Well I have been sending out resumes with no feedback yet. I have over 700 TT with 110 multi and CFII. I think I am competitive with some of these regionals. I was just wondering how often you guys sent in your resume to these employers. Also, is Air Whisky hiring lower time guys or are they sticking to their mins? I am getting tired of no flying because there aren't many students around right now. Any suggestions? Which regional do you recommend??... I really don't care where I move to.

 

Try ExpressJet, their mins are 600tt/100multi.

 

I have....haven't heard back

 

How recent is your flight time? A lot of places want to see a fair amount of flight time (especially multi and instrument time) in the last 6-12 mos. That shows that you are an active priofessional and probably will have a higher chance at suceeding in training than someone with less recent experience. I know XJT, for one, values recency of experience over shear number of hours.

My advice would be to get your MEI, move to some place where you can build time quickly, like a busy FBO near a large city. If you are building a lot of time and still not hearing much, try companies like Airnet, Ram Air or Ameriflight. They are always hiring, you will build multi and instrument time very quickly and all airlines love a freight dog. Plus you will become one hell of a pilot and accumulate some awesome stories. Some of the most interesting guys I have met in this business were, or still are, freight dogs.

 

I have roughly about 350tt/90 multi in the last 6 months...so I am definately current.

 

Hmmm...that is a lot of recent time... What about instrument time? Do you get a lot of actual where ever you are or do you go up with a buddy and shoot approaches under the hood regularly?

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I think I you posted your reply while I was editing my original post

 

Yeah...I don't want to spend anymore money. I have plenty of actual and simulated time. I guess I'll just sit back and wait till I hear from someone. I was getting decent time but the student load has started dropping. It seems like most people dont hear back for more than 4 weeks.

 

Rule one: One can never have "plenty" of:

actual
recent time
PIC
multi
multi PIC
turbine
turbine PIC, or
multi turbine PIC

seems like whoever I like wants more than I've got

 

Yeah that is true. Of course I always want and need more

 

Air Whiskey is hiring lower time applicants, I know of two...however, these two had just spend the last 6 months in an internship that gave them 200 hours apiece of multi-engine turbine experience. Other than that, I don't know. You mention nothing of friends writing recommendation letters or "walking in" your resume. Trust me, if you can do that, the process will be greatly accelerated. Good luck.