2800 is competitive for DAL. If you have no major flags on the application, then the other question is has your application been looked over by a professional? Getting one of them to help you improve your app could make all the difference in building up some points you may not have included and getting yourself a call.

 

A buddy was interviewed this fall, and subsequently hired, and was 10 months into his first class medical. Did this recently change? I don't know many folks under age 40 getting a medical every six months......

 

Mine was good for a year. It had been expired for 6 months. No idea if that was a reason or not. All I know is I renewed it and got emails a week later

 

Sorry all, been off-line for a bit with a trip and some other stuff. Thanks to all who responded. I noticed some questions about my hours. They may seem a little off based on different communities in the military. To put that question to rest...1) I was prior enlisted and retired with 20 years total. 2) I flew B-52s...the average hours per month are less that airlift and only a bit more than fighters 3) I had a 3 year staff tour during my officer career. So, I really only had about 13.5-14 years of actual flying. I know several B-52 guys hired with similar stats by DAL just last spring. For questions about the numbers not adding up, those that have military time know it takes a mathematical savant to figure out how much time we can claim in different categories. I kept my numbers vague for simplicity in this post.

I did not pay for a professional to look at my app. But, I had several buddies who did get hired look at it. They thought it look good and gave me pointers to make it better. Two of those guys did pay professionals to look at their apps before they got hired. They remarked it was a waste of time and money.

I am still trying to get an appointment with a flight doc. It sounds like the key to this question is your age. If you are over 40 renew and update the apps every 6 months for sure. I am not sure about the under 40 crowd, but, it is still a valid First class for a full year according the the FAA...as for airline apps and PC, who knows???

Once again, thanks to all who replied. I am just going to keep plugging away, stay patient and prepared while making sure I keep up with the apps a little more closely.

Cheers,
Mrjiggs287

 

I think you'll be just fine. Seems like most mil guys I know eventually end up at a good carrier. Some get hired the day after leaving active duty while with others it may take anywhere from 6-18 months. In the long run it won't make a huge difference. Best of luck!

 

Here is some food for thought....just read a post from someone in the "UAL Pool-ies" thread who got on with pretty low numbers of all heavy time:

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ual-cal-merger/75920-ual-pool-ies-273.html#post2038979

 

Good on him/her! Just goes to show there is no rhyme or reason to any of it.

 

33 yrs old. Just finishing their UPT commitment.

2600 hrs TT isn't unexpected for that point of their career. 240 hrs/yr after UPT is probably a reasonable number.

 

Or he/she could be guard/reserve.

 

SWA CJO

9200 TT
3000 TPIC
No 737 type
Currently a regional FO, previous LCA and Sim instructor experience at prior places.
B.S degree
4 internal recs
No job fair

October interview
Feb 3 class date.