Originally Posted by
Tenacvols
Damn....read this entire thread over three days only to find out that I'm short of the required time.... 4 months until I can retire and I'm flying a desk.... 1776 total time, ATP, all military. 1944 with .3 conversion factor. Is the 2000 hours an insurance thing? 17 days on, 2 weeks off, no ground job, fly around the world, sign me up!!!!!
Do it the old school way like those of us without the military flying logbook but served and engineers that are/were on a leave of abscene:
If you've got military retirement the commuter rank pay won't be that hard to swallow as you get that time built up. Beats dropping money on a Cessna and out of your own pocket. Personally, I would put you in the front of the line here as it shows me you're willing to do whatever it takes flying wise to get where you want to be instead of saying I could never lower my standards and do that type of flying. And finally, if you didn't get hired here it's going to set you up for that next interview at the other airlines. That is, if you really want to fly in the air instead of a desk. The key is to make sure you stay current.
One thing to keep in mind is the PUBLISHED minimums and those getting hired are much higher.
Submit your app here, go to the commuter ranks
without a wholier than thow attitude (not saying you would have one), and keep getting that experience until the interviews start coming. After all, you can always go back to a desk if need be.
Good Luck