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Old 06-14-2017, 08:13 AM
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If you were involved in a gear up landing/prop strike as a CFI that was your fault and not due to mechanical reasons, how would this effect your chances of going to a regional/major airline?
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Old 06-14-2017, 11:22 AM
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Most regionals don't care.

Majors will care, if that's your only hiccup you'll probably be OK in the long run but it might delay your getting called for an interview because the computer sends people who check the accident/incident/failure boxes to bottom of the stack. So basically they'll probably have to run out of applicants with squeaky-clean records before they call you.
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Originally Posted by jetblast99 View Post
If you were involved in a gear up landing/prop strike as a CFI that was your fault and not due to mechanical reasons, how would this effect your chances of going to a regional/major airline?
There are guys out there that Class A'd (damage above $2 million/ or aircraft stricken) aircraft in the military who got interviews for majors. You'll be fine in the long run provided you can explain it, what you learned, how you've improved and shown positive flying since the incident. It may take a bit longer to get called but shouldn't be a game ender for you.
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There are also many fully qualified folks with spotless records that have been unsuccessful at landing an interview with the majors. YMMV.. Learn from the mistake and don't let it happen again.
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There are also many fully qualified folks with spotless records that have been unsuccessful at landing an interview with the majors. YMMV.. Learn from the mistake and don't let it happen again.
Whereas there are many with several "dings" on their record who were picked up by the majors. The point is, at the end of the day there is no set formula for determining who gets the call.
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^^^ Well said...

Always good to provide a fair and balanced perspective on the issues. Having said that, it sure seems like it frequently depends on "who you know" rather than what you know in many cases. Enhanced networking skills and having multiple recommendations are never bad things for furthering one's professional aviation career.
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
Most regionals don't care.

Majors will care, if that's your only hiccup you'll probably be OK in the long run but it might delay your getting called for an interview because the computer sends people who check the accident/incident/failure boxes to bottom of the stack. So basically they'll probably have to run out of applicants with squeaky-clean records before they call you.
not true at all. I speak from personal knowledge.
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Originally Posted by navigatro View Post
not true at all. I speak from personal knowledge.
Ditto...... There is lots of bad info floating around.
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I personally know an AA & a FDX widebody Captain that each had gear up landings prior to getting picked up by their airlines.

Both were hired years ago. I wonder if background checks are more thorough today?

Good luck, getting hired is always difficult. No matter what your qualifications are or who you know.

Let us know how it works out ...

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FAA incidents only stay on your record for 5 years, then they disappear. I had a gear failure in 1987. It was classified as an incident. Ten years later I was sitting in an interview with United airlines. The question came up. I told my story, explained the incident, told the interviewer that the incident was no longer on my record but here is what happened. I gave them any and all "takeaways" I learned from it and that was that. I was sitting in a new hire indoc class two months later.

You can and must make these things into positives. I explained how we followed all of our emergency procedure, evacuated the aircraft, filed the required reports, worked with the FAA and CFR crews as needed ETC ETC.. just about every one has a bump in their past, either reported or not reported. It's okay as long as you're honest about it and turn it into a positive.
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