mins are mins, but what do u REALLY need??
#11
I have sent my stuff into alot of places over the past year if I had the mins or not (mostly not). I have gotten calls for interviews with places I had no idea I even sent my stuff to. Just send your stuff everywhere and see what happens!
#13
I got on with Eagle back in 2000 with 1300 TT and I was by far the low time guy. But after those bridge programs started we started seeing people with 500 TT and below.
Sure, take a shot and apply everywhere. Have you also considered some of the freight 135 places? You'll usually have a better chance to see the left seat of a turbine more quickly than at a regional. A few that quickly come to mind are Air Cargo Carriers, Mountain Air Cargo, Empire Airlines, Ameriflight, Airnet and Phoenix Air (and NOT Keylime).
Also I would encourage you to finish up your 4 year degree sooner than later in something besides aviation. If nothing else it'll help you have a side job to supplement your earnings.
Sure, take a shot and apply everywhere. Have you also considered some of the freight 135 places? You'll usually have a better chance to see the left seat of a turbine more quickly than at a regional. A few that quickly come to mind are Air Cargo Carriers, Mountain Air Cargo, Empire Airlines, Ameriflight, Airnet and Phoenix Air (and NOT Keylime).
Also I would encourage you to finish up your 4 year degree sooner than later in something besides aviation. If nothing else it'll help you have a side job to supplement your earnings.
#14
thanks for all the ideas guys, im currently pretty happy in my cfi job and am getting good hours and making ok money, so i'm not desperate to get hired by a regional... but it would be good to see what's out there and maybe how much more i need to be competititve, so i may just go ahead and send resumes to everyone...
one more point to question...
does anyone know if age is a big factor?? i would have thought that young guys might have been more attractive to regionals and others looking for new hires. a fellow cfi went for an interview and the interviewer told him when he'd been unsuccessful that despite the fact that he had the minimums well and truly met, his age of 22 set him back a bit, and the older guys about 30-35 yrs of age were given the jobs.
is this a common issue people find?? just curious
one more point to question...
does anyone know if age is a big factor?? i would have thought that young guys might have been more attractive to regionals and others looking for new hires. a fellow cfi went for an interview and the interviewer told him when he'd been unsuccessful that despite the fact that he had the minimums well and truly met, his age of 22 set him back a bit, and the older guys about 30-35 yrs of age were given the jobs.
is this a common issue people find?? just curious
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Originally Posted by aussieflyboy
a fellow cfi went for an interview and the interviewer told him when he'd been unsuccessful that despite the fact that he had the minimums well and truly met, his age of 22 set him back a bit, and the older guys about 30-35 yrs of age were given the jobs.
Age is not a hinderence, however if this person didn't act very mature during the interview he would not have been hired, so maybe they assumed it was their age. In my regional class guys ranged in age from 21 to 52. I myself was 24. Age has nothing to do with it, IMO. Attitude does.
FWIW, I was born in penrith, outside sydney. I was looking at Qantas but I found I'd have to convert my FAA certs at a pretty big expense, so I pretty much wrote that off.
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hey people,
im a cfi/cfii in florida with about 600tt with 120 or so multi. i've seen on this site that the minimums for some of the regional airlines are around about 500-600 total with about 100 multi.
but how many people actually get in with those times?? obviously the more time the better but is there a line in the sand to shoot for beyond which your chances are markedly improved?? 750? 1000?
also how important are age and college degrees in the equation? im 23, and have finished 2 years of my 4 yr college degree. do i have a realistic shot or would i be wasting paper sending resumes to all the regional carriers?
i'd love to hear from ppl who got hired with the mins, or if anyone knows much about the hiring policy who can shed some light??
thanks guys
im a cfi/cfii in florida with about 600tt with 120 or so multi. i've seen on this site that the minimums for some of the regional airlines are around about 500-600 total with about 100 multi.
but how many people actually get in with those times?? obviously the more time the better but is there a line in the sand to shoot for beyond which your chances are markedly improved?? 750? 1000?
also how important are age and college degrees in the equation? im 23, and have finished 2 years of my 4 yr college degree. do i have a realistic shot or would i be wasting paper sending resumes to all the regional carriers?
i'd love to hear from ppl who got hired with the mins, or if anyone knows much about the hiring policy who can shed some light??
thanks guys
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