Nobody's gonna give a rats ass that you left skywest in 5 months.

Like Normy, I upgraded after 1 year at Kalitta.

It's not a good job, however, if you want to interview at UPS today, you'll need the heavy-international experience. I'm sure there are some commuter guys getting interviews but they're the minority.

You have a tough decision to make, I don't envy you. If you're under 35 I'd go to Kalitta. But remember, it's not a good job.

Also, if you have your **** together so to speak, you'll have no problem upgrading when your number comes up. The training department is relatively fair.

DO NOT GO THERE AS AN SO!

Good luck,

Do they have hi-speed in Darwin's now???:D

Saying goodbye
 

As long as you don't walk out the door in the middle of a trip, waving your middle finger at the chief pilot, I don't think it will come back to haunt you.

gonna be interesting giving my two weeks notice, considering ive never even met my chief pilot and i have no idea what he looks like. kalitta did hire me for an FO position, i think if it was SO the decision would have been easier. Thanks again everyone i appreciate the advice... im off to be a freight dawg...

It only feels perverted the first couple of times you do it.....

Ghilis, Good decision and good luck......you will never have more fun in aviation than at a widebody ACMI carrier. You will work hard, but if you fancy playing hard also, you are now in the right place. Congrats! Oh and on your resignation letter, just make it a genieric, "I will be leaving in to weeks." You don't need to offer any explanations. You could do that verbally if you want, but the bare minimum in writing would be the wiser.

I had a friend tell me that kalitta wants 5,000 hrs TT before you can upgrade..... Does anyone know if that's still true?

Yes, or 24 months in company aircraft or 500 hours on type with the company and not less than 2500 tt.