Career Advice

[pilotyip]

Keep flying and keep looking, be prepared to answer why you want to change jobs. Put a positive spin on your present job, you learned a lot there, great people, but limited movement, as an example. Tell them you feel it is time to see if you can move into a career position. Get professional interview preparation, go to the job site, 350, jsfirm.com etc. pay some money to join these groups and start looking, consider the frac's as another stepping stone. Remember anyone can fly an airplane, you are not a gift to the world because can shoot an ILS. You have to sell your self as having skills outside the cockpit.

 

[Seadogrun]

I agree with everyone that says qol is more important. The only problem I have with your scenario is future earnings and qol potential which may(or may not) be decreased by building piston time instead of turbine.

As unpleasant as it may sound, salary is a factor in QOL so while your immediate QOL may be better, think 5-10 years in the future and think about where you want to be and how to get there.

Just something to think about.

 

[Hugh Johnson]

What are your goals. If you look at the Major and Regional Airlines, I don't think they are a step up anymore. Find some flying that you like, pays the bills, and be happy, or get out of flying. Its a crappy choice, but it seems like thats what we get today.