Were you IR current when you applied?
11-18-2007 | 09:02 PM
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Were you IR current when you applied?
I was just wondering if there are any pilots out there who actually went into their interviews without being IR current... Any? Do regionals prefer that you're IR current or not?
11-18-2007 | 09:47 PM
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While they may not care, you probably should be current if you are looking to go fly large multi engine jets under instrument flight rules. Just doesn't seem like a good idea to me not to be. Training would probably suck too if you weren't back up to speed.
11-19-2007 | 07:05 AM
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Most regionals expect you to have a current 1st class, passport, and FCC when you interview. Looks good to have everything else current as well.
11-19-2007 | 07:19 AM
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If you've 1. never flown a jet, and 2. aren't highly instrument proficient (not just current), the simulator WILL eat your lunch and the likelihood of you successfully completing the training program WILL be in doubt.
No need to drop a grand or two on a Level D sim, but spend some coin and get proficient in a high-performance aircraft or simulator prior to training.
No need to drop a grand or two on a Level D sim, but spend some coin and get proficient in a high-performance aircraft or simulator prior to training.
11-19-2007 | 07:28 AM
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I wasn't current, so I hired a CFII and took an IPC prior to my interview just to kinda sorta prove that I could still do it.
And for what it's worth, I had never flown a jet, and in my mind I wasn't highly instrument proficient, and the sim didn't really eat my lunch. Not that I'm advocating that, though. Maybe I just got lucky.
And for what it's worth, I had never flown a jet, and in my mind I wasn't highly instrument proficient, and the sim didn't really eat my lunch. Not that I'm advocating that, though. Maybe I just got lucky.
11-19-2007 | 07:34 AM
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I had just done an instrument proficiency check just before I interviewed at Mesaba. So, I was current. However, I had done very little hard IFR flying in over two years by the time I hit the simulators there, and as Boilerup described, they ate my lunch.
Do yourself a favor and work hard on your instrument flying.
Do yourself a favor and work hard on your instrument flying.
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