Originally Posted by
MobiusOne
Back in November of 07, I obtained my Multi-Commercial add on and I just finished ground school for my CFI 141 training. Only problem is now that I have to come up with close to 12K to obtain my CFI/II certs before I can even get hired at my school that I am doing my training at.
If I hope to get through in any feasible time frame, I will have to pull off a financial miracle, but the problem is that I am already tapped due to my Comm/Multi certifications. I would love to be a CFI, but it seems that I will not be able to financially obtain the training. I'm getting towards the end people, and something needs to happen.
So I was sitting and thinking, why not just send out my resumes to all the regionals now? I understand that the mins are still considerably higher then what I have, but I have the qualifications and I have the training. I'm 25 years old and and Army combat veteran, a clean driving (CDL B Endorsed) and no criminal record. I'm sure that has to count for something, right?
The regionals MUST need pilots, right? Are they going to overlook a potential candidate because he doesn't meet the min's that are already arguably lower then they should?
It's getting tough out there to be a pilot guys. The buy-in is already ludicrously high and unless something drastically changes, I think the student pool is going to dry up real quick. The fuel costs combined with the costs of training are just unrealistically out there for even the most determined student and I wonder if any of the regionals are going to to letting in some of the guys who are in the tail end.
So what do you guys think?
I agree, you are paying way too much for your training. I am also 25 and an Air Force Vet and used my GIBILL for training. As long as you are doing it 141 they will pay you back sixty percent of the cost which really helped me out. As for your question, I was hired right after my multi commercial add-on. I only had 285 TT and 90multi, back in Nov. I think having more multi really helps. Also, do you have a degree? I had a bachelors degree and a good start on my masters both in aviation. I was also a F-16 crew chief in the service so I had my A and P as well, though I do not know how much that factored in for an airline job. All of the above worked together for me to help get my job with low time. Write out a really good resume and show it to other pilots to get there point of view. No matter what anyone says, I would send it out to regionals like crazy and continue to update it with them as you work more towards your CFI. I thought I was taking a shot in the dark with my extremely low time and got hired at my very first interview. Hopefully you have the GIBILL and can look into using it if you don't get hired. Go for it and good luck, keep me posted!