Embraer 135 returning to XJT
01-15-2012, 09:16 PM
#61
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It's all relative in many ways. The RJ CA may get the interview call before the prop CA but you never know who will be sitting across from you during your interview. You just may find yourself being interviewed by a check airman who came up on props and appreciates the skill set of prop pilots vs jet pilots.
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01-16-2012, 03:43 AM
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People appreciate the hand flying skills of TProp pilots. Many of guys that will be doing the hiring for the next couple of years flew many of them in their career progression, so they certainly know what it takes and the skills one acquires flying one. They also get warm fuzzy feelings when they know a candidate can hand fly if all goes bad. With all that said jet time on the other hand is just as valuable for different reasons, I think the ideal candidate would have a mix of both IMO. Ask most mainline guys what they flew before they got where they are... 99% chance it was a turbo with a prop added on.
01-16-2012, 04:28 AM
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Are you kidding? If I were a recruiter at Delta, I would hire a B1900 guy over an RJ guy any day of the week. The B1900 guy will know how to FLY the airplane because that's what they have to do with no autopilot. It's all RAW flying which would make that guy much more proficient. I'm not saying that an RJ guy doesn't know how to fly the airplane because that would simply be a lie but some RJ guys would be more apt to rely on automation rather than flying the darn airplane. I don't know who the hell told you that flying a jet takes more skill but I think that you're HIGHLY mistaken.
01-16-2012, 05:39 AM
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Do yourself a favor and apply at Expressjet now. Flying the jet takes more skill than a turboprop and it will better prepare you for a job at the majors. If you were a recruiter at Delta who would you rather hire, a pilot of an antiquated dangerous turbo prop or a jet pilot?
01-16-2012, 08:23 AM
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Flying a TP is great fun and you actually get to fly. But I am starting to hear more and more that given two equal candidates, the jet guy has bigger chances.
01-16-2012, 09:13 AM
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In the particular example I recall it was jetBlue, where the guy said if he had two exactly equal candidates but with one time in jet and other in TP, he would take jet everytime. Which has taken our captains into their ranks, and many other TP drivers. But I am sure there is more then one recruiter at jetBlue.
Flying a TP is great fun and you actually get to fly. But I am starting to hear more and more that given two equal candidates, the jet guy has bigger chances.
Flying a TP is great fun and you actually get to fly. But I am starting to hear more and more that given two equal candidates, the jet guy has bigger chances.
01-16-2012, 09:59 AM
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I've noticed that some of the biggest proponents of jet time are the ones who went to a regional, maybe chasing a quick upgrade, and have been stuck in the right seat of that jet for 5+ years. Perhaps trying to justify that?
01-16-2012, 10:55 AM
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Yea well I have been flying a TP for the past 4 years, and have heard this from our captains who have been out there interviewing and talking. Of course they are getting picked up. TP isn't discriminated against, but in the minds of some recruiters, if you're going in to fly a jet, then they want you to have jet time...
Also look at any job postings over-seas that don't require a type-rating. They all want jet time. TP time need not apply is pretty much the flavor of the month, and being that I want to get out of the ****ty U.S industry, it is frustrating and a fact I am very aware of.
Also look at any job postings over-seas that don't require a type-rating. They all want jet time. TP time need not apply is pretty much the flavor of the month, and being that I want to get out of the ****ty U.S industry, it is frustrating and a fact I am very aware of.
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