Hiring Mins?
06-13-2021, 12:28 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by DoSomePilotStuf
I would bet it’s because of work ethic. Getting the CFI rating is a lot of work and takes real commitment. Getting a type rating is a cake walk by comparison. I’ve got a Masters degree and the CFI rating took as much work and dedication as anything I’ve ever done. Not to mention defending yourself against students trying to kill you all day makes you at least a decent stick.
06-14-2021, 07:39 PM
#32
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To piggy back, been around 135/91 Corp guys and you can tell who we’re CFIs. Those guys had a talent for training people well and could explain systems or a scenario really well. The other guys were great pilot, but you can tell they lack patience. It’s anecdotal, of course, but that’s my observation
06-17-2021, 08:18 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by MtnFlying
So where in the pecking order does that leave someone that has 1600 TT, ATP in hand, and 700+ ME (BS, MS, and MBA degrees too)? Never been an instructor as I've been on active duty as a Logistics Officer for 27+ years. All my time is part 91, single pilot IFR with over 1,300 hours cross-country - most being 200+ NM trips all over the US. Would I be better off going corporate? The silence from the regionals I've applied to so far is slowly killing me...
06-17-2021, 08:20 AM
#34
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Yeah, some of the "I don't want to teach, or be around people at all" CPLs are underwhelming by comparison. They should probably stay in single pilot freight, etc.
06-17-2021, 08:24 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by DoSomePilotStuf
I would bet it’s because of work ethic. Getting the CFI rating is a lot of work and takes real commitment. Getting a type rating is a cake walk by comparison. I’ve got a Masters degree and the CFI rating took as much work and dedication as anything I’ve ever done. Not to mention defending yourself against students trying to kill you all day makes you at least a decent stick.
06-26-2021, 02:01 PM
#36
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Has anyone had any luck securing a CJO prior to meeting ATP mins? I'm about to pass 1,300 and am wondering if I should start dropping applications, I should be at mins within the next 2.5 months. I know prior to covid it was standard to interview before reaching mins, but not sure what things look like since hiring has resumed.
06-26-2021, 05:16 PM
#37
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Originally Posted by peeej21
Has anyone had any luck securing a CJO prior to meeting ATP mins? I'm about to pass 1,300 and am wondering if I should start dropping applications, I should be at mins within the next 2.5 months. I know prior to covid it was standard to interview before reaching mins, but not sure what things look like since hiring has resumed.
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but submitting now shouldn’t hurt anything. Just keep updating your hours on airline apps and keep refreshing your application date and once you hit the number they are filtering by you’ll get a call.
06-26-2021, 09:03 PM
#38
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Originally Posted by peeej21
Has anyone had any luck securing a CJO prior to meeting ATP mins? I'm about to pass 1,300 and am wondering if I should start dropping applications, I should be at mins within the next 2.5 months. I know prior to covid it was standard to interview before reaching mins, but not sure what things look like since hiring has resumed.
06-27-2021, 06:52 AM
#39
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Originally Posted by peeej21
Has anyone had any luck securing a CJO prior to meeting ATP mins? I'm about to pass 1,300 and am wondering if I should start dropping applications, I should be at mins within the next 2.5 months. I know prior to covid it was standard to interview before reaching mins, but not sure what things look like since hiring has resumed.
06-28-2021, 04:19 AM
#40
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Originally Posted by LoneStar32
yeah, if anything you are late. I already had a job offer and a class date when I was 2.5 mouths out from mins(pre COVID).
and as long as he has a class when he meets mins he hasn’t lost any time
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