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Originally Posted by CRJ1000 (Post 301426)

Best of luck with all your flying. Hope it goes well.
It will be cool for you to be an instructor. I am sure teaching people to land a C-172 will make you a much better airline pilot. Then you will have many former students who can walk your resume in after you get tired of doing pattern work. You can then swing the gear for your former students...they will be in the left seat and you will be in the right. Just like old times!!! :eek: HAHA
There is nothing wrong with being a flight instructor...just make sure the time you are building will help you get a job. Cross Country time...Actual Inst. ME time. etc.

Don't listen to him. He is probably at Mesa or TSA. Get your time to get on at a quality regional. With all these merger talks, recessions, and age 65 you might be there for a while. You'll be higher up on the seniority list when your students jump ship to another regional.

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Originally Posted by Window_Seat (Post 301517)

Get your time to get on at a quality regional. With all these merger talks, recessions, and age 65 you might be there for a while. You'll be higher up on the seniority list when your students jump ship to another regional.

THE TRUTH!!!

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Originally Posted by Special K (Post 301403)

I am going to start my freshman year of college in the fall and I have my private pilots license. ... I do plan on getting my instructor rating and building some decent time before applying to any airline.

In all seriousness, this is a good bulletin board to be on if you want to educate yourself about your career aspirations and get advice from people who have been there and done that. But, just as a side note, I would suggest you also become a member and active participant on AOPA's forums (must be an AOPA member though -- http://forums.aopa.org), which are entirely focused on GA flying. Some old GA guys on there have the attitude that airlines are evil and young instructors are only in it to take advantage of the free time to get them to a regional (so don't go blabbing about wanting an airline career or you'll be flamed). But, like this forum, there's also a lot of good information shared on there that will help you through your ratings and offer a broader perspective on different types of flying. They helped me tremendously through my progression of certificates and ratings. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by meeko031 (Post 301428)

I thought atp written does not expire once hired with 121company and only valid 2 years if hired with 135? am I right?

Do you have to take the written once employed by a 121 in order for it not to expire? Or can you have it done beforehand and then get hired, and you don't have to worry about it expiring?

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Originally Posted by Special K (Post 301403)

I am going to start my freshman year of college in the fall and I have my private pilots license.

My advice is to finish your degree before you start working for an airline. Enjoy college and your flight training/instructing in the meantime. Enjoy the journey. When you start flying a jet, you'll find it's slightly overrated.

Special K,

Good post, good plan....best of luck.

Flifast

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Originally Posted by The Juice (Post 301407)

You do not need your ATP for the regional. You receive the ATP most times when you do your upgrade/type ride. Only thing you need to do is knock out the ATP written.

I think you do need an ATP

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Originally Posted by AKcharger (Post 2309319)

I think you do need an ATP

The last post on this thread was over 9 years ago until you had to resurrect it from the dead.

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Originally Posted by AKcharger (Post 2309319)

I think you do need an ATP

He asked that nearly a decade ago... I bet he is mainline by now.