A fellow of mine (in the airline exec business) asked me why young American ATPL pilots applying for jobs, frequently had more than 15.000 (some even over 20.000) hours. Guys in their early thirties even. He told me that they didnīt have to present their logbooks in their homeland (to the FAA) when getting new typeratings. Some had obviously only few hundreds of hours, applying for captains position, their logbooks showing incredible numbers from Africa and South-America. Some have been sent home after first simulator session not being able to start an aircraft they had 10.000 hours logged on.
I just ask...can this be done??? Are the American regulations for logging any different?
MB
