Originally Posted by
AirBear
I reread the post and I don't think he's talking about holding both jobs.
Now for the OP if your major has wholly owned regionals with flow-thru then that's good. With your low cost life style and good job that should enable you to quickly build time until you can earn a paycheck instructing. Look at the min quals for some possible employers and make sure you work towards meeting those. If you just work the min as a mech and instruct and fly as much as possible you'll get your 1500 in a year or two hopefully.
Keep in mind if the regional you work for has a flow thru, your status as a mechanic won't matter as you'll have to wait in line with all the other regional pilots wanting to flow thru. (I'm assuming flow thru is done by seniority, not 100% sure about that).
You might be better off building time at a regional not affiliated with your major then applying. That way you're not waiting in line for many years. Get LOR's from your current bosses and network to the max when you have the min quals for your major.
I did mean holding both jobs at once. The airline I work for, while successful, doesn't wholly own any regional carrier at this time.
However with their application process, being an internal applicant would GUARANTEE me a interview if not a little more.
When it is time to fly turbine I basically have 2 choices. Quit my airline I'm working for now, or drop hours to 40-60 a month just to hold onto my employed status.