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Originally Posted by badtransam97
So would a current Atlas pilot still squeak in minus the 1000PIC? Or am I understanding you correctly in that was a one time deal for those guys at the time?
I understand having it would be better than not, just hoping maybe the 76 type and time in type, would help offset that for someone looking to work there.
Again...my
impression was this was a pseudo desperation move to get the 767 Hong Kong domicile fleeted up with a minimum of fuss. The training syllabus we got approved, however, really didn't give any advantage to previously qualified guys. There were no waivers or changes to consolidation requirements. In fact, we don't even have an abbreviated 767 FO to 767 captain program--you get the full monty (at least when I was going through...). So--I think any advantage the company sought in hiring current/qualified 767 pilots was negated by training requirements. Remember that at the time we started with the 767, we didn't even have a working sim. I never touched a 767--jet or sim--until I flew one to Vegas with an LCA on my checkout. I didn't do a simulated 76 V1 cut until I'd been in the jet about 18 months and our first sim was on line. All our training was in the 75.
Now--we have two sims, and more to follow. I don't think the company feels as much pressure as they did 3 years ago about the time the requirement changed. Thus--speculation only--I really don't see them hiring guys with less than 1000 PIC unless there are some really odd circumstances. IF they have a shortage of volunteer new hires for CGN or HKG on our next bid, maybe they'd consider an FDA volunteer that was close but just shy of the requirements.
I will also add that the interview process has been brutal lately. There are plenty of good pilots who have been turned down. I don't think the company senses any "shortage" of pilots wanting to work here, so I don't think they will have any compulsion to lower requirements anytime soon.
All of this is purely one guy's opinion. I do not converse with the hiring folks, and deliberately keep my distance out of respect for what they do. Your sponsor or friends here who approach management probably have more precise and accurate info.