PIC, or jet time?
12-10-2012, 01:57 PM
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I am comparing Captain Saab time to Medium to heavy jet time. So an F/O at Emirates on the A380 who has international experience will not be looked at better than a REGIONAL Captain on a SAAB flying from LGA to Syracuse??
12-10-2012, 03:04 PM
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A jet is a jet, who cares how big it is or how far it flys. PIC time is not SIC time. Always take the upgrade. I'd hire a B1900 CA pilot before any jet FO. A widebody FO is the worst pilot out there. I was so lazy and stupid on the 777. At least a Saab captain is flying a plane.
12-10-2012, 03:19 PM
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12-10-2012, 03:24 PM
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A jet is a jet, who cares how big it is or how far it flys. PIC time is not SIC time. Always take the upgrade. I'd hire a B1900 CA pilot before any jet FO. A widebody FO is the worst pilot out there. I was so lazy and stupid on the 777. At least a Saab captain is flying a plane.
12-10-2012, 03:27 PM
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12-10-2012, 03:39 PM
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Well I think it depends on where you wish to go after your regional job.. If its a company that prefers weight and complexity of aircraft (Emirates) and could care less about PIC/SIC then sure go with the 170 sic, on the other hand if you wish to go to Fedex, Southwest, and some of the others that require PIC then upgrade on the SAAB.
12-10-2012, 04:50 PM
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Some overseas airlines will place a premium on, or have a requirement for "large aircraft" time, or time in a specific type, or turbojet time.
In the US, turbine PIC acquired in the military or 121 is going to trump any sort of SIC time. TPIC acquired in small 91/135 operations may not be regarded as highly at most airlines, although SWA will notably welcome almost any sort of TPIC. But ASEL TPIC is really only useful if acquired in a military aircraft.
That's the facts, and it's not really a secret.
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