Hmmm
GG,
I normally don't reply as I tend to get my head kicked in, however as I'm in the middle of the crap that is Oz regional aviation I hope you won't mind...
Agreed, turbine time is not jet time. And I really agree that you need 1000hrs on type to really start understanding an aircraft type. However even jobs for ATR's are unavailable to these guys. A collective experience of thousands of command, training, checking, crm, weather, F/a's, fuelling, breakdowns, SIM, etc etc and they can't be considered capable to go fly an ATR....
On the point of jets.... Yes I agree that jets are really different, however most pornstar, qlink, tiger recruits are CTL after not a lot of hours and earning money for the company. Asia is no different.
I remember when Impulse and Virgin started up and took a heap of Q'Link dash Capts. The overwhelming consensus from Qantas, Ansett pilots et al was that these guys would all fail because they didn't have jet time. But my recollection was that they had command time and lots of it. They not only succeeded, but (I suspect) had the greatest pleasure in a collective up yours.
Who would you rather in the RH seat? The age old question.. An Oz pilot (and we all read the stuff about how they're valued in Asia etc) with lots of hours, experience, not afraid to tell the Capt he's being a dick etc etc or the 1000 hr recruit with 500 time on type
I tend to feel that the icon of a head bashing itself against a wall is correct in regards to these guys getting a job on a turbine, jet or tractor...
All the recruitment companies we've written to can't /don't help. Mainly I suspect because they can't, because all the contracts require time on type. So they offer juicier contracts to guys who think the grass is greener. Not their fault really, they are just trying to make a buck as well, but boy are the asian airlines missing a pool of recruits!
So to any Asian/Middle East/World airlines out there that need crew and shift through these pages, there are a lot of great people from Skytrans, Brindabella, Vincents etc (and possibly more to come) that don't meet your 500 on type, but would be a great pickup for your flight department. Go on, be daring, be different, give them a job and you won't regret it.