Originally Posted by
A-V-8
Where were they hired. I am in DFW and the locations here are not considering pilots who are not typed on those jets right now. They have in the past. I would love to be a career instructor on a great airframe that I could go do contract work on occasionally. When were your friends hired?
MMU
TEB
ICT
TOL
...and DFW
All in the last 18 months, some as recently as last month.
What is competitive? I have 6.5K TT. ATP and 1 type rating. Good FAA record. I am willing to stay for any duration of time for a good job.
Your total time is competitive, your flight experience flying a regional jet between long runways with ILS really is not...especially for a position operating large-cabin long range aircraft. And I say that as a former RJ pilot myself. Another strike against you is you don't appear to have any kind of network developed...which is always THE single biggest problem airline pilots have when going to corporate.
The similarities between airline and corporate flying pretty much end at 'flying the plane', and while nothing is particularly hard or rocket science about bizav, it can be a difficult transition for someone to go from an "operating" mindset into a "service industry" mindset where you are maintenance control, dispatch, baggage agents, and sometimes caterers and/or FA.
If that stuff not an issue for you, that needs to be stressed during any potential interview...along with why its not an issue. And remember, you can't BS a BSer.
You keep saying "good job". What exactly do you consider a "good job"?
Pay? Benefits? Location? Stability? Work environment? Passenger/owner/management attitude? Destinations? Maintenance?