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Old 08-23-2013 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by deftone
I was hoping that down here there would be some opportunities to fly the pipelines as a way to build hours. Can you do this as a low hours pilot? I imagine it would get plenty of xc hours.
You could but that's not exactly an abundant source of flight time. Honestly, if I was career changing to be an airline pilot, I'd just go all in through ALLATPs and do their program. Interview and get hired at an airline conditionally, get all your certificates, CFI at ALLATPs until ATP, and then go straight to the regional (Republic Airlines).
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Old 08-27-2013 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy
You do realize THOSE days are long gone, right? Ha I remember in Summer 2003 a Cherokee 140 at $55/hr and the instructor $20/hr. $75/hr easy coin! Today, the pipeline is not the same as it was 10 years ago and flying is super expensive with airplanes going from $90-$200+/hr and instructors from 40-100/hr+.

CFIing to build hours at a major flight school like ERAU or UND, sure there might be enough students to get time quick. CFIing at a mom/pop airport FBO in the outskirts of Houston to build time? Good luck.
Way back in the olden days...in 2003.
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Old 08-27-2013 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Way back in the olden days...in 2003.
Even 10 years makes a difference.
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