How many regional pilots can REALLY meet this requirement?

It's not formally listed.

http://www.deltajobs.net/pilot_qualifications.htm

General Requirements

  • At least 23 years of age
  • Graduate of a four-year degree program from a college or university accredited by a U.S Department of Education recognized accrediting organization
    • Degrees obtained from a non-U.S. institution must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. degrees by a member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
  • Current passport or other travel documents enabling the bearer to freely exit and re-enter the U.S. (multiple reentry status) and be legally eligible to work in the U.S. (possess proper working documents)
FAA Requirements
  • FAA commercial fixed-wing pilot license with an instrument rating
  • Current FAA First Class Medical Certificate
  • Meets all minimum FAA ATP licensing requirements
Flight Time Requirements
  • Minimum of 1,500 hours of total documented flight time
  • Minimum of 1,000 hours of fixed wing turboprop or turbofan time
When evaluating the flight time of applicants meeting the basic qualifications, consideration will be given to, among other things, quality, quantity, recency, and verifiability of training; complexity of aircraft flown; types of flight operations; and hours flown as PIC in turbine powered aircraft. Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours.
Other Requirements
  • FCC Radiotelephone Operator's Permit (RP)
  • DOT required pre-employment drug test and a medical exam administered by Delta
  • TSA required fingerprint based Criminal History Records Check and a Delta background check
  • Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours and college transcripts
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Maurus said:
In the end a well rounded pilot (not fat!) would be better than a 0 to hero RJ guy right? That is one reason why I am entertaining the thought of going to a regional once I have my PIC time.
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I don't think you'd find anyone arguing with that. :)

But even with the "0 to hero" RJ guys running around, there are still plenty of high-time well-rounded pilots with glass/jet/FMS time that we're competing with as well.
 
UAL747400 said:
"I landed a 172 with a 30 knot crosswind!" Uh... sure you did
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Uh, I've seen 2 do it and have 2 witnesses for myself, you can talk to them on the FB, AA group. :D 30 kts sustained 90* to the only runway. KBBG.
In fact it was the same day that I ended up in Indy at 4 in the morning with you and Mr crazy driver.
 
dasleben said:
I don't think you'd find anyone arguing with that. :)

But even with the "0 to hero" RJ guys running around, there are still plenty of high-time well-rounded pilots with glass/jet/FMS time that we're competing with as well.
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Indeed. Most of them are probably captains right now at a regional or at a smaller national airline. Plow through them and see what happens.

Derg said:
They actually listed EFIS as a requirement?
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We know the listed mins are unrealistic. There are stupid numbers games HR does and factoring in glass experience and such can be a large part of getting an interview. Not to mention recent history shows they don't like cargo pilots (single pilot and crew).

I personally think airlines may be starting to buck the idea of internals and just going by what the computer spits out.
 
Delta, as the example above is based on, is a 121 Jet operation. I don't understand why people don't seem to understand that they will tend to look at people with 121 and/or jet time (or even better - both) and an internal first.

Imagine if you are HR, you have a stack of resumes submitted with an internal LOR. What qualifications would you tend to pick first? The ones doing the most similar or dissimilar to what your type of flying your airline does?

It's not 15-20 years ago when it was one or the other, rarely both. Even then the airline-types tended to fly under 135 (Doug being the connsumate example). Either keep diversifying your qualifications to meet the standards, or hope the minimum competitive requirements drop to your experience level.

To add additional color, realize that quite a number of 121 supplemental operations are furloughing. Many of these pilots also have internals, plus jet, plus 121 turbojet PIC, plus widebody and international 121 into the 10,000 hour range.
 
Polar742 said:
Delta, as the example above is based on, is a 121 Jet operation. I don't understand why people don't seem to understand that they will tend to look at people with 121 and/or jet time (or even better - both) and an internal first.

Imagine if you are HR, you have a stack of resumes submitted with an internal LOR. What qualifications would you tend to pick first? The ones doing the most similar or dissimilar to what your type of flying your airline does?

