If they ask for 300ME, they may not consider themselves an entry level airline. Some regionals are hiring people with less than that in TOTAL time.

They may want pilots with some experience already in turbine aircraft.... Part 135 drivers, Furloughed from other regionals (or jumpers if the price is right), etc. Nothing wrong to have higher standards until you can't staff your airline. Then you either raise pay or lower standards.

Here is the thing...I have the required or in most cases exceeded many of the regionals requirements that I have applied to, but then you hear about places like Pinnacle hiring people with 300 hrs ??? It's kinda discouraging to say the least.:confused:

I hear you on that one. The only guys coming in with 300 hours are the WMU guys so far. There are only two that I know of at the moment and they are in the 3/14 class. The rest of that class averages around 1500TT at least.

The 2/28 class averages right around 1500, with the lowest time being just over a 1000.

I have a few friends that want to get on but can't seem to get called back. Hopefully they will keep interviewing guys off the street along with the WMU guys. Good luck.

I'm at 2000+ TT, 360 ME, ATP and a MAS. I got a call from my target airline today, so I may not be looking for a job in 2 weeks. :)

Thats great news Gajre539! When is your interview?

April 6th! :D

Been instructing for 3+ years and at close to 2500 TT, but just under 50 multi. Having a heck of a time building multi, as I can't go further into debt paying for it. Trying to beg, borrow, steal has only taken me so far.
Frustrating as the CFI's that left for the regionals before I started got hired on with almost non-existent multi time.
Also VERY frustrating to see some regionals hiring guys just out of school with barely 300 hrs.
Depressing to read all the negative comments in these forums about CFI time being next to worthless. I definitely feel that I am a much stronger pilot today after all of the varied situations/weather I've been through than at 300 hrs.
So yeah, the multi time req.s need to come down before these so called half-filled classes get more new meat.

Apply at Great Lakes. You meet their minimums. You'll get to build your ME time and then you can move on to a better regional after a few months if you don't like it there. Better than waiting around wishing minimums get lowered in my opinion.

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I would go to great lakes and stay there though 1000 PIC. Then go to another regional and get stuck in the right seat for a decade.

Skyhigh

Do you have a good pencil and 30 mins?