Originally Posted by
ToiletDuck
I'm at 1700hrs and 140ish multi of which most is in a Merlin IIIB. I could go to the regionals and I plan on doing so it's just that I instruct in Del Rio for Laughlin AFB and told them I'd stay to finish up the last two batches of students. Good times, good money, great people, best students you could ever ask for. No reason I should have worked anywhere else.
I'll bet that during the interview one of your hardest questions will be "with 1700 hours why didn't you apply earlier"? You had better think up a good reason. It is possible to become
over qualified.
I remember one guy at an Alaska Airlines interview who had 12,000 hours before he applied to the company. When they asked him why he took so long to reach their interview room his answer was that he was enjoying his work as a bush pilot. He will continue to enjoy it for the rest of his career. Everyone has to fit through a small window of qualifications. Even an answer like "I was being loyal to a previous employer" will not suffice. You are expected to cut throats on your way up the ladder to your "dream" job at the airlines.
SkyHigh
PS I use to instruct guys who were on their way to Hondo TX.