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Originally Posted by NYer914 Thanks HS...no worries about the thread jacking. Not to get involved with the whole PFJ thing (even though I don't like places like GIA) I saw somebody post "Gulfstream International Airlines, the only 121 carrier operating Beech 1900's that carry 20 paying paying passengers" - Though you guys might appreciate that. |
Yes, true, but he's only the 20th paying passenger for the first 250 hours. Then, he's likely to get hired as a permanent hire F/O, therefore making him no longer a paying passenger.
About a year later, when he has 1500TT, fresh ATP, he'll be able to upgrade to captain due to other captains leaving to majors.
He'll stay one year as a captain, get 2500TT and 500+ hours PIC Part 121 turbine, and get on with Airtran far before any of us ever do.
That's the sad reality.
I have yet to meet a gulfstream pilot who's career was actually "slowed" by going to Gulfstream. Most have gone there, and if given permanent hire, they stay until upgrade to the B1900, and get 121 PIC turbine time. Then, they bail out to a major. Those who don't get permanent hire offer as a 1900 F/O they end up at places like PNCL, Colgan, etc. And that's at 500 hours TT (250 time they had coming in, and at leat 250 hours on the B1900).