Originally Posted by
FreightHawk
Errbus,
The reason that I am leaving is that the contract for my particular run was cancelled. I do not have any hard offers yet, but I have very good connections at both Compass and ExpressJet and was told that when I was about 1-2 weeks out from my last day at my current company, to go ahead and submit my application and that an interview would likely follow shortly thereafter. Nothing promised, but it seems like chances are good for either one to pull through...I just have to do my part and not jack anything up. I am trying to ensure a fairly smooth/quick transition from one job to another if possible.
As for the logbook and company records, I cannot pin-point where the error is, and company will not adjust to my records, so from what you all are telling me, I think that it is in my best interest to just leave my records as they are and ensure what I have (in my book) is accurate...which it is. I feel as if the company might have recorded my times wrong when I was initially hired, along with the fact that they are not keeping track of any miscellaneous non-commercial flying that I do in my free time.
I just wanted to be sure that I did not take any flak for my records differing from the 135 records...but if the regional guys don't even request records from employers, it should not be an issue and I won't worry about it. Thanks for the input!
That all sounds reasonable to me. A clean conservative logbook will give you points in the interview.
I would go ahead and apply now. In fact, I would've applied yesterday. These things take time, you want to get started right away. It can be months from first application to first day of class. Also, go ahead and apply everywhere that you'd be interested in working, it doesn't hurt... you can always turn down interview offers later, but in the meantime, don't artificially limit your chances to just two airlines. You never know if things will work out with either of them.