Duece, don't worry. You were flying manually the T-6 in multiple patterns while everyone else was "flying" the autopilot on ONE ILS, with another guy half asleep doing read-backs.

How do you like the Texan ? I flew a very similar trainer (PC-7) and enjoyed the hell out of it !

Why dont you go "full time" in the guard, fly your a$$ off, upgrade to aircraft commader asap, get 2500 - 3000 hrs muti-turbine, then apply to the big boys......

well that would be the ideal situation, but being a guard bum is not always a sure thing. The T-6 is fun as all hell, aero and contact were good times for sure. lots of work, but good times.

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You will be a viable candidate for the majors with 1K PIC in the herk esp with civ 121 experience.

1 Graduate, do well in Little Rock and MQT hit the ground running when you get to your unit = early AC upgrade.
2 After your mil job is squared away find the civ job that will get you the jet pic the fastest, and a livable commute.
3 Use mil lv to maximize your guard flying and actually make a paycheck.
4 Upgrade in the herk asap and vol for all the bad deals to get your hrs as quick as you can.
5 Find a major job and keep guard gig as backup.

Good Luck

From one who has been there
 

I did tweets then went to Corpus....awesome training! I flew 130s for four years and loved it. I wanted to go back to Corpus and instruct but as luck would have it there were no slots available so I got T-1s instead. That was a MAJOR learning curve. The Rockwell-Collins FMS is NOTHING like SCNS from the 130. I am actually lucky that I got T-1s so when I do go civilian I won't be fightning the "box". My advice is for you to do what my reserve 130 buddy did. Go to your unit ...fly your a$$ off and upgrade to AC as quickly as possible and get your 1,000 hrs of PIC as an AC in the 130 then look for a civilian job. My buddy is now flying for FEDEX while I'm still waiting for my commitment to Uncle Sam to end! I wouldn't even bother with a regional unless your unit isn't willing to fly you enough to upgrade in a timely manner.

My 2 cents

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cool man thanks for the advice, I seem to hear the whole "guard bum" your A$$ off if you can theme over and over, so I guess that is the best path.

My sim partner here has no probs in training, former KC-135 driver. Did you get selected by the 123AW in SDF?

if youre looking to have fun go to a regional for a little while, theres something to be said about flying with younger crews that like to party versus grumpy old captains at majors or fedex/ups that get on your case about everything. but hey you got lots of options

I tell ya something..........some of the "Grumpy Old Captains" here are the Long Ball hitters, meaning they are the old pros of nightlife. The Younger guys tend to ask "where is the Gym?" when they check in at the layover hotel. The Older guys ask (or already know) "Where's the Bar?"