[SJFLYER]

Dear thread hijackers,

Last time I checked there are no minimums for a type rating. I got my CL-65 from CAE Denver. Same facility that does CRJ training for Air Wisconsin, Mesa and American Eagle. I took a check ride with a DPE who is an examiner for Air Wisconsin and found me to have met the standards set by the FAA and competent to act as PIC on a CL-65. I do have a 25hr restriction on my certificate.

There are plenty of captains out there that upgrade into the CRJ without ever setting foot on the CL-65 flight deck and some of them had never flown a jet or a glass cockpit prior to their upgrade. I admit that they have a few extra tricks on their bags that they picked up through the years that help them make sound decisions and enhance safety on the line. After all I never claimed to have the operational experience to operate the CRJ in the line.
However, I do have the systems knowledge and ability to fly the CRJ just as well as any newly CL-65 typed pilot.

The point of the type is not to get a street captain job flying the CRJ; it is however, to demonstrate that at 700 hours I can handle a sophisticated aircraft and that I am able to complete any regional airline training program with little or no problems. After all XJT only flies ERJ 135 and 145.

SJ Flyer