ATP and type rating combo

[milflyboy]

I can only agree with Kelbill. I took my ATP in one of those crash courses in a Piper Aztec and later took the 737 Type at Higher Power. I actually thought the Type (Same profile ATP or no ATP) was easier than the ATP in the Aztec. I think I first felt really comfortable in the Aztec on the checkride itself, but when doing the 737 Type I felt I could easily have done the check after 3 sims instead of the required 5. And my background is all single seat. (I felt the CRM stuff came pretty natural to me)

 

[psysicx]

What is everybodies obsession with Southwest.There not the only ones hiring but require you to buy a type.Won't flying to El Paso and Burbank get boring?

 

[Freight Dog]

Reality check psy.. In 1999, it was all about UAL/NWA/DAL/AMR. SWA was at best an after-thought. How many times would you hear "Fly a 737 for the rest of my life, and have to get my own type rating?!?!?! No thanks!" Or... if you got called by AWA.. well... it was a stepping stone to UAL. A good friend of mine was hired by Alaska first, and then UAL. Guess where that friend went? Guess what happened to that friend? Guess where that friend would be at Alaska right now?

Or JetBlue?!?!? Who in the right mind goes to a start-up when the majors are hiring?!?!?

FDX/UPS were for those wacko vampires who enjoy the backside of the clock flying...

Fast forward to today - people now think they won the lottery if they get called by Airtran or JetBlue.

Funny how times change....

In the end, you'll never know if you made the right decision until you retire...

 

[bafanguy]

Funny how times change....

In the end, you'll never know if you made the right decision until you retire...

...and then it's too late...

 

[psysicx]

You are so right.There is no answer in aviation.I guess the best advice is to go where you think you will be happy.

 

[bafanguy]

A 30 year paycheck has an powerful attraction...SWA seems to have been able to do that. But then, so did Delta; now I wouldn't bet on that.

 

[Nocturnal1]

I'm about to embark on my 10-year commitment as a USAF pilot. For those of you flying civ now or still in, do you have any suggestions? Any plane better than the other to prepare for airline flying? And also, how tempting is it to just stay in and do 20 years active duty? Are guard/reserve units near your dom easy to get into after you go ad? Thanks

If you're looking for experience that will count, the best answer is it depends on who's looking at it...some airlines love fighter dudes, others heavys. Best thing to do is be a professional and upgrade ahead of your peers, stay away from frigin "Staff Jobs" and fly your pants off. Hopefully you don't care about a family life. Go to where the flyin is...keep in mind the heavy world is the most consistient. Not to mention that the C-17 is the "darling" of AMC and expanding.

Last but not least---start keeping good records of your flying, I use an Excel spread sheet I bootlegged from a friend of mine. Easy to use and looks good for the interview you'll have in 2015-16. Good Luck!