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Old 23rd Jan 2020, 00:28
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I’m a regulation guy, not a hiring expert. That being said, like bafanguy said the 135 time would meet the regulatory requirement but who knows what the airlines will be looking for in a couple years. While some of the regionals are doing direct entry Captains, I don’t know of any of the LLCs doin that.

The other thing is seniority at a US airline is everything. Controls what base you get, what trips you get, when you get vacation, when you can transition to another aircraft if the air airline runs multiple types, everything. While in theory you could slide in as a DEC, you’d be the junior Captain on the list for several years as all those pilots who gained the 1000 hours with that airline upgraded and moved ahead of you on the Captain list. It comes down to, when do you want to embrace the suck?
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