Originally Posted by
logansi
Just wanted to ask this because it was a topic of discussion among my colleagues the other day.
Qantas has one option for minimum hours being "500 hours in Command of a powered fixed wing aeroplane (excluding hours in Command Under Supervision)", this seems quite low - would anyone be even looked at with around these hours? For example, many of us are instructors so have built up plenty of Single Engine time but lack the Multi-time (Less than 75 hours), how realistic is it QF would look at pilots with low Multi-Time?
They don't want guys who can fly planes/are highly experienced, just people who fit the HR personality mould. One cadet who got through was a flight instructor, never touched a turboprop, while another was a captain on a jet and missed out. Go figure.