fairly low time (relatively speaking) and we know that you are going to learn quite a bit still. We will ask questions based on your experience and education. We know what knowledge you should have, and ask about that. It would be unfair if I asked you about things that you have not been exposed to yet.

I will ask the head of cadet recruiting and get a good answer for you and post it here.

Check your PMs.

I am a former ASA guy based in Atlanta who just made the jump. I can give any potential new hires some of the specifics. Feel free to PM me if you would like. Just finished OE so have the latest.

Sent you a PM.

Does PSA count military flight time obtained as pilot in command of a multiengine turbine-powered, fixed-wing airplane in an operation requiring more than one pilot towards the 1000 hr part 121 SIC upgrade requirements for CA?

Thanks for the info in advance.








§ 121.436 Pilot Qualification: Certificates and experience requirements.
(a) No certificate holder may use nor may any pilot act as pilot in command of an aircraft (or as second in command of an aircraft in a flag or supplemental operation that requires three or more pilots) unless the pilot:

(1) Holds an airline transport pilot certificate not subject to the limitations in § 61.167 of this chapter;

(2) Holds an appropriate aircraft type rating for the aircraft being flown; and

(3) If serving as pilot in command in part 121 operations, has 1,000 hours as second in command in operations under this part, pilot in command in operations under § 91.1053(a)(2)(i) of this chapter, pilot in command in operations under § 135.243(a)(1) of this chapter, or any combination thereof. For those pilots who are employed as pilot in command in part 121 operations on July 31, 2013, compliance with the requirements of this paragraph (a)(3) is not required.

(b) No certificate holder may use nor may any pilot act as second in command unless the pilot holds an airline transport pilot certificate and an appropriate aircraft type rating for the aircraft being flown. A second-in-command type rating obtained under § 61.55 does not satisfy the requirements of this section.

(c) For the purpose of satisfying the flight hour requirement in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, a pilot may credit 500 hours of military flight time obtained as pilot in command of a multiengine turbine-powered, fixed-wing airplane in an operation requiring more than one pilot.

(d) Compliance with the requirements of this section is required by August 1, 2013. However, for those pilots who are employed as second in command in part 121 operations on July 31, 2013, compliance with the type rating requirement in paragraph (b) of this section is not required until January 1, 2016.

[Doc. No. FAA-2010-0100, 78 FR 42378, July 15, 2013, as amended by Amdt. 121-365A, 78 FR 77574, Dec. 24, 2013]

Good question. I will have to look this one up. Right now, people are typically flying 1000 here before they upgrade.

I will get you an answer. I just don't know.

Hello
 

Hello. I am CRJ rated (not current) and have over 1000 PIC 121. How long would it take to upgrade and is there another possibility of DECs?
Would be commuting from the South. Thank you.

About 18-24 months is a safe bet. It may be a little less, but I am not going to promise something that may or may not be true. Some people are guessing that it will get much lower, but I am not sure that is true yet.

As far as DEC's, I don't think so, but who knows. We have been hiring a lot of lateral transfers from other airlines in the
past several months, and they will be able to upgrade when it reaches them. In 2014, we hired DEC's once we ran out of those. We are not there yet.

I believe that was 2015...

Correct. That was a typo. DECs were 2015. In 2014 we hired a lot of pilots from other regionals that were upgraded immedialty after finishing IOE, but they were not officially DECs.