atpcliff
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Hi!
This post is mostly to "Surfnole", "Ultrarunner", and other pilots wondering about the qualifications of the pilots.
I tried really hard to get hired by airlines that flew 1900s, and even 135 operators that flew much smaller planes. I couldn't get an interview with Skyway, or Mesa, for example.
If these places with smaller aircraft had offered me a job when I was looking before, I would've gladly flown the 1900, or a 310, or whatever.
Previous to one of these small twins, the largest aircraft I would've flown had a MTOW of about 340,000 lbs.
The pilots may have "moved up" to a 1900, and they may have relatively fewer hours than other pilots, but that has nothing to do with how well they flew the 1900 according to the standards demanded by Mesa.
Even though I've flown bigger aircraft than a 1900, I realize that they may've been better pilots than me. I'm glad I wasn't at the controls of their aircraft that day.
Safe flying to you.
Cliff
GRB
This post is mostly to "Surfnole", "Ultrarunner", and other pilots wondering about the qualifications of the pilots.
I tried really hard to get hired by airlines that flew 1900s, and even 135 operators that flew much smaller planes. I couldn't get an interview with Skyway, or Mesa, for example.
If these places with smaller aircraft had offered me a job when I was looking before, I would've gladly flown the 1900, or a 310, or whatever.
Previous to one of these small twins, the largest aircraft I would've flown had a MTOW of about 340,000 lbs.
The pilots may have "moved up" to a 1900, and they may have relatively fewer hours than other pilots, but that has nothing to do with how well they flew the 1900 according to the standards demanded by Mesa.
Even though I've flown bigger aircraft than a 1900, I realize that they may've been better pilots than me. I'm glad I wasn't at the controls of their aircraft that day.
Safe flying to you.
Cliff
GRB