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Machdog1 said:What about 135 Turbine PIC??
IN aircraft over 20000lbs
RJDC said:Let me guess that one of those companies that hired the minority was UPS. They are amongst the most blatant pro minority companies out there ( I know, they won't hire my white a$$). The EEOC needs to file suit against them for reverse discrimination.
PAPA FOX! said:I think I'd value 2000 PIC in a 1900 MORE that in an RJ if I were the one making the hiring decisions. Think about it. It is harder to fly a TP or arguably even some piston twins than an RJ. In the 1900 you are often times slugging it out through the worst of the WX sometimes without an AP while truly having the mindset of PIC by thinking what your best "outs" are when picking up ice for example. In an RJ you are cruising at ease on top in bright sunshine with George doing the work while not having to worrying about picking up frozen stuff not to mention all the latest bells and whistles like EGPWS, WS alert system and others usually not found in a small TP. Heck, after all, if Richard Collins from Sporty's were 30 yrs younger I'd hire and trust him having mostly flown a C-210 with his thoughtful approach to all aspects of risk management, his tremendous insight, wisdom and knowledge and real world experience of weather and his deep grasp and understanding of ACTING as PIC. I'll bet my bottom dollar that all the other aspects such as CRM and systems knowledge would fall into place nicely for him as well.
If you are going to take away one sentence from my post THIS IS IT! It is the decision making, judgement, depth of experience and mindset of being PIC that should be the determining factor in entrusting a new hire to be a safe and easily trainable pilot regardless of whether a fan or a prop is in front of the engine(s)! Reference the recent SWA depressurazation thread to see what I mean!
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Captain Overs said:What a load of crap!! I'm tired of hearing you TP guys try and justify flying the 1900 by slamming the RJ.
Captain Overs said:Bottom line is try and make yourself as competitive as possible. They have the 20,000 pound requirement for a reason. Good luck whatever you decide.
say again said:Why is that???? I've flown jets over 20000 lbs and a TP at 15000 lbs, and I really couldn't tell the difference, weight wise. The jet was much easier to fly, so I really do not understand why certain companies want only jet PIC time. Flying is the easy part of aviation, it's all the decision making that makes a good pilot, whether it be in a jet or TP!!! :beer: