Originally Posted by
41R8U5
Let me get this straight: You hadn't flown for 13 years, neither fixed wing nor rotorcraft, and managed to get hired during the hiring frenzy? Good for you man, that is like hitting the jackpot, I hope you are happy and surrounded by nice people. I got an interview invitation from AAL just a week after my application in 2023, but couldn't make it due to bad luck. I resigned from my previous position, moved to the U.S. just 10 days after Alaska Air incident and everything went south. As humble as I am, I thought I would get hired in a month considering my background and experience but I managed to get just one CJO out of dozens of apps and it has already been 9 months with no class date. I haven't flown for a year so right now it feels like I am drowning.
yeah, maybe 10 hours in a Cessna over the 13 year gap I had. But my situation was different from simply saying my timing was good. My timing was actually extremely bad in terms of graduating college nine months after 911. I was mid career in a 25 year Atc career, and because I had CRJ time from 2008, I was able to capitalize on a unique opportunity by leveraging previous 1:21 time and going back to the cockpit because they needed people that could upgrade quickly.
I feel bad for your situation, but why would you resign from a position before a confirmed class date with AA?
I put my two weeks notice in with the FAA, literally exactly 2 weeks before my start date with Envoy