Originally Posted by clipperskipper

Getting back into the business isn't that big of a deal, I can relate first hand after being out of it for more than a decade. I had two major stumbling blocks to face in order to market myself, one was the stigma of being self employed, and second recency of experience. The self employed aspect was fairly easy, I became a General Manager and worked for an LLC I gave to my wife.

The recency aspect took calling in a favor by getting some time with a CFI buddy in his Cessna, and renewing my CFI. Okay, I'm current and trainable, more or less. Three weeks later I had three offers in hand.

What I did have in hand was all of my training records from my previous (defunct) 121 employer, all FAA airman and medical records, and a recent NDR report, also clean. Each employer will have you notarize the NDR request as they get their own, however it was one less thing for the hr folks to wonder about initially. One Check Airman I met with in an interview saw through the self employment, however thought it was pretty cool after explaining what I had been, and still am doing.

As above you can get your own paperwork prior to see exactly what to lay on the table. Best of luck, I'm having a ball!