Originally Posted by
Aquilotti1
my idea was to take a month or 2 of unpaid leave from my job and take the private course full time at my local part 141 flight school.. and after that I would definetly know if I would want to this for the rest of my life or not. If I did decide to go forward I would leave my job and take the rest of the ratings full time either at atp or ny local 141 school. That's the plan I have in mind as of now. But the response from others dont look to promising regarding the flow programs and my chances of making it far once I'm in the airlines
Do you currently live in one of the AA hubs, or do you commute? Makes life easier to fly while you are employed.
PLAN to take 50% longer to do everything you are being told. Earn ratings, get hired and flow. AA wholly owneds have the only true flow throughs. None of the others will get you to the majors without still jumping through the same hoops. Big thing is not having a degree and that limits most people getting to a major.
I have heard but cannot confirm that Envoy has tightened up hiring. Not sure about PSA and Piedmont. Coming from AA you MIGHT have a better chance.
The other thing is if you are female, you have a much better shot of being hired. It is reality that women get hired with less qualifications than men, but you still have to meet the minimums and most majors require the four year so that puts you back to needing the flow.
Envoy is selling a five to six year flow. But the math doesn’t support it. Probably closer to seven or eight. Remember I said add 50% to any planned times?
Talk to some of your pilots that have recently flowed from one of the WOs.