Finally Returning to Aviation!
10-02-2016 | 04:22 PM
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My only commercial flying gig I had was with Georgia Skies (
) back in 2008/2009 flying the Caravan out of ATL. Built ~500 hours there and got laid off when the US economy tanked. Couldn't manage a response from over 100 separate attempts at obtaining an interview *anywhere*, doing *any* kind of flying. I resigned to completing my bachelors and then just never came back. I couldn't afford to take the dismal salary of the first (at least) 5 years of being a new commercial pilot.
Fast forward nearly 8 years. I stayed current for the first few years, utilizing heavily discounted block time in a 172 to help my dad with his business etc. But as of today, I have not flown for about 3 years. I've lost all currency, but I do still have a 1st class medical.
So, is there any kind of super focused approach I can take to rushing back into currency and proficiency? I'll be flying with an instructor for at least 10 hours in a glass cockpit aircraft and getting commercial/instrument current again...but I'm worried about the technical part of the 121 interview. Should I just get an updated Instrument Oral Exam Guide, some approach plates, and an enroute chart and study my ass off til the interview? Any guidance is appreciated!
) back in 2008/2009 flying the Caravan out of ATL. Built ~500 hours there and got laid off when the US economy tanked. Couldn't manage a response from over 100 separate attempts at obtaining an interview *anywhere*, doing *any* kind of flying. I resigned to completing my bachelors and then just never came back. I couldn't afford to take the dismal salary of the first (at least) 5 years of being a new commercial pilot.Fast forward nearly 8 years. I stayed current for the first few years, utilizing heavily discounted block time in a 172 to help my dad with his business etc. But as of today, I have not flown for about 3 years. I've lost all currency, but I do still have a 1st class medical.
So, is there any kind of super focused approach I can take to rushing back into currency and proficiency? I'll be flying with an instructor for at least 10 hours in a glass cockpit aircraft and getting commercial/instrument current again...but I'm worried about the technical part of the 121 interview. Should I just get an updated Instrument Oral Exam Guide, some approach plates, and an enroute chart and study my ass off til the interview? Any guidance is appreciated!
10-02-2016 | 06:02 PM
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What is your total time? How many hours of Multi do you have? You have to have at least 1500 hours to be considered (Only reason I am asking is because I can't tell from your post). If you haven't flown in 3 years, it appears as if your 1st class medical is no longer good (it may say 1st class on it but it reverts to a 3rd class after a year) if you're under 40.
300 Multi
The reason I said my 1st class medical is still good is because I went and got a fresh one about 8 months ago when I began considering a move back to flying. So it's still good, but not for a whole lot longer.
Also, thanks for the info on the headsets. I'm not a germaphobe, but over years of use comfort level is reduced and to be quite honest, people probably don't use the same level of care with provided headsets vs if it were their own. Do most use the in ear style or over the head? I've always put a premium on buying high quality once and taking great care of things, which is why I used Bose X's since day one. Looks like I may be going to the A20's now.
Expensive little ****s.
10-02-2016 | 06:08 PM
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Study the Turbine Pilots Manual and Aerodynamics for Naval aviators. I was out for 5 years and just finished training. I have close to 4K sic hours so that helped. But if you have a good attitude and work hard. Most regionals will hire you. Welcome back!
10-02-2016 | 07:18 PM
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Stall Patterns
Turbojets
High Speed Aerodynamics
Stability and Control (not positive which parts in this section)
Thoughts?
10-03-2016 | 04:21 AM
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I just wear the ship sets, they're David Clamps. They do alright for me in the ol' Dash.
There's some great gouges out for Envoy. I interviewed there last July, and there was an ftd baron to show you could memorize call-outs and some aircraft limitations. The standard brief an ILS off a Jepp. I'd personally skip Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators. Start thinking about some "tell me about a times" so you have an idea of how to tell your favorite stories about yourself. This isn't exhaustive, but should help. Good luck!
There's some great gouges out for Envoy. I interviewed there last July, and there was an ftd baron to show you could memorize call-outs and some aircraft limitations. The standard brief an ILS off a Jepp. I'd personally skip Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators. Start thinking about some "tell me about a times" so you have an idea of how to tell your favorite stories about yourself. This isn't exhaustive, but should help. Good luck!
10-03-2016 | 06:03 AM
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With the Rebel Forces.
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I got out 6 months after 9/11. went into emergency medicine and didn't fly anything for 10 years, then got my 737 type in 2012--passed with flying colors. So don't sweat it--like riding a bike.
Disclaimer for the haters--No I'm not Chuck Yeager or even close, and no it wasn't a gimme program, out of 10 we lost 2. Did I get lucky?, idk, but probably had something to do with the 11,000 hours of turbo-prop time I had flown over a 15 year career.
Disclaimer for the haters--No I'm not Chuck Yeager or even close, and no it wasn't a gimme program, out of 10 we lost 2. Did I get lucky?, idk, but probably had something to do with the 11,000 hours of turbo-prop time I had flown over a 15 year career.
10-03-2016 | 11:13 AM
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Not sure where you are applying, so this may not be applicable.
I am a piston single/some multi guy (part 91 stuff) and interviewed recently at Republic. I got the Sheppard airline prep and the questions were mostly on wx and ifr procedures, etc. and were all in the Sheppard prep (they had 20 questions you did on an iPad while they looked at your logs).
The oral was basic IFR stuff. Know your regs. Also they show you a Jepp approach plate you have to brief and get asked about. Know the Jepps (they have stuff at their website).
I am a piston single/some multi guy (part 91 stuff) and interviewed recently at Republic. I got the Sheppard airline prep and the questions were mostly on wx and ifr procedures, etc. and were all in the Sheppard prep (they had 20 questions you did on an iPad while they looked at your logs).
The oral was basic IFR stuff. Know your regs. Also they show you a Jepp approach plate you have to brief and get asked about. Know the Jepps (they have stuff at their website).
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