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CTFlyer · March 23rd, 2007, 09:05

Wondering if anybody who has been interviewing recently has talked to or heard of any new hires that did not have a full time flying job at the time they were hired?

I am ready to leave the corporate world and pursue a professional flying career, but I'm asking the above question because I've gained my flying experience by flight instructing part time, while having a full time office job that is totally unrelated to flying. I'm taking a MEI class next month, and have the opportunity to fly the minimum 100 hours multi that is required to interview at most regionals (most likely won't be utilizing the MEI, but want the class to get multi current/proficient again, maybe land a MEI position at the school but not counting on that).

I've spent a lot of time discussing this with family members (1 retired Usairways, 1 current Swa, both pilots) and they are concerned that my part-time flying background will show little dedication to a flying career, and will cause a problem getting hired. As much as I respect experienced pilots' viewpoints, both of them are very far removed from the current regional airline hiring trends, so I was looking for more recent perspectives, and I've read a lot of "recently hired" posts on this website.

Thanks for any opinions on this...

March 23rd, 2007, 09:05	#1
CTFlyer Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 45	Question to those recently hired or interviewing for regional airlines Wondering if anybody who has been interviewing recently has talked to or heard of any new hires that did not have a full time flying job at the time they were hired? I am ready to leave the corporate world and pursue a professional flying career, but I'm asking the above question because I've gained my flying experience by flight instructing part time, while having a full time office job that is totally unrelated to flying. I'm taking a MEI class next month, and have the opportunity to fly the minimum 100 hours multi that is required to interview at most regionals (most likely won't be utilizing the MEI, but want the class to get multi current/proficient again, maybe land a MEI position at the school but not counting on that). I've spent a lot of time discussing this with family members (1 retired Usairways, 1 current Swa, both pilots) and they are concerned that my part-time flying background will show little dedication to a flying career, and will cause a problem getting hired. As much as I respect experienced pilots' viewpoints, both of them are very far removed from the current regional airline hiring trends, so I was looking for more recent perspectives, and I've read a lot of "recently hired" posts on this website. Thanks for any opinions on this...