it always can....

no it cannot, i can only give you freedom!!

i disagree but to each his own....

Go become a cop. And fly on the weekends. I still love flying but the state of the industry has made me hate it. I got into this industry at age 18, then flight instructed at a 141 school for 1.5 years, then went to the regionals flying a Dash 8 for $14,000 a year. I had 37 pax life's in my hand. Is that worth $14,000 a year!?!?!? I am already pot committed in this job. All my student loans and time has been wasted. I am 24 years old, have no money, no job, way too much in student loans, not even a glimmer of hope of getting hired anytime soon, and live with my parents. Sound good to you so far. This industry is a nightmare. I will never recommend anyone to go into this career. You simply work too hard for no reward!!!

Even then, from the topic in the Regional Forum most people were saying that those slots were going to UAL, poolies or a few others. I may have misread that (as I probably did). Also, there is the usual "there are 10,000 pilots on the street with thousands of hours of turbine time."

But hey, I'm just repeating what everone is saying. I am just a lowly CFI

Tell you what ma man....I used to be that guy that always listened to the gospel of others except my own. I soon realised that unless I bought a damn ticket, I stood no chance of winning the lottery.
Let them say what they have to say about this that and the other...... but above all, just do what you have to do and your time will come. Always, I mean ALWAYS turn in your application reagardless. You will be surprised.

I must say... you have an excellent point.

that is/was my mentality too sniper until i talked to a couple old flight instructors of mine who work there. im just a CFI too. they said to put in my app. they even gave me their employee numbers for an internal rec. i dont know if that helps or not but it cant hurt. i think we all know they arent going to hire off the street but at least our resumes in the pile. never know, yours might stand out more than mine when time comes.....

Yeah, I did the same with internal rec by the chief and an instructor. (crossing fingers) but not holding my breath. :rolleyes:

This may be a bit to general, but my interpretation (and experience so far) has been "In the pile" or "on file" generally means your resume was filed in the blue container... Think that is true in this case? I dont have their minimums so I am not even applying but that's been my experiences with flight schools.