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Old 07-11-2018, 01:42 PM
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colonials13
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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot View Post
Tough call. 10 years ago I’d say you didn’t have a chance. These days I wouldn’t worry about it. I think you have learned from your mistakes and that’s good to show in an interview. Bust number one says I don’t have attention to detail or follow SOP. Bust two days the same thing but for something different so there is a pattern. Bust three I’d say the DE is a douche that had a bone to pick and could’ve just said do it again.

Getting the interview will be harder for you than a guy without those busts but once you get one I think explained properly it shouldn’t be a huge hurdle. To stand out to get the interview in the first place will require beating the computer/HR points system. Have a masters degree or military experience and get more points. Be a check airman at your regional airline and get more points. Be a minority or a woman and get more points (I’ll get hated on for this). Have community service and volunteer in your community and get more points. Attend job fairs and get more points. Have more time and more PIC (turbine) time and get more pints. Guy with the most points gets an interview and the computer works down from there
Originally Posted by Otterbox View Post
It could end up being a dice roll and depend how bad the pilot shortage gets for some companies.

Currently there are still regionals that won’t hire folks won’t more than two checkride failures. Your best bet is to put distance time wise between you and those failures and have a successful part 121 flying career, gathering as many quals/ application box checks as you can.

Your best bet currently will be to go to one of the AA Wholly Owned regionals with a flow and working hard to get hired on by a major from there.
Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
This would be the safe bet.

But even so, you'll probably do OK in the current market IF you can keep a clean record from here on out.

The good news is that 121 training is more consistent than GA. So as long as you avoid known 135/121 outfits with poor training programs, and work very hard, you should be able to keep your nose clean.
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