New ASA minimums
 

Seriously people...somebody's gonna get killed soon if this goes for too long.

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Minimum Requirements:
500 hours total time*
50 hours multi-engine time
Recency of flight experience will be considered
Current FAA Class 1 Medical Certificate
Vision corrected to 20/20
Well groomed and able to maintain a professional appearance
FCC radio license
ATP Written preferred
Successfully pass a drug screen analysis
Legally authorized to work in the United States and have a valid passport
Undergo a criminal history records check through an FBI based fingerprint system
Extensive background and reference check
College preferred, minimum high school diploma or GED

Reduced Minimums for a select few with Advanced Jet Training:
400 hours total time
50 hours multi-engine time

Advanced Jet Training includes:
Level C/D Jet Simulator
Level 5/6 Jet FTD
FMS Training
Glass Cockpit
Crew Resource Management (CRM) Training
Accelerated Jet Ground School

Update on NEW MINIMUMS:

1. 20 TT simulator (actual flight time preferred)
2. pilot's license (or any document that says FAA and your name on it)
3. Education level- reading required (spelling preferred)
4. heart beat (optional)
5. must complete criminal background check (many crimes now permitted)

The public does not care. Every time there is a crash they tend to forget about it fairly quickly. The only group that does not forget is the NTSB and sometimes the FAA.

Update #3 on NEW MINIMUMS

1. Must be willing to pay 5000 for sic type in crj.
2. Current Drivers License
3. PC with internet access, and cell phone.
4. Green card (preferred)
5. Positive attitude (team player highly valued)
6. Ability to sleep in narrow isle way (preferred)
7. Must be able to lift 50lbs.
8. Knowledge of aviation lingo (preferred)

Duties to include:

Sit in right seat to satisfy Federal requirement.
Load/unload baggage
De-ice aircraft
Perform routine maintenance procedures
Fuel aircraft (when operationally required)
Wash/and clean galley
Dump and service lav
Ensure all federal regulations are complied with

Company will provide training on government assistance.
10 company shares of stock to be awarded upon 5 years service with company.

Minimum requirements are subject change with out notice, and are not restrictive. Six year bi-lateral contract required, fifteen thousand dollar early termination fee applies including failure of training on pilot record.

Please tell me what airline crashes that have happened due to having a 500 hour FO?

High time pilots make the same mistakes low time pilots do.(Taking off on wrong runway, landing on taxiway etc,etc...)

experience does count, but we're not going to see airliners falling out of the sky b/c there is someone with 500 hours in the right seat. We had guys fail out of training w/1500 hours at TSA and guys w/500 make it through...

yeah i agree....show me the last airline accident due to a low time fo? Most the people getting hired by asa and many others exceed these requirements anyways. With lowwer MINIMUMS...you get a larger hiring pool to choose from. simple.

oh and these are no where close to new by the way....proves you have been flying on these jets with low time pilots for a while now....OOOOOO NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont think a pilots ability is based on how many hours he has flown. It all has to do with the TRAINING he recieved! Almost all airforce(all military) guys(especialy fighter pilots) have very low times, but they are the best pilots in the world. because of the training they recieved.