Winston

Ni hao

Scott I'll see you 1 RJ/EMB Kirby say's we don't any new hire pilots! He's happy with 0 growth.

MasterOfPuppets

When did he say that?

Scottkirby

For the record....I never said that.

svergin

Fixed it for ya.

82spukram

While I know it’s not.....it would be hilarious if that really is Scott Kirby.

TransWorld

Of course it is Scott Kirby. And I am the former original Chief Pilot for TWA.

They called me Slim. And I flew the Spirit of St Louis to Europe.

It is now hanging in the Smithsonian Air and Space museum by the Wright Flyer, above the Apollo 11 Comand Module.

It was fun being on stage that one time with Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins. Only Chuck Yeager could have pulled it off. If memory serves me, Bob Hoover, the best stick and rudder man ever was there, as well.

kper99

Anyone know if adding Flight Dispatch to a license significantly improves pilot hire chances at a Major (2 wk crs/no cost)? Currently a CFII, MEI/ATP w/2500+ mil C-130 hrs. Thx all

cadetdrivr

Don't think so.

You can tell what airlines are looking for by the questions asked on the application. If it's not a box you can click on the application it probably won't do much for you.

Larry in TN

I don't think it'll get you any points when they're reviewing your app but it'll give you something to talk about in an interview and will show, perhaps, a deeper than average interest in the dispatch/regulation process. It would be something you did that most other applicants have not. From your background, it might also be a good way to jumpstart your knowledge of the part 121 world after your military career.

Is that worth your time and effort?

If you haven't already, take a look at How To Land A Top Paying Airline Job by Rick Hogan. It's $10 on Kindle. It's pretty good at teaching how to turn your experiences into great answers for the "tell me about a time" interview questions. Reading it sooner, rather than later, will help in making decisions such as this as you'll have a better idea of how it can help you in the hiring process.

For example, "Tell me about one of your weaknesses". You could talk about how you felt that your lack of civilian experience felt like a weakness as compared to other pilots with civilian backgrounds so you sought out ways to learn more about part 121 operations including earning your dispatcher certification and include an example or two of the types of things you learned.