Originally Posted by
clipperskipper
You won't just walk in to a 121 carrier after being out of this biz for ten years, trust me on this one. The only reason I may have a snowballs chance is the fact that I teach flying in order to stay current.
I own, fly, and maintain my own Beech Baron and fly on a regular basis to keep IFR currency (100+ hrs. a year). I'm not saying I'm prime beef to the Regional Airline recruiters by any means...just trying to make a point.
I don't think I would be willing to sit right seat at a Regional for 2 or 3 years until upgrade anyways. I don't know why more aspiring shiny jet drivers don't go to a cargo operation like Ameriflight, grab their 1000 turbine PIC in a BE1900 and start tossing out apps. to the majors. Single pilot, IFR, white knuckle flying seems like it would be worth something to a major airline...a nice change from the 500th RJ captain they've interviewed.
If I seriously considered a second run at airline flying then I would jump that way first and save the 2 to 3 years of spinning my wheels sucking up SIC time. Just Sayin'
