Going from Fractional to Majors?

[PurpleTail]

Today, 05:50 #12
CRAWDADDY
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Aircraft Experience: Most the ones we got
Flight Experience: both
Ratings: ATL ASES CFII MEI BE02 CE500 CE750 CE650 SF340 HS125
Total Time: 11,XXX Quote:
Originally Posted by PurpleTail
I made it to FedEx via Flight Options and the corporate route but that was back in '01, times have changed. This business is about timing, I probably couldn't get an interview with FedEx if I was trying to get on today.


Good luck!



Why is that?
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CRAWDADDY~

When I got hired in '01 with FedEx I had a little over 3000TT (1200 PIC turbine) and only 1 internal LOR. That is minimal to be competitive at FedEx today.

BUT...lucky for me United, Delta and American had hired all the high time pilots from '97-'00. So when FedEx got the postal contact in '01 and needed 500 pilots FAST I got the call. My app had been on file for a year and I had updated my times often. Interviewed on my 31st B-day and was in class 6 weeks later.

Timing is everything.