Well, to be honest, I had no idea how any of this would pan out.

When I made the decision a month ago to give flying another go after encouragement from a few friends in aviation who told me I would get hired , I was skeptical. I started reading up on the "pilot shortage" and figured, "What the hell, I'll put out some apps and see if I get any responses". Well, to my surprise, I got alot of responses. I went from not knowing if I could get hired as an FO, to getting many responses for an FO candidate, then 3 different regionals calling me about being a DEC, to realizing I probably couldn't cut it as a DEC, then to just getting on as an FO and upgrading when I feel competent.

It's been a wild, confusing month. To all of you who've offered advice and constructive criticism, I thank you.

I interviewed with Mesa today and I interview with XJT on Monday. I just hope I have to make a decision between the two, and make the right choice.

Plus, I don't think my previous experience is worthless. I still legally have the flight time. It can't be taken away, I flew it.

And I never said 1000 hrs of TPIC was my ticket to the majors. I've said that's what's missing on my resume. For every person that says I'm too old and out of the game for too long, there's another saying the opposite. All I can do is try my best and let's the chips fall where they may.