I helped my friend get hired as professional sim instructor just a couple of weeks ago. We were both instrutors in the Navy a long time ago. His career was 20 years with DAL, achieving 757/67 Captain. He left Delta before they went into bankruptcy. He then spent the next few years playing Mr. mom.

Wanted to get back into the flying game and I was trying to get him hired to the line. During those days when Jack Lewis (x-Eastern) was chief pilot he would not entertain the idea of hiring Delta or American pilots, because we were burned real bad back in 1995. During that time frame, when A/A and DAL furloughed we hired a bunch of them and put them in the right seat of the Maddog. However as soon as the recall started nearly everone of them bolted back to the mother ship.

My friend finally got hired by Jade cargo as a RFO on a 747-400out of Schezen. Long commute. He just got hired a few weeks ago and will instruct on the MD-11. His contract is only 2 years, and I think is pay is around 80K. Don't quote my on that. Still better than shuffling boxex in the rain, but TMHO.