Originally Posted by
InsightfulAv8r
I am 46 years old and have an associates degree. I have applied with flex jet with no results. They also want multi and turbine time. I also completed a program with Emerald Coast interview prep. I did very well with my first interview and got my CJO a week later. I feel confident in my interview prep. I just need someone to sit in front of and prove myself.
Yeah go get some turbine time, preferably 135 at a reputable operator. Fractionals are more selective than garden-variety 135, historically more selective than regionals.
Also I'd work on the 4-year degree via some sort of distance learning program, as things have tightened up that's back to being a significant discriminator. You *might* not need it but you don't want to be five years down the road and realize you needed it several years back.
At your age I'd shoot for the majors too, with regional lifer as plan B. Or you might like 135, and shouldn't need the degree once you get established.