Originally Posted by dera

Much, much faster to get a class date. 2-3 weeks from CJO seems to be the norm.
I think Compass is the only exception to this.
I 100% agree with you though, delaying interviews is a horrible strategy.

Originally Posted by Excargodog

STARTING interviewing in November? Does your airline have a normal training footprint over Christmas? Or is it - like most - sort of screwed up by the holidays and the increased flying from Thanksgiving through the New Years? Perhaps it varies by regional more than I thought, but clearly, the ability to defer a CJO for up to six months seems pretty commonplace.


These ducks could have been in a row back in July, IMHO, assuming he could have gotten a CJO at all.

Originally Posted by Excargodog

Except you HAVEN'T planned ahead.

Planning ahead would have meant interviewing six months ahead of your time of availability and - if you found someone insane enough to hire someone with only 1800 TT, who is non-current, who destroys rental cars for a living and quits regional's for trivial reasons, who was actually desperate enough to offer you a CJO - you could have accepted the offer and deferred until the new year.

Planning ahead is NOT delaying interviewing until November when your actual availability is going to be 1 January. Even if you did find an HR department willing to take a $45 -50k gamble on you, they almost certainly won't have a class opening for you before March and likely even later.

I probably shouldn't ask, but have you even gotten a Class 1 physical yet? Do you actually HAVE an ATP, or are you planning on getting that too AFTER you're hired on? Which would generally mean even more unpaid lead time before you start getting paid training.

Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon

I’m not trying to be a jerk but honestly you need to go to wherever will give you a job and stick it out accident incident and behavior problem free. Once you’ve re-established a positive work history in aviation you might have a shot at somewhere more desirable. Airlines are desperate right now but you can’t expect to have your pick with the history you have.

Originally Posted by CaptDave

Lol. You caught me. Don’t have my medical, passport, ATP or any other req’d licensure/credential/yada yada. I’m just winging it through all of this hoping it all works out. Thanks for all your helpful advice. It’s been really helpful

Stupidity is only having one source of income through your life. Come November, money isn’t something I worry about anymore.

Thanks for the advice, to those that actually advised. Laterz

Originally Posted by CaptDave

Update: a couple of CJO’s in hand with class dates in Jan and Feb. My business is slowly being transferred over to the new owners through a few attorneys (always fun) and one of my kids has a birthday today.

A sincere thank you to everyone that offered solid, advice.

To all the others...thanks for nothing.

Originally Posted by Flaps8posrate

Congratulations! Now, go get your medical before you invest any more into it.

Originally Posted by CaptDave

Haha! I was kidding when I said I don’t have any of that stuff. Got a current 1st class med, ATP and passport in hand.