Re: Turboprop command or Jet FO
Shanwick Shanwick is offering the best advice. I too had exactly the same dilema and went for the TP command - in retrospect it was not a smart move. I went onto become a Line Trainer but frankly I would have been much better working my way up a seniority list. When you get to the jet world you will discover, with some horror, that a 200 hour cadet is regarded in greater esteem than someone who has 2000 hours turbine. It is almost as if you are starting again and the depressing truth is that TP time is not really held in much esteem. Jet time is 'where it is at' in the eyes of many senior managers in jet airlines (they themselves were 200 hour cadets once!). That is not to say I agree in any way with the policy but the harsh facts are nonetheless there for all to see. My strong advice would be to get into a jet job at the earliest moment and if that means foregoing a turboprop command then do it! Obviously it is nice if you can get the command and the jet job a short time later but do not give up a jet job if you can help it.