Originally Posted by
eraualex
I really dont know if this is the right place to post this so please bear with me and move it whereever you think it should belong
Intro
Graduate Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Class of 1987
FAA Com SEL MEL IA
FAA CFI CFII MEI
FAA BGI AGI IGI
FAA ATP Written (1993)
2840 TT/1500 MEL/100 BE200
Last Flight 1996
Flight Experience in Europe as well as USA
Languages: Greek, French, English, Arabic, Fluent
Italian German and Spanish (Good enough not to get lost)
Last flight 1996
First Class Medical : Will apply and receive as required and when required
When I thought that I was set to join the regionals as a FO back in the late 80's two things happened
Eastern and Panam closed shop and I had a family
This resulted in my having to compete with 25000+ very qualified pilots for the same position I was applying for and I started a family
As some of you may know, back then, it was really hard to put food on the table with the very low pay and the horror stories that were being told about working for the regionals at the time.
I, therefore, opted to uproot and move to Europe and the middle East to seek employment.
Now, 19 years later, with the boys having been set on their way (21 and 25), and having heard of the restriction imposed by FAR 117, the general Pilot shortage, new requirements for R-ATP minimums from 14 C.F.R. § 61.159 and § 61.160. why is it that I am having a hard time getting interests from Regional Airlines?
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one
Any ideas?
Am I reading that right that "having a hard time getting interests from regional airlines" means you have applied to multiple regionals and not gotten called for an interview? I used to do hiring and interviews for a 135 op before and saw resumes like yours and these were why I would have not considered it, "pilot shortage" or not:
1. 20 years out of an airplane means you could have basically no idea what to do in a modern glass, RNAV/FMS/GPS airplane ("could have" is the key word, the recruiters don't know).
2. You don't even have a medical and haven't sought one in presumably close to 20 years.
Go get your 1st class medical (It'll cost you an hour and a $100). Go get a BFR and an IPC. Last I looked I'm pretty sure 60ish hours in the past 6 months is either required or preferred. I have no doubt that there are regionals overlooking this at times, but you have to prove that you have a fighting chance of passing their training regime and IMO the bare minimum to do that is to be flight current and ideally instrument current.
Get the medical and BFR to get called. Get the IPC to not wash out once you're hired.