oldschoollear

But with a twist. My entire career has been in 135 until two years ago I landed what I thought to be my dream 91 gig. Well the dream recently ended when I received notice that the plane is being sold and the crew is no longer needed; silver lining in that I was given two months notice. I'm sitting at 3700 hrs, 3000 multi turbine, around 1000 pic in Lear Jets, ATP, LR-JET CE_500 typed etc... What regionals should be at the top of my list if I were to commute from KBNA? Any and all responses are appreciated. Thanks.

USMCFLYR

You are thinking your question has "a twist" because your times are higher than most of the usual CFI candidates that apply for the Regionals correct?
But the truth is - it doesn't change the question.
All Regionals are avialble to you and you should still follow the same advice that is often given to those asking this same question.
This is the most recent 'Which Regional' thread:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/career-questions/75310-what-regional-go.html

Rama

Why not start higher up first-Spirit, JB, Virgin, etc.before looking at the regionals.

oldschoollear

I have applied with Spirit and plan on attending a job fair in the near future. I'll apply with Virgin as well.

oldschoollear

I said twist because it seems most questions are asked from the perspective of the "usual CFI candidates". Are there not any factors a higher time applicant might consider over someone just meeting ATP mins? Also, I was hoping someone would chime is with specific info about commuting out of BNA. Is ''easy commuting'' a function of how many direct flights to your base are available? All serious questions, I'm new to this side of the fence.

USMCFLYR

I don't think your time make much of a difference to the regionals as ong as you meet the minimums (which you do - and then more of course) and it isn't like the times matter much as far as equipment or seniority are concerned. I was reading of a pilot who mentioned that his airline assigned seniority within the class based on age (birthdate I'm assuming), so not being the *typical* aged applicant mike make a difference.

All of the questions that you have asked so far are covered in that other thread and MANY more on the forum. This is one of the most often asked questions and many think that their circumstances are different, but usually they aren't. In your case I think you should be looking at opportunities outsode of the regional pipeline too as other poster mentioned. If you have the ME Turbine PIC time - many more doors are open to you than the *regular* CFI candidate.

GeelErmo

Try Europe (East) :Russia,Ukraine o Kazakhstan the Business/Private Aviation on a rise there! As PIC you can make around 80-100k.
PS. Doing my 2nd year there (falcon900/50) and Happy:-)!

AnchorDown

Try to live in base if you can. Commuting to Reserve is not fun.