Originally Posted by
CRJdriver2017
Right now I just resubmit all my info on the profile and new resume/cover letter to my existing application. I have a former FO colleague in training there who said he would write a rec for me so I was thinking maybe that was what I needed but now idk.
My experience is AF veteran (didn’t fly. I did F16 engine maintenance) A&P license, part 107 license. 2800 hours of UAV/UAS experience in Afghanistan doing ISR missions. College graduate in aviation (magma cum laude) current regional CA. 3600tt and 715 TPIC all 121.
Busted my FO ATP oral as a new hire….I’ll admit I wasn’t prepared. The questions I got asked were very different than what the airline told us to study so I was caught off guard. Took it again 2 days later and it was fine. And 11 months ago as a downgraded FO I was pulled off a line check cause my medical was cut in half instead of folded. Got a new medical the next day. Seemed extreme but I pressed on.
The veteran status is definitely a plus. Honestly your experience looks pretty similar to what I’ve seen for a lot of guys who’ve been hired. That being said, the 121 bust could be holding you up. How long ago was it?