So what's your advice to a rotor guy with a bunch of flight time (helo) and 141 mins fixed wing? EMS? Chopper 4?
Inquiring minds want to know....

My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue, but people call me Bubba. Just like one of them ol' redneck boys. Can you believe that?

While I know of ONE person hired at RAH recently with less than 400 the lowest hours in my Shuttle Class is probably about 1200 with tops around 2800 or so. Average probably near 1500 hours or so, and 10 of 21 with prior 121 or 135 night freight time.

I read on their forum they're done with hiring till March/April

I guess that's why we have had pilots flunking left and right... AND THEY KEEP GIVING THEM EXTRA CHANCES LIKE CRAZZEE! There's a significant # of pilots coming through who have no instrument skills- can't hand fly to save their life. One was +/-1,500ft and +/-100kts just trying to stay level... wow. I am flabbergasted. Oh, and speak English? That is a plus these days too...
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a buddy of mine got hired there last week and they told him that he will be one of the last they will hire for a good while. everyone who was hired went into a pool for april/may.

I am in "IOE Guy" over there. I will admit some days are difficult, at best. Day 1 IOE, in and out of the world's busiest airport is a "challenge". However, I have been fortunate that I have never found any newhire to be unsafe. They do pass the same checkride I take ever 6/mo, with the exception of 1 maneuver. The lack of overall enroute IFR experience and handflight skills does show however.

Expressjet's website has always said that. I don't think they've ever posted their hiring minimums on the website.

Is this one true or is just a rumor being spread on this forums?

To make some of you guys feel better, I applied to quite a number of regionals and had my resume walked in to several. (even the ones hiring at commercial multi) I have about 300tt and 70 multi. I am still going to instruct, but just wanted to see what would happen if I actually got a call.

Guess what? I have not heard a thing from anyone except for airnet. I take that back, several came back with an e-mail and told me to get some more time. So i guess they are not hiring everyone at 300tt.

I thought I'd just throw that out there.

Every captain flying an RJ is a de facto IOE guy nowadays. The standard brief now includes, "Oh, BTW, this is just my second trip of OE...."

We've all been there at one time or other, but even I, who am quite tolerant, am tiring of the inability to get a proper ATC clearance, communicate properly with ATC, operate the systems with confidence/competence, etc.

If the airlines are going to hire low timers (not a bad thing in and of itself IMHO) then the FAA needs to make sure they have the basics of IFR down pat. Going from flying around the patch in a 172 to flying an RJ in and out of LGA is a pretty big leap.