Entry into Qantas Link
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Just wondering if anyone has been accepted into Qantas Link with experience that is less than there minimums of 1500 hours of which 500 must be multi engine OR whether they have been accepted with say 2000 hours but only a small amount of ME time?
Considering how hard it seems to get multi time these days, I was wondering how much emphasis QantasLink puts on the multi-engine requirement?
Any comments would be appreciated.
Mr.G
Considering how hard it seems to get multi time these days, I was wondering how much emphasis QantasLink puts on the multi-engine requirement?
Any comments would be appreciated.
Mr.G
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I think you will find no one with less than 500 multi as the CAOs require the PIC of and RPT aircraft to have 500 multi PIC.
There is no point employing people if they can never be a captain.
I think you will also find there are plenty of people with 500 multi and most of those would also have at least 1500hrs.
There is no point employing people if they can never be a captain.
I think you will also find there are plenty of people with 500 multi and most of those would also have at least 1500hrs.
PPRuNe Handmaiden
Unless they've been rewritten while I have been in the UK, low capacity RPT (ie <37 seats) require 500 hour PIC of multi engine aircraft whereas high capacity RPT doesn't not require the 500 hours.
Inspite of the high capacity RPT requirements as per the CAO, many airlines still insist on the 500 hours, eg Virgin Blue. If it's in their ops manual there's not much that can be done about it. (ie the company would have to get an approval etc)
It's a bit of a shame that single engine turbine (eg PC12 or Caravan) time is viewed less desirable regulation wise than multi engine piston time. Unfortunately, the CAOs were written long before these aircraft were developed.
Inspite of the high capacity RPT requirements as per the CAO, many airlines still insist on the 500 hours, eg Virgin Blue. If it's in their ops manual there's not much that can be done about it. (ie the company would have to get an approval etc)
It's a bit of a shame that single engine turbine (eg PC12 or Caravan) time is viewed less desirable regulation wise than multi engine piston time. Unfortunately, the CAOs were written long before these aircraft were developed.
Sidetracking the thread a little, is the 500 multi command requirement an ICAO requirement? Or something the good ol Ozzie beaurocrats invented?
Also, if QF take on S/O's without 500 multi, how do the S/O's ever get multi command time to satisfy the above requirement?
If the F/O can't log command time, how does the S/O??
Also, if QF take on S/O's without 500 multi, how do the S/O's ever get multi command time to satisfy the above requirement?
If the F/O can't log command time, how does the S/O??
PPRuNe Handmaiden
GiT,
The 500 hours in command is from the CAO pertaining to low capacity RPT operations. (ie <37 seats). As far as I know, it isn't an ICAO reg.
QF don't have a low capacity RPT AOC, they have a high capacity one which is covered by another CAO.
Sorry I can't remember what the CAO numbers are, the docs are in Oz and I am in the UK.
The 500 hours in command is from the CAO pertaining to low capacity RPT operations. (ie <37 seats). As far as I know, it isn't an ICAO reg.
QF don't have a low capacity RPT AOC, they have a high capacity one which is covered by another CAO.
Sorry I can't remember what the CAO numbers are, the docs are in Oz and I am in the UK.
