re-entry to flying status

[SansPlane]

Then it sound like you did exactly the right thing and got out of the business.
I'm gonna have to recommend that you get a job as an insurance salesman and fly a cub on the weekends. I think you'll probably be happier.
This business definitely ain't for everyone.

If I had a million dollars for every person I have known or met that did a stent in the insurance sales business I would be a multi-millionaire! The drop out rate for that profession is probably close to 99+% over five years and I once heard that it was greater 90% within a few months.

Career advice? Most of the places I eat seem to be doing fine and that holds true for the last two years. So I am reccomending restaurant management although I don't know what they make these days but hey, you get to hire waitresses and at my advanced age, working with youth making their way seems better than insurance sales. And since you may have to start as a waiter, if I ever have a server wearing epaulettes or sporting an aviation lapel pin, you can expect an extra beefy tip.

Kidding aside, be wary of going into insurance sales. Good luck!

 

[CUBMAN]

Two smart-a$$ remarks back-to-back....that must be some kind of a record. If you will notice my original post, I am attempting a return to aviation in a flying status which might indicate to some that I am still in the business of aviation. No great revelations as to why I stopped as a full time pilot, it was personal.

 

[gern_blanston]

Not smart-a$$ at all. Good advice offered and not taken.
You asked for opinions and got some.
This is a tough business (the flying part) in which to hit the pause button and then carry on. It's hard enough without taking a break of many years.
You never did say how long you've been out, but to repeat, you did say "many years" which means you're getting older, which makes it even harder, and also there's retirement to think about, etc. Just seems like a bad idea, given the current conditions in the industry, particularly if you've got decent employment right now.
And , to quote you again, "...They were right." I think you'll find that starting from the bottom, or close to it, will be more of a drag than it was years ago. Good luck.

 

[LegacyDriver]

no flight times listed
no type ratings listed
no education listed
no experience listed
no location listed.

135 in what? a caravan or a G550?

Could I be hired after all this time?

Good question.

I'm glad you are an equal opportunity *bleep*. Whew.

 

[LegacyDriver]

Two smart-a$$ remarks back-to-back....that must be some kind of a record. If you will notice my original post, I am attempting a return to aviation in a flying status which might indicate to some that I am still in the business of aviation. No great revelations as to why I stopped as a full time pilot, it was personal.

You are gonna' have to work back in slow. A lot of folks got knocked out for financial causes like high oil prices (furloughs). That's going to happen again soon, too. Watch. (One of my buds was working at a car wash after his furlough...at least until recently--three year span--and he only got *THAT* job--at the car wash--because one of our fellow pilots owned one and hired him. SHEESH! And I'm talking a young guy with a lot of good experience. It is a tough market.)

Go back to basics. Start out instructing again, get your feet wet. Or flying the usual "lower tier" jobs that people thumb their noses at (check hauling, freight dogging, banner towing, traffic watch, etc., assuming such things exist).

Depending on your quals you might be dumped because the employer knows you will move on. That's a tough gig. OTOH, you might just never be discovered in the pile of resume's.

1) Call everybody you know and network. That's big.
2) Get current.
3) Apply. Apply. Apply.
4) Never give up.

Airlines? Probably not without currency. Even the regionals want X hours in X months which you probably don't have right now.

OTOH, if you want to fly a 421 in North Mexico (aka South Texas) for nothing I can point you to someone.

Good luck.

 

[LegacyDriver]

To answer the question, Yes.. You are qualified for the regionals. Its low pay, but it will get you flying. Good luck.

Not if he is non-current.

 

[CUBMAN]

After re-visiting a previous post I am happy to report that I am once again employed as a pilot flying as PIC on a turbo-prop aircraft. The real good news is that it is an excellent job and it pays more than the job I left. Thanks for the motivation, advice and criticisms guys. Every bit of it paid off.

 

[gern_blanston]

Congrats.

 

[LJ45]

glad to hear it worked out for ya