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PMeyer 02-17-2008 06:44 AM


Originally Posted by YourCptSpeaking (Post 321953)
Eagle is advertising 500/100 and accepting apps with 400/50, yet the newest jungle jet jockey in BOS was hired with 206TT, so rumor has it. Scary if you ask me...

He's probably more proficient than the 1000 hour in single engine cessnas CFI.

johnpeace 02-17-2008 07:16 AM

In my class at ASA, the class average is around 600 TT with 50-100 ME being about average.

There are a few folks in that same class with less than 350 hrs and barely any multi-engine experience.

Apply, see what happens.

Good luck!

King Lear 02-17-2008 07:49 AM

Do you have wet ink on your commerical multi, and a pulse?

If so there is a clown suit waiting for you at Pinnacle.

Last I heard about that cluster was that the guys with 250 hours where getting better offers prior to class and and never showing up.

Colgan has a buy a job program via Flight Safety that will put you in a Q400.
They also give you a map to the food stamp office in Indoc.

Or, be a CFI and make at least 150% more than a regional FO - irony - me thinks so.
:D



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145Driver 02-17-2008 08:07 AM


Originally Posted by PMeyer (Post 321975)
He's probably more proficient than the 1000 hour in single engine cessnas CFI.

Unless he did all his ratings IN THE JET, then no, a 206TT pilot is not more proficient at anything as compared to a 1000 hour pilot. Of course we're all assuming that the 1000 hour pilot is proficient to begin with...

SharkyBN584 02-17-2008 08:14 AM


Originally Posted by PMeyer (Post 321975)
He's probably more proficient than the 1000 hour in single engine cessnas CFI.

It's cute when you're wrong.

cfii2007 02-18-2008 03:26 PM

I agree, most of the regionals are hiring below mins. They do this partly to attract more applicants, because if they did indeed raise starting pay, more people would show up for ground school.

Just be prepared to live off close to nothing for the first year..........

CRJDriver 02-18-2008 03:37 PM

Lowest time I've heard of was 201 TT/33 ME @ Piedmont.

cfii2007 02-18-2008 04:23 PM

That IS pretty low.........

Seatownflyer 02-18-2008 04:30 PM


Originally Posted by Sbaker1595 (Post 321915)
... the best advice i can give is give every airline you are interested in a shot....you never know what will happen...if you are turned down, big deal.......go for it man!!!

What he said. I've had a Fedex profile for a long time now. I'm not even remotely close to dreaming of having the mins, but who cares. I just update it every few months. *shrug*

NightIP 02-18-2008 07:04 PM


Originally Posted by Piston6565 (Post 321924)
ExpressJet 610/110 (stiff on mins and haven't hired since last march I believe -starting to interview for spring classes),

Just a point of correction, XJT has hired 500-600 pilots since last march...


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