Excessive Hours in Training
Posted by Dependent-Prompt6491@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 13 comments
How do potential employers treat these? Are they suspicious of Part 61 pilots who may not have checkride failures but may have taken a really long time and a ton of extra lessons for this or that cert. And when does this even get flagged? In the interview or before? It’s a slightly more obtuse thing than checkride failures but that part 141 pilot with several failures may well have more aptitude.
SilentPlatypus_@reddit
No one's ever asked me how many hours it took me to get a rating or certificate.
omalley4n@reddit
I had a scholarship application ask me how many hours it took to solo. And then had a follow up question "If you entered more than 15 hours, justify your progress" or something like that. I've never felt judged so hard by an online form.
__joel_t@reddit
Yikes. It took me 45, but it took me a long time to get my medical, I took some time off, and I had scheduling difficulties with my first instructor. Shit happens.
MovieEuphoric8857@reddit
That’s ridiculous. I’ve had one student solo in less than 15 hours and that’s because his dad owned an airplane and he let him fly it(unofficially)
videopro10@reddit
Probably not a lot of people needing excessive training hours making it to airline interviews to have good data.
flythearc@reddit
I think I took my private checkride around 115hrs. Weather delay, then DPE rescheduled, I just started my instrument training instead. It looks like I took extra time but I just kept going.
No one has ever asked me about it in an interview, and I’ve done quite a few interviews at this point all resulting in CJOs. When I went to a regional, we reviewed my logbook for over an hour before my type ride. They didn’t bring it up then either.
KehreAzerith@reddit
Nobody cares how long it takes, all they want to see is your certs. Also don't break regs or do drugs.
Pilot-MB@reddit
They probably don’t care.
Bloob09@reddit
No one cares about that. Just pass everything at the end.
Kermit-de-frog1@reddit
While I never intend to go pro, my approach to flying (ADM) during the training period was to fly in the best possible conditions to get all maneuvers, in cockpit actions , and comfort with the bird down to “true” levels of comfort. My personal mins, during that period were well below my CFI or regs. Once that was in the bag, THEN I started flying in more challenging conditions , gradually building up. This takes MORE hours than normal, but IMO makes you better able to handle conditions as a stepped stress inoculation approach.
I imagine if I ever pursued pro, this would be my answer, taking more time allowed me to be a better, safer pilot in that I didn’t conflate getting lucky with good tactics ( unless you’re at the bar 😉)
InGeorgeWeTrust_@reddit
141 pilots usually have less aptitude
pilotjlr@reddit
A 141 guy with several failures may have “more aptitude” than a 61 guy with no failures? Lol no. And I don’t think any employer would buy that idea either.
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How do potential employers treat these? Are they suspicious of Part 61 pilots who may not have checkride failures but may have taken a really long time and a ton of extra lessons for this or that cert. And when does this even get flagged? In the interview or before? It’s a slightly more obtuse thing than checkride failures but that part 141 pilot with several failures may well have more aptitude.
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