Low Time Pilot, help?!

[Lazy8]

That's right folks! You can still be in The Killing Zone and work for XYZ regional airlines! For only a ridiculous amount of money you too can go to Buy Me A Job SuperJet Academy University and go directly into the right seat of a CRJ! Our state-of-the-art CRJ simulators were built in-house with 3 big screen TV's and MS Flight Sim 1998! You will learn the wonders of V1 cuts with auto-rudder! WOW! Someone get my checkbook I need to spend $60,000 on an airline/flight school racket! Sure, you'll be ashamed as hell for going there and you won't want to tell anyone how you worked your way to the airline, but it's all about seniority in the end.... right???

f'ing hell

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[FSIGRAD]

Wow how times change.

3 years ago I went to interviews with my hat in my hand with 1200TT 500ME......

 

[Beech Balls]

These f&@#*&% Kids With Low Time Piss Me Off. Get Some Time Before You Come Over Make My Life Hell...

 

[FlyByNight1]

So ya Just received my commercial ME and SE. but i'm still at very low time 255/15. Should i not even bother to send in my resume to the regionals? talked to my instructor and he said just start sending them out, should I? I rather start flying for an airline instead of going for my CFI right now but either way i'm still going to seek my CFI later on if i do get hired. What do you regional guys think?

any help is very helpful from any body with more hours then me, always soaking up information!!!

thanks for the help

I dont blame you for wanting to fast track your career. But some of these folks on here, as abrasive as they are, are correct. I can tell you personally that a lot of good people/pilots are washing out of training due to a lack of experience. That is not something you ever want to do. EVER. That can set your career back years. I would suggest getting your CFI, CFII, MEI. Its not that your not capable at this point in your career of making the jump to the regionals. But you do have a lack of experience. We have all been the low time guy at one point, so dont be ashamed of that. I noticed your quote says, fly anything, anytime, anywhere. Thats a great attitude to have! Be aggresive about the integrity of your resume, and I believe it will surve you better. I think most of the folks telling you not to waste your time with you CFI are low timers as well. Take the advice of some of these old crusty captains on here. Shoot me a message if I can help. Good luck.

 

[ASAFOE120]

I remember back in the day when i struggled flight instructing for a year to get 1200 hrs so I could go fly checks in the middle of the night. No AP, no radar, throw your own bags, single pilot thru tornado alley all for $1000/month. YEHAAW!!! All that so I could get 2500 hrs to fly right seat in a turbo prop.

My my, how things change.

Send your junk out and keep updating till whoever you want to fly for calls.

A few things I've learned:

1 Dont chase the upgrade

2 Dont commute

3 Whichever regionals are the good ones now, probably wont be in a few years

4 be prepared to work a second job your first year (unless you live with mom and dad or your old lady brings home the coin)

Good luck

 

[legendskid_44]

These f&@#*&% Kids With Low Time Piss Me Off. Get Some Time Before You Come Over Make My Life Hell...

Back off man, i'm just trying to get answers to my questions. Sorry i don't have 6000 hours and know all the answers, way back when you were in the same boat as me. thanks for the help...i plan on getting more time

 

[Fedora]

I'm pretty sure that you wont get hired if you don't apply anywhere.
Good luck and keep flying!

 

[Twisted Mind]

Willing to fly any thing, any time, any where!!

Not a good attitude it will probably get you killed!

 

[The_Russian]

Willing to fly any thing, any time, any where!!

Not a good attitude it will probably get you killed!

Don't take things out of context.

 

[acaTerry]

Why do so many pople think that a Commercial certificate with wet ink entitles them to a job that they really are not ready for?
Before you guys start the "well the military..." BS argument, look at the selection and trainin process the military uss, as well as the fairly high accident / incident rates they have. 3 F-16 crashes in AZ alone lat year, the C17, the C5, need I go on?