King Air time

[generaltso]

Does anyone know how valuable 135 King Air PIC time is? I know Southwest requires 1000 turbine PIC, but is it Ok if this is 135 time in a King Air? I have known some people who didn't have 121 PIC time get on with Southwest and other national/major airlines, but I wonder how common it is?

I am trying to skip the regionals. Can I go King Air to Southwest/Jetblue/Fedex/Spirit?

Thanks!

 

[corpflunkie]

Actually,,

I've got the same question, but in my case it is single pilot night freight in a mu-2. What are the chances??

 

[BoeingBoy]

Turbine PIC means just that...meet the mins ASAP on anything that qualifies and then go where the opportunities are. I went from piston 135 PIC to turboprop SIC (Eagle) to turboprop PIC (Eagle) to jet SIC (AA), but if things fall apart I still don't meet the 1000 turbine PIC requirements for JB, SWA, FedEx. Doesn't matter that I have thousands of hours in 727/737/757/767/MD80 to Europe/South America/Hawaii...its all SIC and I still can't apply to these places. Just make sure the time you log as PIC really is PIC and you won't have any problems. After the first 1000 turbine PIC, getting some jet time would be nice, but not really necessary.

 

[ArmyC12]

I spent over 2,000 hrs in a BE-200 (Army C-12) and now I am an FO for SWA . They just want turbine time. There is no mulit-engine mins.had a guy in class who only flew the F-16, ATP in a seminal.


What ever you fly, just try and make sure it burns jet fuel, thats what SWA wants.

 

[PHXFLYR]

General Tso;

AWA will take anyone with a pulse.... BTW are you any relation to that infamous "Delta Denzien" General Lee?

PHXFLYR

 

[TRLpilot]

AmryC12 brings up a question... what about the freight dogs flying caravans? 1000+ hours turbine PIC but likely little ME PIC.

(sorry for the thread hi-jack)

 

[ArmyC12]

1000 PIC in a caravan will get you an interview, as 1000 in a piston twin will not. SWA cares about jet fueled engine(s), not multi. piston, and PIC of course. I hope I havent confused the issue.

 

[Flashbang]

I know this has been hashed and rehashed time after time again. I just don't get it... how is 1000 PIC in Caravan or Beech 99 better than say 1000 hours as an FO in a 737? Wouldn't it be smarter to require a TOTAL PIC requirement vs. turbine PIC?

JetBlue for example wants 1000 PIC total, but also wants at least 1000 turbine in aircraft with more than 20k MTOW... and this makes sense.

There's just something not sounding right with 1000 hours of turbine PIC in a Caravan being better than 1000 hours of Part 121 time flying B737's as an FO.

 

[BRA]

i find it hard to believe 1000 PIC in a 1900 will allow me a shot with SWA. I'll believe it when i see it i guess...till then i don't. I think i would need something else on the resume...same with the caravan guy. I don't see myself more qualified for SWA then a US Air furloughee with only 800 turbine PIC, but 4000 SIC 737. But i guess according to their mins i am.

 

[ArmyC12]

<LI>[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Flight Experience:
2500 hours total or 1500 hours TURBINE total. Additionally, a minimum of 1000 hours in Turbine aircraft as the Pilot in command3, as defined by FAR PART I is required. Southwest considers only Pilot time in fixed wing aircraft. This specifically excludes simulator, helicopter, WSO, RIO, FE, NAV, EWO etc. NO other time is counted.3 [/font]From the SWA web page.