bobbysamd
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Just a little friendly advice from someone who has walked in your shoes. Maintain reasonable expectations. The industry, especially in the regional airlines, seems prejudiced against 40-and-over career changers. The long and short of my experience was that pilots with identical or lesser quals than me but who were under thirty were getting calls and interviews from the same commuter airlines to which I, at 38-40, had applied but heard nothing. It takes neither a pilot or rocket scientist to figure out what was happening. Yes, I did put my date of birth on my resume because my age would have been determined eventually. Search my other posts on that subject.
Good luck with your job search.
I'm a former MAPD instructor. You are way beyond that stage. You have earned your ratings. You have built some quals. You don't need to go to any more flight schools or pay for any more training, perhaps with the exception of getting your CFI, which may not be a bad idea because you might land work with it. Update your resume and spam it. I second Reno's suggestion about applying to places like Ameriflight.rsnodg said:This is a long question with some background. October 2000, at the age of 42 I decided to change careers and become a professional pilot. I attended Pam AM for a year and then spent a year going through Alpine Airs First Officer Program. I have 1205 hours with 526 turboprop. It's been a year since I flew with Alpine and I fear my skills are getting rusty. I am seriously considering the Mesa Pilot Development Program . . .
Just a little friendly advice from someone who has walked in your shoes. Maintain reasonable expectations. The industry, especially in the regional airlines, seems prejudiced against 40-and-over career changers. The long and short of my experience was that pilots with identical or lesser quals than me but who were under thirty were getting calls and interviews from the same commuter airlines to which I, at 38-40, had applied but heard nothing. It takes neither a pilot or rocket scientist to figure out what was happening. Yes, I did put my date of birth on my resume because my age would have been determined eventually. Search my other posts on that subject.
Good luck with your job search.
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