Originally Posted by
Petie25
I am a retiring Air Force pilot and am currently instructing undergraduate RPA pilots. I have over 4000 hours mostly in the C-130, but also flew the Cessna 208 in Afghanistan as an air advisor. I have a CMEL rating and am going to get an ATP in the next 6 months.
Some questions I have are 1) Should I apply to the majors after being out of the cockpit for 4-5 years or should I focus on the regionals? 2) As long as I have a first class medical, do the airlines care if I have a medical waiver? Do I need to disclose that on my application? 3) I was arrested for a DWI 10 years ago, sleeping in a running vehicle with elevated BAC (STUPID), I did my Air Force mandated treatment. What is the best way to attack that? I want to be honest and upfront from the beginning.
Thanks in advance and Good luck, we’re all counting on you.
Thank you so much for your service!
And you got great questions, please refer to that to the following forums:
https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/career-questions/
Or directly in the thread for the Airline that you are targeting, as those are the places on the site where experienced pilots gather to provide feedbacks and get news.
Good luck to you, welcome to the Community!! Nick