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SmitteyB · September 2nd, 2005, 09:05

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The way the 10+4 program works is like this: As you mentioned, you will go through the program from PPL to CFII (or from whatever ratings you start the academy). You'll probably finish the training program in about 10 to 12 months. with around 250 hours. Get hired on as a flight instructor and complete Standz class. Once you earn 350 to 400 hours of dual given out of 800 you can then choose to interview with either Comair, Express Jets, American Eagle, Trans States, Commute Air, AirNet. Once you are given a letter of hire from which ever airline you were hired from, you then come back to DCA to complete your MEI and the 10+4 bridge program. After that, you go right into First Officer training with that airline. The difference between the traditional bridge program and the 10+4 bridge, is that in the 10+4 you pay for some additional multi-engine time to get your multi time built up to 100 hours doing LOFT senerios and CRJ Jet Sim time which is why it is around $12K. The academy does give a credit of up to $6200 for it and the traditional jet course. While the traditional route you would have been paid to have your hours built up to 100 or more instructing in the multi group. Going back to the 10+4: once you finish the 10+4 bridge, you go right into the next First Officer class with that airline at around 700 hours.
If you didn't get hired with that airline, you can do one of 2 things: Either interview with another 10+4 airline or continue the traditional route.l

To date we have placed 18 out of 18 through 10+4 in the last 3 months with Comair, Express Jets, Trans States and American Eagle.

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That might possibly be the worst idea I've ever heard of.

September 2nd, 2005, 09:05	#4
SmitteyB Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 1,953	Re: \"700 hours to flying a jet\" [ QUOTE ] The way the 10+4 program works is like this: As you mentioned, you will go through the program from PPL to CFII (or from whatever ratings you start the academy). You'll probably finish the training program in about 10 to 12 months. with around 250 hours. Get hired on as a flight instructor and complete Standz class. Once you earn 350 to 400 hours of dual given out of 800 you can then choose to interview with either Comair, Express Jets, American Eagle, Trans States, Commute Air, AirNet. Once you are given a letter of hire from which ever airline you were hired from, you then come back to DCA to complete your MEI and the 10+4 bridge program. After that, you go right into First Officer training with that airline. The difference between the traditional bridge program and the 10+4 bridge, is that in the 10+4 you pay for some additional multi-engine time to get your multi time built up to 100 hours doing LOFT senerios and CRJ Jet Sim time which is why it is around $12K. The academy does give a credit of up to $6200 for it and the traditional jet course. While the traditional route you would have been paid to have your hours built up to 100 or more instructing in the multi group. Going back to the 10+4: once you finish the 10+4 bridge, you go right into the next First Officer class with that airline at around 700 hours. If you didn't get hired with that airline, you can do one of 2 things: Either interview with another 10+4 airline or continue the traditional route.l To date we have placed 18 out of 18 through 10+4 in the last 3 months with Comair, Express Jets, Trans States and American Eagle. [/ QUOTE ] That might possibly be the worst idea I've ever heard of.