"don't listen to all of these people who think you should flight instruct just beacause they had to "pay thier dues"

Don't listen to people that think the experience base 300 hours gives you should be good enough to be airline pilot.

I am not getting into the "how low is too low" debate.... but for those who are going right from the commercial checkride to an RJ, here are a few things I learned before I was offered a regional job..

As a CFI:

British students buy the beer the day of thier first solo
It takes 12 hours to earn 8 hours of pay
How to quickly judge the quality of the pilot sitting next to me
How to recover from unusual attitudes (student induced) in VMC and IMC
Thunderstorms "in the area" does not prohibit all flight

Flying freight:
Stay on time
the FAA may approve of the CG calculation method I just used, but that
doesnt mean some bonehead didnt sneak an anvil into the tail
How the plane "sits" on the ramp says a lot more about CG than any calculation
Planes will fly over gross (see bonehead above)
Stay on time
One lost flight will wipe out a week's worth of profit
Stay on time
Nav lights are often repaired by a good rap on the lens
"It failed in flight"
How to make REAL decisions

As an air ambulance pilot:
30 year old autopilots fly to private pilot standards
Giving a safety brief to a mother whose child (the patient) may die, is useless
The majority of people are afraid of flying
Many passengers think pilots control the weather
How to use an MEL in the real world
How to communicate with the mechanics about squaks
How to communicate with ATC to get the best service possible
When to use Pan Pan in real life
Minimum fuel is not an emergency and can be declared at takeoff





There are three types of pilots:
Those who think they know everything
Those who KNOW they know everything
And those who are smart enough to know they are still learning

Good Post!!

flyjsh....awesome post!

If some people would really read and understand your post, that could go along way in terms of defining when you MIGHT be ready to try out for a 121 job.

flight time has no bearing

Thanks folks, glad you got it. Anyone care to forward a resume for me?
This is why I ask:
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Rudder
 

After leaving part 91 your feet are on the floor most of the time. Who needs rudder skills? If I recall it was a rudder jockey who put an Airbus in the drink over NYC a few years back.

If you want to fly a Cessna 185 in the bush then take the time to learn how to use the rudder. In most modern jets your feet are on the floor and hands are in your lap.

If your dream is to fly airplanes then you shouldn't become an airline pilot.

SkyHigh

"If your dream is to fly airplanes then you shouldn't become an airline pilot."

Lord have mercy. That is just wrong in soooo many ways.

Skyhigh, I think you really enjoy making outlandish statements and then seeing how people at an aviation career forum respond. You funny guy.

pretty sure he put it into the middle of a neighborhood. just another facet of the inaccuracies of your posts :p jk sky!

Well Its true
 

I just don't think that flying big airliners really relates much to hand flying skills.

Most modern jets are fully automated and come complete with auto feather, rudder dampeners and flight directors. The AP goes on at 1000' and goes off outer marker inbound.

Flights are always made in the IFR environment under ATC control and end with the same ILS. Approaches are flown down to the same runway that is reproduced at almost every major airport all over the country.

Sure, occasionally there is some stick jockeying on final during a strong cross wind but for the most part it is like a factory, pilots stamp out the same landing using the same call outs and skills time after time.

Real stick and rudder or attitude instrument flying skills are not needed hardly at all. Airline pilots are out there proving that fact every day. Put most of them in a Cessna 172 and they would kill themselves in short order.

SkyHigh