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Old 10-02-2016 | 08:28 AM
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cbrpilot
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Default Finally Returning to Aviation!

My only commercial flying gig I had was with Georgia Skies () back in 2008/2009 flying the Caravan out of ATL. Built ~500 hours there and got laid off when the US economy tanked. Couldn't manage a response from over 100 separate attempts at obtaining an interview *anywhere*, doing *any* kind of flying. I resigned to completing my bachelors and then just never came back. I couldn't afford to take the dismal salary of the first (at least) 5 years of being a new commercial pilot.

Fast forward nearly 8 years. I stayed current for the first few years, utilizing heavily discounted block time in a 172 to help my dad with his business etc. But as of today, I have not flown for about 3 years. I've lost all currency, but I do still have a 1st class medical.

So, is there any kind of super focused approach I can take to rushing back into currency and proficiency? I'll be flying with an instructor for at least 10 hours in a glass cockpit aircraft and getting commercial/instrument current again...but I'm worried about the technical part of the 121 interview. Should I just get an updated Instrument Oral Exam Guide, some approach plates, and an enroute chart and study my ass off til the interview? Any guidance is appreciated!
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