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Hello...
I am currently flying pt135 as a captain in a Citation excel, have about 4500TT, 2300 Turbine PIC. A few years back I made a decision that I need to leave corporate/135 flying (for a number of reasons), and thus applied, and have kept current, my applications at every major/national.
I have been getting a bit discouraged lately about my prospect of getting an interview. The biggest thing that worries me is that I dont have any 121 time, and I have zero contacts/internal recs with any airline short of Allegiant. I am thinking about maybe trying to get on with a commuter for a while to build up some 121 time and hopefully start meeting some people who could eventually help me land at a decent place. I understand that it is a huge step backwards career-wise but I am willing to make the sacrifice now if it will help me get on with a major in the next couple of years.
Does anyone have any advise they can offer me either way? Anyone else find it hard transitioning from a decent 135/corporate job to the airlines? I have a couple of interviews set up with the regionals but I dont want to waste my time, or suffer taking a massive paycut if it will not help, or even hurt my career chances in the future. Any advise is appreciated, thanks!
In my opinion, it will be very little to no help. Do you have apps in at FedEx and SWA? You meet both of their minimums and I think your in the lower end of the competitive spectrum with your current times. I think both companies are going to hire from a wider category of pilots, i.e. 121, corp, mil, 135.
What is your turbine PIC from?
PtP