PSA and Multi-Time Question

Apophis

Apophis

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So I'm getting a little burned out at my current gig. Not only that, flying for a company that operates a uniform fleet of single-engine, reciprocating aircraft means my upgrade potential is.....limited.

So I've been looking at various options, including the regionals. I'm pushing 3,000TT and have ATP minimums exceeded by a wide margin, with the exception of multiengine time. I've only got about 35 hours of multi time, which is kind of limiting me, and I don't have the money to blow to pay for 15 more hours of it either.

I noticed that PSA only requires you to have 25 hours of multi time, with the rest of the time towards ATP-MEL coming from the simulator portion of training. Is PSA the only regional that will accept me with less than the golden "50" hours of multi? Or will others still take a look as long as I'm fairly close?
 
My friend is in training with Skywest and there's someone in his class who has 25hrs multi. I'm pretty sure they're all hiring at 25
 
ryan4sail said:
My friend is in training with Skywest and there's someone in his class who has 25hrs multi. I'm pretty sure they're all hiring at 25
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Thanks! I appreciate it! I figured this might be the case, with as desperate as some regionals are right now.
 
ryan4sail said:
My friend is in training with Skywest and there's someone in his class who has 25hrs multi. I'm pretty sure they're all hiring at 25
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Weird, I had heard SkyWest was one of the few that was pretty firm on the 100 multi. I was told I could interview with 75 hours of night but to come to class I would need 100 night hours+25 night landings, which I think is more firm than the actual ATP requirements.
 
JordanD said:
Weird, I had heard SkyWest was one of the few that was pretty firm on the 100 multi. I was told I could interview with 75 hours of night but to come to class I would need 100 night hours+25 night landings, which I think is more firm than the actual ATP requirements.
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Thats strange, the reg requires 100hours of night, 25 hours can be credited as one landing per hour after your first 20 as PIC, meaning 75 +25 night landings should be enough.
 
JordanD said:
Weird, I had heard SkyWest was one of the few that was pretty firm on the 100 multi. I was told I could interview with 75 hours of night but to come to class I would need 100 night hours+25 night landings, which I think is more firm than the actual ATP requirements.
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I have around 420 hours of night time, so that's not an issue. Plus, SkyWest isn't one that I'm currently looking at, but as was previously mentioned, it can't hurt to apply to the ones I am interested in, and see what happens!
 
FWIW, I know ExpressJet took some folks in the past year with more than 25 but less than 50 multi hours, using the sim portion of training to count up to 25 hours towards the ATP requirements.
 
Apophis said:
So I'm getting a little burned out at my current gig. Not only that, flying for a company that operates a uniform fleet of single-engine, reciprocating aircraft means my upgrade potential is.....limited.

So I've been looking at various options, including the regionals. I'm pushing 3,000TT and have ATP minimums exceeded by a wide margin, with the exception of multiengine time. I've only got about 35 hours of multi time, which is kind of limiting me, and I don't have the money to blow to pay for 15 more hours of it either.

I noticed that PSA only requires you to have 25 hours of multi time, with the rest of the time towards ATP-MEL coming from the simulator portion of training. Is PSA the only regional that will accept me with less than the golden "50" hours of multi? Or will others still take a look as long as I'm fairly close?
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Just be sure you took the ATP multi-engine knowledge test and the results won't expire 24 months before your checkride at the airlines, even if you have a single engine ATP. If not you'll have to take the ATP CTP course.

tbstanto said:
Anyone know which classes PSA is interviewing for now? Last I heard was early February.
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Sounds about right.
 
tbstanto said:
Anyone know which classes PSA is interviewing for now? Last I heard was early February.
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I believe that is correct. You may be able to get into an earlier class if you specify that you are available for the earliest. Some people drop out before going to class so they could shift you into an earlier class date.
 
Freecos said:
I believe that is correct. You may be able to get into an earlier class if you specify that you are available for the earliest. Some people drop out before going to class so they could shift you into an earlier class date.
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I actually am already at PSA - just wondering how the hiring is behind me.
 
Freecos said:
I believe that is correct. You may be able to get into an earlier class if you specify that you are available for the earliest. Some people drop out before going to class so they could shift you into an earlier class date.
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When I interviewed I asked about a December class instead of January and was told "no way". Apparently they already had a large back log of new hires for December and were expecting bleed-over into the January classes. I'm in the January 5th class. My interview group was about 10 people, and they only extended the offer to 4 of us. So you can't say they are just taking anyone they can get.
 
All of you guys going to PSA must be the elusive, mythical new hires our Envoy MEC keeps claiming doesn't exist. According to them, PSA and other Regionals are "scraping the bottom of the barrel" and down to phone interviews...of course the very inquisitive Envoy pilots believe everything they hear. Because you know:

Pilot Shortage, son!!
 
Oh it's happening. Otherwise, my boss wouldn't be accelerating the planned retirement of 2 fleet types to maintain staffing. I would guess a large amount of newhires that come off the street are prior 121. The question is, how long will this go on? I think it will be at least a year before any of the Regionals catch up and develop a good recruiting program and at some point, the Regional part of the industry is likely to consolidate enough to perpetuate the lower need for newhires.
 
Current class is about 50% prior 121 and 50% new guys (part 135/part91/military/flight instructors).
 
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