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Originally Posted by killbilly  Ninja....
Hadn't seen you post in a while.
Curious - with the time you have in your logbook, would you consider returning to flying now, given the greater opportunities and hiring? |
Of course I'm considering the hiring potential. However, I'm trying to figure out how to save up $12,000 to cover my loan payments for a year considering the 1st year pay at the regionals is nothing but laughable and hardly survivable. I would need to be based out of NY to live with the folks in order to save on rent/crashpad to help pay the loan...this is not negotiable. That narrows my list of airlines available to me down to less than a handful. The other side of the story is, it's been a long time since I've even looked at any of this Part 121 regulations and my instrument knowledge is as rusty as a door nail. I'm also going into it on my own with the unfortunate fact that I have CAPT on my resume, which I would love to not put down, but there's no other way to explain the 2 year gap in my life otherwise; not to mention that DC-9 type rating that marks me as a CAPT graduate (which my friend has advised me not to request the FAA to remove). I have no one at CAPT to substantiate my laurels nor do I want any from them. In other words, I'm just another street pilot.
So who knows...of course I'd love to do it...but what I want and what I can afford (ironic I have to be able to afford to work) are two different things. But thanks for thinking of me.
P.S. I like your avatar. That show kicks!