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re: Looking to become a commercial airline pilot
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:26 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:26 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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he is not a shoe-in to get a position.
one thing is absolutely true: if you don't throw your name into the hat, you will never get hired
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Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:27 pm to 777Tiger
Good luck dealing with all of the turbulence you’ll encounter when the weather gets rough
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:28 pm to Reda LSU
Wants to be a commercial airline pilot...
Comes to the OT for advice on how to do it...
Comes to the OT for advice on how to do it...
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:28 pm to TigerstuckinMS
You might contact the Civil Air Patrol as well.
I cannot imagine getting to CFII is going to be as expensive as you say. My private in a 172 was about $5,000 all in. That was 15 years ago but still.
I cannot imagine getting to CFII is going to be as expensive as you say. My private in a 172 was about $5,000 all in. That was 15 years ago but still.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:29 pm to Paul Allen
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Good luck dealing with all of the turbulence you’ll encounter when the weather gets rough
just a walk in the park Kazansky
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:29 pm to 777Tiger
I can tell your a pilot and I see your recommendation is frick a flight school and join the guard or some other national branch. I will take your recommendation seriously and do research to make a call tomorrow.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:32 pm to Reda LSU
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frick a flight school and join the guard
been in the business for around 40 years and have seen just about every path taken to get to the airlines, the Guard has always been the best route, at 26 you need to act fast because there is a max age of when you're projected to finish pilot training, it's not too late though
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:34 pm to SG_Geaux
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Wants to be a commercial airline pilot... Comes to the OT for advice on how to do it...
quite a few aviators on here baw
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:35 pm to 777Tiger
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quite a few aviators on here baw
Honestly thank you for your advice. I was at a standstill on what to do and I feel after this thread I know exactly what I need to do. Thank you 777
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:36 pm to Fat Harry
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I cannot imagine getting to CFII is going to be as expensive as you say. My private in a 172 was about $5,000 all in. That was 15 years ago but still.
ATP's fast track program is $75,995 starting from 0 time. That does not include $6,600 examiner's fees, personal pilot gear, etc. It also doesn't include any costs involved after formal training is done to get the flight hours airlines want if you can't find someone to pay you to fly things.
Flight school is expensive, yo.
You probably can do it cheaper piecemealing it on your own, but I got the impression OP was talking more about a school he could go to.
This post was edited on 9/27/18 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:36 pm to Reda LSU
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Thank you 777
you're welcome, and sincerely, good luck, now get your arse off of TD and start making calls, NOW
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:41 pm to lsu1919
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Dude flying a c-10 or something is way more applicable than flying an f-22 if you wanna be an airline pilot one day.
I was in recurrent training last week with a retired 27 year Air Force colonel. He told me that Pilots that get placed into the fighter squads graduate in the higher % of their classes. Then the next group goes tankers/transport and then rotor. So the elite Air Force guys come from the fighter squads and the hiring boards know that. Also of the companies that still use pilot hiring boards (FEDEX, UPS, Delta, American) instead of HR only those boards are dominated by retired military folks that look out for their own.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:41 pm to Fat Harry
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You might contact the Civil Air Patrol as well.
CAP isn't in the business of training pilots. They do have some nice aircraft with G1000s that you can use for a very small fee on checkrides if you're a memeber but that's it. You're not going to go from 0 hours to all your ratings with the CAP.
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cannot imagine getting to CFII is going to be as expensive as you say
0 hours to CFII is expensive. You have a cert for: ASEL pvt. , AMEL pvt. , instrument, ASEL comm. , AMEL comm. , CFI, CFII, MEI.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 2:46 pm to FredsGotSlacks
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the hiring boards know that.
doesn't mean a rat's arse to the airlines, especially now, they need bodies, being military trained is a known commodity to them, doesn't matter if you've been flying an O-2 or an F-22, I've had a hand in hiring at my company, I can say with certainty that that is not a factor with us
Posted on 9/27/18 at 3:57 pm to SG_Geaux
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Wants to be a commercial airline pilot...
Comes to the OT for advice on how to do it...
ehh... we have a number of pilots on tOT. I'm pretty sure they are checking TD while killing time on autopilot in the air
Posted on 9/27/18 at 4:03 pm to Brosef Stalin
ULM also had an aviation program
Posted on 9/27/18 at 4:14 pm to Reda LSU
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Nb4 join air force or any military. I don't know how difficult it is to get into their flight programs in the military
You can’t edit your post and include a NB4 after someone already is in with the comment.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 4:23 pm to Reda LSU
If you would like to get started on your private license In Central Florida this fall and winter let me know. I know someone who controls his costs with a flight training operation.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 4:25 pm to Reda LSU
Do the Professional Aviation program and Louisiana Tech and you can get student loans. They won't check credit for those, but you will have to be a full time student.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 4:28 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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He's begun the recruitment process with several airlines and even with his gobs of flight time in multi-turbine widebodies and proven administrative skills as a commander, he is not a shoe-in to get a position. He likely will, but the point is that even with all of that experience, nobody's throwing offers at him now to ensure they secure his services when he separates from the USAF. He's just another name in the hat.
With the demand for pilots so high, there’s no doubt he’s going to be in demand. His standards are probably just really high, deservedly so. At delta he may be another name in the hat...
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