Do you get paid more to fly that 900? After all, it is a bigger plane...

 

Hehe...ouch!

 

Bigger ha? yeah take a look at your paycheck how big is that

 

Continental only disregards Turbo Prop time if you TOTAL fixed wing PIC is less than 1000.

I know, stupid. But thats what it says.

Minimums:
ATPw
1,500 fixed-wing TT
1,000 fw PIC,OR 500 PIC and 500 SIC in turbojet
1,000 fw turbine
1,000 fw ME or
1,000 SE military fighter jet
First class medical
Bachelor's degree ("highly desired")

 

lol I know right, it seems this same thread came up like just two days ago.
I'm still unsure myself, if I made the right decision... how this will affect my career, if at all... for example, do majors prefer turboprop or turbofan all else being equal (and I think that one question is something only a recruiter for that specific company can answer.)
This seems to be the general consensus when I asked the prop v. jet question to other pilots... the experienced people (even the RJ drivers themselves) say "it's all the same, an airplane is an airplane." the younger people tend to side with RJs.
I've spoken to some major pilots about it, and the majority of major pilots tell me the same thing MD11 said.. whichever allows you to log PIC faster.. and also that I will gain much better experience having to fly a prop in the wx. i believe that part, after all they have like 30 years of experience on me! but then again, old timers in general seem to hold more reverance for props than RJs when it comes to fresh pilots just starting out.
I still have no opinion on whether it was the right decision... certainly there are several things about RJs I envy (like going to farther destinations) but a 5 year RJ guy told me, it's just longer time in cruise twiddling your thumb, and they usually dont even get to step outside of the plane at those "exotic" destinations because of 20 minute turns. i dont know if that makes me feel better though about not being able to leave the northeast.

 

Sadly, all things are not equal, nor are ever going to be in this business. Whats going to matter after you have logged the all important PIC time is going to be WHO YOU KNOW. Look at all the guys that have been hired at SW, FedEx, UPS, etc with no turbo jet experience. What do you think got them there?

 

 

Exactly, it's who you know and who you Bl()W

Kidding aside, it is very true though

 

CAL will hire a King Air driver over a 10 yr RJ CA if he or she knows the right person(s)

Just my opinion and observation, but I think that turboprop time is just as good as turbofan time IF you have a good connection. However, if you have no jet time AND no contact you will have a much harder time finding a job.

 

All else being equal (say you could upgrade on the jet and the prop at the same time) RJ experience would be somewhat better because glass/turbofans are what you fly at the majors, so you are a better training risk. They probably don't care if you flew the jet as an FO or CA, as long as you flew it.