I am wondering if I need to have recent instrument and night time to be considered for UPS specifically, and all the majors in general. I flew plenty of instruments in my last military flying job, and a little in a 172 just before I retired, but none in the last 2 years. Other times:
4500+ TT (mostly fighter and T-38 time)
3000+ Turbine
2300+ PIC
1800+ IP
500+ in last year, 1100+ in last 24 months
ATP, B737TR, CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI, A&P
Oh, and I'm also working on a PhD as far as education goes.
But no IFR time in 24 months. And a couple of internal recommendations (only 1 that flew with me).
Should I get IFR recurrent in order to be considered competitive? How long might I have to wait for an interview? Am I even in the running?