It's not 15-20 years ago when it was one or the other, rarely both. Even then the airline-types tended to fly under 135 (Doug being the connsumate example). Either keep diversifying your qualifications to meet the standards, or hope the minimum competitive requirements drop to your experience level.

To add additional color, realize that quite a number of 121 supplemental operations are furloughing. Many of these pilots also have internals, plus jet, plus 121 turbojet PIC, plus widebody and international 121 into the 10,000 hour range.
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This is partly why, it seems, that most mainlines.......when it comes to military guys.....prefer the guys from the heavy aircraft, vice the fighter aircraft. Of course, there are fighter guys at every airline, but SWA seems to be the only one that actively likes them or hires them. This just a unscientific polling of many friends of mine I used to fly with, and where they went airline-wise after they left active duty.
 
If you meet the minimums and have a good internal recommendation, I'm talking someone that will walk into the pilot selection office and sit down with the manager of pilot selection, you will get an interview.

And by internal, I don't just mean some dude that you met in a bar that says, "yeah man ill write you something" either.

100% success I've had with that technique.
 
z987k said:
Uh, I've seen 2 do it and have 2 witnesses for myself, you can talk to them on the FB, AA group. :D 30 kts sustained 90* to the only runway. KBBG.
In fact it was the same day that I ended up in Indy at 4 in the morning with you and Mr crazy driver.
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Well, all 4 of us did 25ish on that one day in indy. Pretty ugly landings all around. I just remember crazy driver landed ahead of me and was freaking out on 122.22 about it. I had to tell him to shut up because he was making me nervous! haha "DUDE, I swear I almost tipped over and went in the grass and almost had a prop strike and I NEED A CIGARETTE!". You know how crazy driver exaggerates things... :) awe hell, I'm gonna tag him.

Jfk-Pilot (I think this is you, crazy driver) :) If not, my bad.
 
Don't let someone else talk you out of a job YOU want because they didn't have any success with it. I can't tell you how many people said they wouldn't hire civilian pilots, especially those with only 1900 experience.

Or "They hate Riddle grads"

Or whatever.
 
UAL747400 said:
I think that makes you far too manly for the job. :)
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I just foud it interesting that they differentiated turboprop and "turbofan" time, rather than just saying turboprop or "jet" time. Just caught my eye for some reason.
 
Derg said:
Don't let someone else talk you out of a job YOU want because they didn't have any success with it. I can't tell you how many people said they wouldn't hire civilian pilots, especially those with only 1900 experience.

Or "They hate Riddle grads"

Or whatever.
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On the opposite end of the jerb totem pole. The guy basically in charge of hiring at the survey company I worked at was pretty blatant about not liking Riddle or Florida guys. It wasn't until after I left that I realized that the majority of the pilot group came from Riddle and/or Florida. :rolleyes::)

One thing is for certain. You've said it many many times. Who you know is everything. Who you know gets you around this silliness
 
UAL747400 said:
One thing is for certain. You've said it many many times. Who you know is everything. Who you know gets you around this silliness
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I wouldn't say it's everything, as you still have to be able to perform. If you can't do that, then who you know won't matter.......of course, there are always exceptions.
 
MikeD said:
I wouldn't say it's everything, as you still have to be able to perform. If you can't do that, then who you know won't matter.......of course, there are always exceptions.
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Oh believe me when I say I've seen the exceptions. :)
 
UAL747400 said:
Well, all 4 of us did 25ish on that one day in indy. Pretty ugly landings all around. I just remember crazy driver landed ahead of me and was freaking out on 122.22 about it. I had to tell him to shut up because he was making me nervous! haha "DUDE, I swear I almost tipped over and went in the grass and almost had a prop strike and I NEED A CIGARETTE!". You know how crazy driver exaggerates things... :) awe hell, I'm gonna tag him.

Jfk-Pilot (I think this is you, crazy driver) :) If not, my bad.
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We could also call him, Mr. I'm going to buzz a dash?
 
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