Originally Posted by cadetdrivr

The good news: UAL is ONLY doing this to lay the groundwork and build the pipeline for when there are not pilots with your qualifications in the stack. Until that changes these CFIs will only comprise a small minority of new hires.

As a side note, and looking back at my early avaition education and peers, I can’t help but notice that every single one of us “made it” eventually. The only ones that didn’t were the ones that stopped trying at some point.

Keep the eye on the ball. It will seem dark and hopeless right until the email for an invite arrives.