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12-03-2019, 05:34 PM

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FlyGuy17

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If your goal is the airlines, then unfortunately yes, it’s worthless.

12-03-2019, 06:02 PM

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rickair7777

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Originally Posted by theoriginalturk

So to build off this thread, as a fledgling pure RPA guy is all that experience I'll gain during my career combined with the training basically worthless?

It's valuable if you want to work in the drone business. Not for manned aviation.

12-03-2019, 06:48 PM

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jamesholzhauer

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

That's not how it works. There's a significant re-qual process on many platforms (esp. fighters) so they don't send you to a squadron unless you're going to stay for the full tour. Also I don't think many folks ever return from drones...

Also they may not really have a shortage of pilots in flying billets (yet). The shortage is experienced pilots in non-flying jobs which require a pilot (service HQ staff, operational HQ staff, joint HQ staff, drones, etc).

Not sure if you misread my or his post, but he’s still in a flying billet. I’m saying with this pilot shortage, I would think there are surely flying billets for a current and qualified pilot/aircraft commander that don’t involve flying drones. My recommendation was to press hard to avoid this upcoming drone tour and stay in a flying billet if at all possible.

12-03-2019, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jamesholzhauer

I'm assuming he already played all of his cards to get out of it, almost nobody (nobody period who's interested in airlines) volunteers for that kind of duty. It's the military, sometimes the writing is on the wall.