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Old 04-26-2019, 09:04 AM
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Off to a bad start.

Bottom feeder regional, yes.

For career progression to majors, the opportunities will be pretty limited.

Career Plan B might have to be a "better" regional, after you prove yourself at a bottom feeder regional.

If and only if you can maintain a squeaky clean training record from this point on (most especially in 121) you might have a shot at ULCC or ACMI as the pilot shortage worsens. You'll need the degree. Also any aviation leadership tickets such as check airman, chief pilot would help for sure.

At interviews, you'll need to be able to explain what happened, what you learned, what you changed, and also why it took you so long to figure it out. To put it bluntly you're the position of having to prove that you don't suck, and they're going to want to see a long trend. And you need the degree too.

I'll also do some soul searching, and consider whether your aptitude is up to the task (nobody here can answer that for you). May not want to bang your head on the wall if it's going to be an uphill struggle the whole way.

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