VSP approved!
#11
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Posts: 159
Start hitting the job fairs now. It is not too early and is actually just right. Recommend Emerald Coast Interview Prep. Do it now so the time until you get out is focused accurately. Get your recommendations lined up for all the carriers too...now.
Do not sell yourself short. Sure some people have more hours but if you meet the minimum show up at the job fair dressed right and have a good attitude. Let the personnel people decide how to rank you.
Just my 2 cents.
Do not sell yourself short. Sure some people have more hours but if you meet the minimum show up at the job fair dressed right and have a good attitude. Let the personnel people decide how to rank you.
Just my 2 cents.
Thanks!
#12
#13
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Posts: 159
#14
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Joined APC: May 2010
Position: B-52 IP / Delta Poolie
Posts: 188
FAPA Aero is another. Some job fairs are better than others. If you want to target the Majors, then you need to go to the Women in Aviation Job Fair, or the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals Job Fair. These are commonly referred to as WIA and OBAP. Yes, if you are a white male, you can still go, and these organizations encourage it.
#17
New Hire
Joined APC: Aug 2014
Posts: 2
I'm in a similar situation to fly6584, VSP approved, separating in December, and looking into a reserve job coupled with an airline gig. Anyone know or experienced the usual route people take to separate from active duty and then get qualified on two different aircraft?
I was prior 130s but got non-volled into RPAs so I haven't flown in a cockpit since October '13. Considering I'll need about a 2 month training for any regional, followed by IOE, plus another 2-3 month re-qual/initial qual and then spin up in any reserve unit, it seems impossible to hold both positions simultaneously right after separation.
I was prior 130s but got non-volled into RPAs so I haven't flown in a cockpit since October '13. Considering I'll need about a 2 month training for any regional, followed by IOE, plus another 2-3 month re-qual/initial qual and then spin up in any reserve unit, it seems impossible to hold both positions simultaneously right after separation.
#18
JP12, have you considered staying in an RPA reserve unit and getting back into flying via a regional? I'm in the process of separating and joining a guard unit in a different airframe than I'm currently qual'd. It's going to be a pain in the rear to go to Altus, while managing airline training/1st year probation.
#19
Min run the regionals. You need to prioritize the mil training and gig. Regional jobs are easier to get these days than hooker cards on Fremont St on a Friday.
RPA gig might help your wallet but won't help you on the way to get to mainline. If I was hot to trot but didn't have the times to be competitive for a hire letter from the main 4 today, I'd trough/bum and dispense with the self-imposed hassle of juggling two de facto part time paychecks.
If you're a non-retiree, you're probably not gonna get picked up in the next 18 months anyways. The name of the game is to survive the paycut long enough for the applicant pool to thin out and make you competitive, without wrecking your long term finances. Personally, if I was a VSPer I'd be shooting at treading water in the Reserves and not expect a mainline number until at least summer 2016, if it were to happen sooner then great.
Now, if you were a d-nozzle in AD and word is out and you find yourself having a tough time getting hired by a unit, then perhaps one should give higher priority to the regional gig. YMMV. Good luck.
RPA gig might help your wallet but won't help you on the way to get to mainline. If I was hot to trot but didn't have the times to be competitive for a hire letter from the main 4 today, I'd trough/bum and dispense with the self-imposed hassle of juggling two de facto part time paychecks.
If you're a non-retiree, you're probably not gonna get picked up in the next 18 months anyways. The name of the game is to survive the paycut long enough for the applicant pool to thin out and make you competitive, without wrecking your long term finances. Personally, if I was a VSPer I'd be shooting at treading water in the Reserves and not expect a mainline number until at least summer 2016, if it were to happen sooner then great.
Now, if you were a d-nozzle in AD and word is out and you find yourself having a tough time getting hired by a unit, then perhaps one should give higher priority to the regional gig. YMMV. Good luck.
#20
New Hire
Joined APC: Aug 2014
Posts: 2
Thanks for the info. I did a quick look at the reserve RPAs, but my current airframe only has one reserve unit so all the others would require a lengthy initial qual at which time I'd gain zero hours for future airline use. I'm in no position to be picky, but I'll probably just apply to airlift units and if I don't get picked up then I'll just deal with a few rough years in regionals. I guess I'll focus on trying to get into a unit and then work with them on the timing of getting a job on the civilian side.
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