Hey everyone, just looking for some advice...

My Times are: 390 TT 20 ME

I've got my ATP written scheduled, along with my 1st class medical during the 1st week of February. I've already got a radio operators license....

I currently live in Fort Lauderdale, FL. But my family lives in Boston, MA (Free Housing)

Which regionals would be of interest to me? (so far I've looked at: Eagle and Colgan. Any others based on my times?

I was also wondering if anyone could help me with a resume. If you could PM me and look over it. (just wasent sure where to put a few items)

 

Your times may be a little low for Eagle and Colgan, but it never hurts to apply.

Regionals that may interview you with those times: PSA, Piedmont. Maybe Pinnacle and ASA.

Pop open a beer and take a deep dive into this board and others to get as much information as you can. Leverage any friends who are already on with a regional. Ignore any postings that tell you to get your CFI and build some hours (although that wouldn't hurt, either).

Tough to get on with those times, but not impossible either.

 

your not ready to Instruct a private student, and you are asking if you are ready for a regional?????????????????? I am sure Colgan would love you, too naive to know any better...............to inexperienced to care.............

 

My impression from your post leads me to believe you are not quite ready. Has nothing to do with your times.

The statement about helping you with your resume concerned me the most. There are many resources on the internet, and templates in word that help quite a bit as well.

My first impression was that you were looking for someone to help you thrust yourself into the industry. That alone to me says take some time, and maybe spend a week of thinking of things to search for on this board that interest you, find something that does, and then do more research outside this forum and find your answers.

I cannot say how much time you have spent thinking about this, but there is not reason not to spend a little bit more.

Reeves

 

To answer your question, you are not ready. You most likely will not be able to get on at even the shisty companies with such low times now that hiring has slowed. You don't want to be at companies that will hire you with such low times anyway. You wouldn't be respected with times like that by most. CFI, get your time, get some invaluable experience, and then put in your resume at the good guys (Expressjet, Republic, Skywest, etc...). The regionals and majors both will be hiring for quite some time now, especially with the age 65 rule. But seriously man, you've got aways to go on your time. Try to get up to AT LEAST 600/100. That could get you on with XJT. Or at least get your multi time up to 50. Do it by instructing. By instructing, you will build time incredibly fast. Not to metnion you will gain more knowledge and experience than you realize. You've got time buddy.

 

Im sorry, not being a jerk. But how out of touch are you to think 390/20 is "ready" for a regional. What the hell has happened to ou profession. The regional step was something that you only obtained after hours and hours and hours of CFI'ing with private pilots how were so bad you feared for your life.

Any now anyone with 250/25 wants to fly a 900. One good thing about 65 will be the slowing of hiring at the regionals and we can stop this progression of regression with pilots.

Rant over

 

Get some CFI experience. From one low-time guy to another, the CFI and CFII will open up a new world of knowledge and skill that will help to further prepare you for the regionals. Keep flying that 402, especially if it's part 135.

The CFI was the best rating I ever got; and actually instructing for 2 years was invaluable experience.

 

I believe all pilots should instruct before even considering flying passengers around in a 121 environment.

As far as the resume goes, APC has some good example resumes you should look at. Just click the link below and check them out.

http://airlinepilotcentral.com/optio...temid,112.html

 

"Ignore any postings that tell you to get your CFI and build some hours"

Ignore anyone who tells you to ignore the vast majority of folks who are going to tell you to get more experience first.

Personally, I don't think you're qualified to be a pax jet F/O at those times. But I don't do the hiring, the airlines do, so it's sort of a moot point.

If the airlines think you're ready, they will offer you the job. If you get through training, you'll be good enough, as far as management is concerned.

There are many at this board who aren't happy with how low the experience levels to be an airline pilot have gone. Don't take it personal.

 

I disagree that he or she is not ready to instruct a private student. The majority of CFI's have given private and even commercial candidates instruction with even less flight time. There is nothing wrong having low flight time and giving instruction.