Hello all, this is my first post on ALPF. I am a retired C-5 Flight Engineer with roughly 3,000 hours. I am also an instrument rated private pilot with 250 hours. I have a bachelors from ERAU in Aeronautics. By the time I got my degree, the AF max pilot age lowered to 28 (the age i was that year)...so the pilot route through Big Blue came to a screeching halt
Since retiring and taking on a non-flying gig i have found myself, well, not overly excited to do the job as it has absolutely ZERO to do with aircraft/aviation etc. In an attempt to get myself back to where I am most happy, I have recently signed up to continue on with flight training through CFII, MEI using my Post 9/11 GI Bill. My hope is that with my 500 hours from F.E time towards R-ATP and all of my commercial training i will complete over the coming months, that I will be competitive at the regionals.
All of this being said, I know and understand that QOL/ Pay/ Schedules are not the greatest, but you have to understand I flew for mere pennies for Air Mobility Command and was gone 250+ days a year. In my current position, i make a very decent salary as a Project Manager, but it isn't always about pay. I would gladly take a decent sized pay cut if it meant getting a start somewhere. From everything i hear/read, the regionals are in need of people pretty constant.
Thanks in advance and I appreciate any info that you all share.