Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
After about a year or two with a Regional yes.
No offense, you’re missing a lot of let’s call it exposure experience.
Flying 121 could not be more different from what you did before.
Its a different universe.
Multi crew, CRM, SIDs and STARs, big airport operations, little airport operations, the goings into O’Hare or JFK, LA or Miami.
The whole 121 world is totally different and does not require a we-must-complete-this-mission-at-all-cost mentality.
Your background is doing (very) dangerous stuff. That’s a different mindset and it requires some adjustment time. We are trying to do very safe and boring stuff.
Again…no offense.
I fly with a lot of former military.
Give yourself a fair shake and learn the ropes with a Regional, same as others that are “new” to this side of aviation.
No offense taken. I completely get this is a whole different style of flying, and I'm not trying to act like somehow my decade old Viper time means I can just waltz into the left seat of a 777. However, if I can put in the time and effort to get some qualifications it'd be nice to get established with a major if that's possible. Either way I realize there will be a lot of learning, but honestly flying operations and approaches can't be that different between a regional jet and a 737.