Originally Posted by
FreshPilot
Sounds a little cost-prohibitive then. I was looking for something else to add to my resume, to help get an interview. Just like everybody else.
Thanks for the info.
You can take the FE written for the cost of an FAA test (and some self study).
Good luck finding an airline hiring into the panel, but it could be good resume fodder to show you have a basic understanding of how a jet works.
Also, if you do take the written, be sure to take the "turbojet" flavored test, and not the "prop" version. There are still a few DC-6 era FE jobs, but that is a very very small community.