Originally Posted by SkyHigh

I have noticed that it usually takes friends in high places to get anywhere in aviation.

Now I have friends and I have letters of recommendation however it takes a high powered friend who has strong internal connections at a target airline in order to make a difference.

If I wanted a career at a regional, in the bush or lear jet then I am covered. Most of my peers did not make it much farther than I did. It takes someone on the inside who maintains a degree of status with the chief pilots office and is willing to go to bat for you to get the job done. (example; 5 internal recommendations for FedEx)

I don't have that when I needed it. It makes all the difference. My peer group did not make it all that far. I had no resources of friends to call upon at legacy airlines. My daddy was not an airline pilot nor was he a military guy. I was just a garden variety no-name suburban kid with a dream and that is not enough.

Skyhigh