Does PIC turbo-prop mean anything anymore?

[TIGV]

Angus can you say Zoloft?

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[Angus]

Deleted....Wasn't worth the effort

That does not surprise me.

I hear from some people that having a conversation with a superior intellectual person can be exhausting. Take some time... chill... collect your thoughts and get back to me when you have the energy to put forth some intellectual "effort".

 

[BRA]

Colgan is losing some prop captains to airtran and i think a few other places. I believe they have nothing but prop time....not positive though. Is it possible that prop captains don't seem to be getting the call as much because there are less of them out there? I think as much as 70% of regional airline jobs are in jets now. So you wouldn't hear about prop dudes getting the call as often as jet dudes. 70% jets= 70% jets captains getting called, 30 % prop captains. Makes sence to me.Look at how many of the flight info people now have jets in their profiles.

 

[inline]

With all the regionals expanding their RJ fleets, and only two companies even making turbo-props anymore (Bombardier and ATR), I was just wondering what people's opinions are on the marketable future of turbo-prop captains? I know none of the airlines that are hiring right now are exactly beating a path to my door! Does being a turbo-prop captain mean anything anymore? Or do we ALL need PIC jet time to be marketable in the industry?

All the airlines think military C-130 time is ok.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

In 1998 AirTran was hiring CCAir Jetstream pilots so fast that it was causing significant cancellations at CCAir!

 

[canyonblue737]

JetBlue is the only airline flying big iron that I know shows a strong preference for jet PIC. Most others are only looking for turbine PIC, turboprop, turbojet it's all the same. Certainly at SWA they don't mind, I never flew a jet till I came here.

 

[TBF]

JetBlue is the only airline flying big iron that I know shows a strong preference for jet PIC. Most others are only looking for turbine PIC, turboprop, turbojet it's all the same. Certainly at SWA they don't mind, I never flew a jet till I came here.

Not so!

I have been flying jets for 12 years (turbo shakers before that) and I have never heard anyone call a turboprop pilot FLAP.............what does it mean?

 

[Smoking Man]

Out of all of my PIC time when I got the call for the jetBlue interview I had a total of 24 hrs PIC in the CL-65, so I would guess the other 1750 hrs PIC in the Dornier 328 Turbo-Prop counted for something. Enough to get a March 30th class anyway.

So to answer the question at the start of the thread, I would say YES it does.

 

[fokkers&beer]

I feel ATR Capt's pain. Everyday seems like it is worse than yesterday, and I am pretty certain yesterday was the worst day of my life. I need a new job. Over 3000 turboprop PIC, and nobodys knocking my door down. It ain't for lack of trying either brother.

 

[English]

Hey smoking man, congrats!

 

[Smoking Man]

Hey smoking man, congrats!

Thanks, sometimes I check my caller ID (two or three times a day) just to make sure I did not dream the call or something.

 

[skyy]

JetBlue is the only airline flying big iron that I know shows a strong preference for jet PIC. Most others are only looking for turbine PIC, turboprop, turbojet it's all the same. Certainly at SWA they don't mind, I never flew a jet till I came here.

is single engine PIC turbine time valuable to?

 

[IanSaw]

Only if the mins don't require multi.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

I still marvel at the fact that people are looking at AirTran and Jetblue as their "dream job".

It was only a few years ago (and Smoking man, I know you remember) when we all laughed at this industry newcomer "Jet Blue" and when the only folks who went to work for AirTran (myself included) were the dirtbags who couldnt get hired anywhere else.

The paradigm shifted so quickly that I got left behind in the 90s.

 

[Captain Overs]

PIC turbo-prop (turbine) time is the key. SWA has hired guys with only that and here they are. I would encourage you to continue in your current capacity as a turbo-prop captain as long as you can and build PIC turbine time.

RJ

Are you kidding? I guess all that Jet PIC time I have doesn't stack up. I knew I should've stayed on the Beech 1900!