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05-05-2019, 08:05 AM

#11

DMOR07

New Hire

Joined APC: Apr 2019

Posts: 4

Huge thanks to all for the replies! As a fighter guy and current Instructor, I’ve been lucky to achieve every qual one can get outside of a Weapons School patch, in hopes of making my future resume as appealing as possible. The unfortunate reality is that hours tend to be at a premium for us, and ground jobs and collateral duties tend to occupy most free time that might otherwise be spent flying recreationally to help boost hours. It certainly seems as though the hiring process everywhere is more or less a crap shoot, so I intend to submit an application everywhere and see what happens, perhaps finding myself flying with you guys one day. Thanks for taking the time to enlighten me!

05-05-2019, 10:59 AM

#12

pony172

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Oct 2009

Position: long haul

Posts: 126

Put your app in. Highlight that you are an IP. They also like DSS/Stan Eval. Your leadership stuff is another big player. Go fly for another major or Atlas until you get a call here. This place can be a complete enigma with hiring sometimes. There is a little cargo airline called FedEx that you should turn in an app to as well. One of the new guys in my Airbus class was a RAG IP in your exact situation. Get out of AD and start living. Best of luck.

05-05-2019, 09:25 PM

#13

G550Guy

Banned

Joined APC: Sep 2015

Position: MD-11 FO

Posts: 493

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMOR07

Huge thanks to all for the replies! As a fighter guy and current Instructor

Just remember you will get to share the flight deck with enlisted guys who peeled potatoes in the army... like me.

Brown loves Veterans, and just not the ones who had aviator wings.

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05-06-2019, 03:22 AM

#14

767pilot

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Mar 2005

Position: 767 captain

Posts: 2,696

Quote:

Originally Posted by G550Guy

Just remember you will get to share the flight deck with enlisted guys who peeled potatoes in the army... like me.

And many others, like me, who's only exposure to the military stopped at the cub scouts in second grade. We are a very diverse group and that should not be forgotten.

05-30-2019, 08:55 PM

#15

BuckeyeAZ

On Reserve

Joined APC: May 2019

Posts: 10

Hiring minimums

How many hours do you think I need to have a realistic possibility of getting an interview with the following:

2400+ Hours as a USAF Navigator (including as an Instructor)
Bachelors and Masters degree in Aviation
Part 141 Training for Instr/Comm SE
Flight Safety SIC experience on Learjets (Over 300 Hours)
Currently about 750 Hours (not counting sim time) and currently about 200 Turbine/Jet time.

Thank you in advance for replies or suggestions.

05-30-2019, 09:22 PM

#16

767pilot

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Mar 2005

Position: 767 captain

Posts: 2,696

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuckeyeAZ

I think you'll need what you have and then whatever you need to get to the point where you get 121 pic time, and then a thousand of that. Along the way beef up your credentials with some instructing or supervisory roles.

05-31-2019, 03:33 AM

#17

navigatro

Permanent Reserve

Joined APC: Aug 2007

Posts: 1,677

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuckeyeAZ

to be competitive as a civilian pilot you will need 5000+ hours and 2000+ PIC, plus check airman or similar.

to be frank, your NAV time is a good conversation piece but not much else. (takes one to know one!)

go to a regional ASAP and get your 1000 PIC.

good luck!