Jet or Tprop?

[pacific 77]

Foreign airlines don't accept props.

That's not true, at least not in the South Pacific and Oceania regions. Air New Zealand, Qantas, Air Pacific, and Pacific Blue - to name more than a few jet carriers based there -primarily fill their flight crew vacancies with pilots sourced from the local regional’s; of which the vast majority have fleets that consist predominantly of turboprops. E.g. Be’och 1900, Saab, Dash, EMB.

The above listed foreign airlines certainly do accept T-prop time. A far more pertinent issue, however, for a US pilot seeking to get hired by a foreign carrier would be obtaining the legal right to work status in the country where that foreign carrier is based. Just my $0.02.

 

[thepotato232]

Most foreign carriers will accept pilots with turboprop time - to a point. Unlike in the U.S., most foreign carriers don't have to be shy about playing favorites with age when they do their hiring. Cathay is a good example, since they've already been mentioned here. Their recruitment website makes repeated references to "experience commensurate with age". Translation: If you're in your thirties and want a job at CX, you'd damn well better have some jet time. If your tastes run more local, then you really needn't worry about most U.S. carriers turning up their noses at prop time. Southwest, Delta, UPS, FedEx, and Alaska are all in the habit of taking on TP guys, to name just a few from which I know recently-hired pilots.

Oh O'Brien, in my earlier post when I said I had less time than you when I got hired, what I meant was that I had less time than you plan on having when I got hired. I was a fair margin past 250 when I got picked up.

 

[acpilot]

Tpic Asap

 

[landlover]

Capt O'brian, forget the regionals all together and come fly freight in a turbo jet. Upgrafe is based on performance, not some silly number given out during groundschool. Get paid more then all regionals first year to boot.

 

[Flex81]

If you got hired at Great Lakes right now, you would probably only sit a little while on reserve. My guess is that you would upgrade at about one year. I have been here a little over two years and have logged ~600 turbine PIC and am now holding a line with 85 hours per month. In about 5 months, when I have my 1000PIC, I can get another type in the E120 if I want. (in case you think BE-1900 time is not that valuable, this is another option). With your time, I think they would give you an interview. Do some research on them and shoot them a resume. Make sure you can sacrifice QOL while you are an FO cause they don't pay 1st year FOs very much. Good luck on your decision.

Flex

 

[snap145]

hey flex..havent talked to you in forever...when you making the Brasilia transition???

 

[acarpe3448]

Jets are much safer!

Unless they are being flown by Comair or Pinnacle!

 

[jellynuts]

hand-propping the dash sucks!! go fly the lawn dart!