Originally Posted by
angryblackman
Copilot time means nothing to employers in America. In fact some employers might assume that with just copilot time you might represent those groups of pilots who don't have the right stuff for command. A professional copilot.
It's P1 time that means anything. And without it, you won't be competitive amongst the entire airline pilot wanna-be's who suffer from that dreaded disease over here called shiny-jet-syndrome. The only way to get that PIC time is to start at the regionals, or Netjets.
Couldn't agree more. Without PIC (P1) time - and this means actually signing for the aircraft - true 4 stripes....not just being the PF (pilot flying), you won't mean anything to the Legacy/LCC's over here in the US. Doesn't matter if you've got 10k hours on the 777 - with no PIC, you WON'T get anything decent here..... I know Continental don't have the 1000hrs Jet PIC stipulation, but you'd better be dating the Cheif Pilot's daughter (or have a good enough contact) to have a chance otherwise. There are captains from at least 10 different regional airlines here all waiting to get on with Legacy/LCC/Fractionals - and these guys have PIC - just a heads up for what you'll be up against.
I really wish I could tell you otherwise (I'd like to hear some 'happy' stories in this industry over here) but unfortunately, I think the 'happy' story to me would mean not allowing someone who's been at BA with some good total time to ruin stuff for themselves.
Would Ryan or Easy not be a good option for you guys at BA?? Just asking and am curious??