What Route Did You Take?
02-12-2012, 03:39 AM
#2
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Joined APC: May 2006
Position: 737 CA
Posts: 2,575
Civilian. Learn at the local airport. CFI. Traffic watch. Corporate. Regional airline. Major airline. Got 4 year degree. Did masters online while at regional. Had 4,000 hours when hired at regional at age 29. Had 10,000 hours when hired at major at age 39. It's a long route.
02-12-2012, 05:22 AM
#3
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Joined APC: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,946
Military enlisted and worked on all my ratings before my EAS. Started as a CFI one day after my EAS while on terminal leave. All of my ratings were done at an FBO as opposed to a flight academy or "glossy brochure" establishment.
Hired by a regional around 1200 hours or so and then hired by a major airline at a little over 4000 hours.
Hired by a regional around 1200 hours or so and then hired by a major airline at a little over 4000 hours.
02-12-2012, 05:32 AM
#4
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Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 144
PPL just out of high school while at a Junior College. Went to a University for Inst, Comm, AMEL, CFI and B.S. degree. CFI'd for University. Corporate (Saratoga, lol). Single-pilot freight- Caravan. Single-pilot freight- Twin Commanders. EMS- King Air. Fractional- C90s, 350, Beechjet, Phenoms. Now, sim instructor so I can be home with wife/kids...I do miss those lovely Hilton points! 
02-12-2012, 09:32 AM
#6
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Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 144
Originally Posted by bcaviator
School at KSU Salina, Couple summers flying weather mod missions in a BE-55, two years instructing, Internship in flight test, job aquired in Production Flight Test at 1000tt. I got luuuuuuuucky!
02-12-2012, 07:41 PM
#9
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Joined APC: Jan 2012
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 10
Learned to fly in a C-172 with the Chief of Police. Loved it so much I went back to college to get a degree and joined the Navy through Aviation Officer Candidate School. 20+ years in Navy jets helped to develop the antipathy towards kittens that just got me hired at SWA.
02-12-2012, 08:58 PM
#10
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Joined APC: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,405
Did it through the backdoor. Was a helicopter mechanic in the Army, worked on choppers after I got out and then got my ppl. Worked for a freight dog outfit and got hired s a pfe, then eventually finished all the ratings and went right seat. Now work for a legacy and am hoping for the left seat in 2 or 3 years.
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