Originally Posted by
FlyTheArrow
Any news on if IFL will be looking for flight engineers on the 727 in the near future? It sounds like a few of you on this thread work(ed) for IFL, but those posts are a bit old at this point.
I'm currently trying to chart my path from newly-minuted commercial pilot to being paid to fly. When I talked to the person from IFL at Oshkosh this last year, being a flight engineer on the 727 sounded like a really compelling alternative to going the CFI route. I've looked at where/when the 727 flies, so I'm pursuing this eyes-wide-open that the schedule will be lots of nights, but I'm up for it.
I have the chief pilot's email and phone, and I sent an email a while back expressing interest, but I'm waiting to reach out again until I've got my commercial checkride done.
I am with everyone else. More specifically, build up to your 135 PIC minimums. Single-pilot IFR as a foundation would serve you, your pilots skills and your career much better than plumbing on the 727. There was a time when FE was a viable path, but that seat has fallen into obscurity.