1000 TPIC (Mil guy question)
07-18-2022, 10:23 AM
#12
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I’m a mil guy with only V-22 and T-6 TPIC. My only turbine multi engine is about 100 hours in a King Air from flight school. SWA counts the Osprey hours as helicopter hours. Point being, I was hired with the minimums of 1000 FW Turbine and about 950 SE TPIC from the Texan. I got a firm “thanks but this is nasty rotor time” on all my Osprey (TPIC, SIC) time.
07-18-2022, 10:40 AM
#13
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Hey folks,
Had a quick question. I'm a military guy transitioning (hopefully) to the airlines, and I have a question about the 1000 TPIC time on SWA portal.
I have 956 actual multi engine TPIC hours. I know that's under the 1000. But on SWA pilotcredentials, it does the 0.3 per sortie math and converts it for me. With SWA's own calculations, I'm at more like 1100 TPIC.
Should I answer "yes" to the question? I have a feeling answering "no" got me the TBNT last hiring window. Need some advice. I don't want to be untruthful but using SWA calculations, I do meet the criteria. I just don't want to get to the interview and have them question my integrity.
Had a quick question. I'm a military guy transitioning (hopefully) to the airlines, and I have a question about the 1000 TPIC time on SWA portal.
I have 956 actual multi engine TPIC hours. I know that's under the 1000. But on SWA pilotcredentials, it does the 0.3 per sortie math and converts it for me. With SWA's own calculations, I'm at more like 1100 TPIC.
Should I answer "yes" to the question? I have a feeling answering "no" got me the TBNT last hiring window. Need some advice. I don't want to be untruthful but using SWA calculations, I do meet the criteria. I just don't want to get to the interview and have them question my integrity.
07-18-2022, 10:40 AM
#14
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Joined APC: Feb 2014
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Do your best to visit the recruiters at a hiring convention. I applied for 8 windows and it wasn’t until after TPNx that I got a virtual interview invite. I only have about 1800hrs TT with 320 TPIC, virtually all heavy military time except for a quick stint at a regional.
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07-18-2022, 12:35 PM
#15
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Joined APC: Oct 2018
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SWA just picked up one of my buddies with 1100 fixed wing mil and 121 and <50 TPIC. He met them at a job fair. The lack of 1000 TPIC isn’t the show stopper this year that it was in the past. Meet them at a job fair and they’ll overlook that deficiency in your application as well as others like having helicopter time in the logbook.
07-18-2022, 03:57 PM
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SWA just picked up one of my buddies with 1100 fixed wing mil and 121 and <50 TPIC. He met them at a job fair. The lack of 1000 TPIC isn’t the show stopper this year that it was in the past. Meet them at a job fair and they’ll overlook that deficiency in your application as well as others like having helicopter time in the logbook.
1100 from each? Or 1100 total time? That's pretty impressive and the lowest I've heard of yet.
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