Originally Posted by
larryfxlast
I mentioned this in the career building page, however I thought I would take a chance and converse with some of my cohearts :P.
I'm a 27 year old, 28 next Friday! DAL based employee. I work in the hangar etc. Etc.
I have an eviscerating desire to fly our 737s.
I'm working towards my license and ratings; going to build time, but I can't help but to fear one major empass. The regional time....
No doubt this experience is necessary for me to be competitive, and acquiring the coveted 1500 TPIC looks daunting, when doing research on junior FO regional bids and maintaining SWA employment if I desire anythig resembling a life (but it can be done). Or I could look for cargo or a small 135 pax carrier flying turbo prop.
That being said. Will there come a time where I just have to bid SWA farewell and a "hope to see you later"? We've had had 4 hangar employees go internally to FOs in the past and naturally they aren't around for me to ask how they did it!
The faster you get your time and meet the qualifications, the better. If flying a SWA 737 is your ultimate goal, then do what you need to expedite that. You'll be able to keep your employee number, and I'm willing to bet that if your resignation given for the reasons above, that will look favorably on you when you apply for the pilot position. Who knows, maybe they'll be able to work with you to keep you on some kind of reduced schedule while flying.
Good luck!