Yeah, peak is obviously around September to apply but it seems we pick up someone new every month or two. Some guys will get their time and quit, even with the contract in place. I got hired in the offseason too so it does happen. You never know when someone will drop out so I would definitely apply to these places even if you want to mention you know it's not peak hiring season but are ready to go whenever they need. I believe AA puts people in a pool after they interview and whenever that opening happens you get the call.
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Originally Posted by yrbroom
(Post 2493449)
Yeah, peak is obviously around September to apply but it seems we pick up someone new every month or two. Some guys will get their time and quit, even with the contract in place. I got hired in the offseason too so it does happen. You never know when someone will drop out so I would definitely apply to these places even if you want to mention you know it's not peak hiring season but are ready to go whenever they need. I believe AA puts people in a pool after they interview and whenever that opening happens you get the call.
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If you're close you could finish your commercial SEL/MEL well under $10k including DPE fees. Theres a couple different ways to do it depending on what you want most.
More multi time? Go to Action Multi Ratings to do their multi commercial initial $6900+$500 for DPE then do your SEL add-on close to home in a 150/172 in 3-4 days. Action Multi Ratings - Multi Engine Training Specialists located in Groton, CT SEL first the MEL addon? Go to Livingston Aviation and knock both out in about a week for around $6500. Flight Courses - Livingston Aviation |
Originally Posted by Rotor2prop
(Post 2494007)
If you're close you could finish your commercial SEL/MEL well under $10k including DPE fees. Theres a couple different ways to do it depending on what you want most.
More multi time? Go to Action Multi Ratings to do their multi commercial initial $6900+$500 for DPE then do your SEL add-on close to home in a 150/172 in 3-4 days. Action Multi Ratings - Multi Engine Training Specialists located in Groton, CT SEL first the MEL addon? Go to Livingston Aviation and knock both out in about a week for around $6500. Flight Courses - Livingston Aviation |
Originally Posted by 86BravoPapa
(Post 2494013)
I've been wondering about this. Are there any advantages to doing Commercial MEL first then SEL add-on?
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Originally Posted by Rotor2prop
(Post 2494027)
Most places charge so much for a multi it ends up costing way more doing multi first but if you do it at a place like Action it will only cost you around $1200 more to do multi first. The one benefit is ~22hrs of multi time verses ~12 for doing the multi as an add-on.
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If I were in your shoes, I would look at one of the R-ATP bachelor's degree programs. A lot of them will give you credit for your existing ratings, so it may not take you the full two years to finish.
Since everything is paid through the school it qualifies for federal student loans and aid, which come at a much better rate and terms than private loans for flight training. With an approved bachelor's degree including 60 hours of coursework you can get your R-ATP at 1000 hours and save half a year of timebuilding. Here's the list of approved degree programs that qualify for the R-ATP: https://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/...ority_List.pdf |
Originally Posted by fatman1683
(Post 2512550)
If I were in your shoes, I would look at one of the R-ATP bachelor's degree programs. A lot of them will give you credit for your existing ratings, so it may not take you the full two years to finish.
Since everything is paid through the school it qualifies for federal student loans and aid, which come at a much better rate and terms than private loans for flight training. With an approved bachelor's degree including 60 hours of coursework you can get your R-ATP at 1000 hours and save half a year of timebuilding. Here's the list of approved degree programs that qualify for the R-ATP: https://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/...ority_List.pdf The devil is in the details, and many people have the misconception that they can simply get ratings, get a degree online or in person with a school that's 141, and then they get r-atp reductions. As an academic advisor, I had to have that uncomfortable conversation pretty often. Sometimes it was with a prospective student who was hoping to apply and eventually get r-atp, sometimes it was a graduate of our online degree who heard that rumor and would try to "see if they were eligible" (and sometimes try to argue with me until I had them pull up our LOA). Sadly I had the conversation with recent or soon-to-be graduates who were CFIs and close to their hours, and became quite irate because they had spent the last few years working away at this degree under the misconception they'd get a 500 hour reduction, when in reality they had never informed us of their intentions or asked about r-atp eligibility, until they sat down with a regional recruiter and they said "okay show me your documents for r-atp eligibility," and they had none. Because of these instances, we had to start making it abundantly clear from the first time we spoke with a prospective student that they will not be eligible for r-atp if they were a distance student doing online. So in short, you can attend a university and go for r-atp eligibility if you follow the letter of authorization carefully, or you can transfer into an aviation program with existing ratings and get transfer credits for those, but you won't get both. There are a handful of exceptions ut they're rare and not worth getting into detail. |
Originally Posted by 86BravoPapa
(Post 2494013)
I've been wondering about this. Are there any advantages to doing Commercial MEL first then SEL add-on?
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Originally Posted by 86BravoPapa
(Post 2494013)
I've been wondering about this. Are there any advantages to doing Commercial MEL first then SEL add-on?
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