Ideas on a side job while waiting for call?
11-29-2019, 12:25 PM
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Ideas on a side job while waiting for call?
Greetings all, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I'm transitioning from the USCG (FW) to the airlines next Summer (retiring 30 June) and I realize I may have a decent sized gap between the interview and my class up date. Does anyone have any ideas on a potential supplemental side job (flying or otherwise) for a few months that's worth the time? I have my A&P still and my CFI/II, (4k total, 3500 turbine) etc; just looking for some help thinking outside the proverbial box. thanks!
11-29-2019, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Plenty of time to get a regional class scheduled. Pick up a sign-on bonus, an ATP, a type rating, and some 121 experience while you are waiting in the pool for your final job.
11-29-2019, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by PuffinPIlot
Right, I was thinking along those lines; but I imagine any signing bonus will come with strings/contracts usually..
If you're looking to fly, regionals are better for several reasons. Be careful with low end 91/135 jobs, a training bust or operational violation will set your career back far more than the paycheck might be worth.
11-29-2019, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PuffinPIlot
Right, I was thinking along those lines; but I imagine any signing bonus will come with strings/contracts usually..
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