Don’t despair Harblar

There is another alternative which can be expensive, but it has proven pretty successful for a lot of pilots.

Sim Center of Miami has a program where you will receive a turbojet flight engineer certificate. You will then fly as a Flight Engineer on a 727 for a cargo carrier for about six months to seven months as a contract employee, and receive a pay check to boot. I think the hourly pay is about $40.00. After the six to seven month period you will return to Sim Center for first officer upgrade training. You will fly as a F/O as a contract employee on the 727 and still get a pay check. You could recover your tuition within a year’s time. They can set you up with financing too. Pilots have started with as little as 300 hours of total time including about 5 hours of multi engine time. It’s very comprehensive and can be very rewarding too. Some first officers decided to stay on as contract employees and some are even offered full time employment. Some of these individuals went on to the commuters flying RJs and Jungle Jets too with success. It’s a lot of work and studying on your behalf, but it can also be very rewarding. You can look up Sim Center on the internet for more information.

Good luck and good flying!