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Old 7th May 2009, 13:35
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tommoutrie
 
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you might be missing the point. The minimum requirements for the aircraft have nothing to do with recruitment policies. Right now it would be possible to put a requirement of over 1000 hours and you'd still get applicants. There is an enormous supply of pilots with lots of experience and hours is just one way that companies reduce the potential training overhead they take on when employing pilots.

Some companies want pilots with lower hours because they stay for longer when things start to recover. Keep a look out for those and remember that most jobs like that get filled without an advert ever being placed. I've never got a job in aviation through replying to an advert (actually I've never had an interview!) and I think I'm on my sixth.

Good luck
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