What was your first Professional Aviator position?

[TEXAN AVIATOR]

I’m interested to hear what your first position as a professional aviator was, excluding working as a CFI. So if your first job was (like me) working as a CFI then what was next? Regional airline, part 91 or 135 (if so describe)? Also what educational background did you have, and times?
Fly safe,

TA

 

[English]

My first "professional" flying job, after being a CFI, was flying as a first officer for American Eagle. I had 1100 TT and 200 multi the day I applied. I interviewed three weeks later and was in class a month later. I had a bachelors degree.

 

[jaybird]

BS at ERAU

CFI at ERAU - 350tt

135 at AirNet - 900tt

121 at Chautauqua - 2000tt

 

[Hoghunter]

BS UVSC

So far just CFI.

 

[LearLove]

Nov 1997, 360tt, flying right seat on part 135 dept. of def. charters in a navajo. BSME 1997

 

[CSY Mon]

CFI in Manchester, KY, 1979.
Para pilot in Europe, 1980.
CFI FL, 1981.

First 135 was Alaska, 135, Cessna 207. also 1981.
Had no college at the time...

Total of 19 flying jobs now....Resume looks like a disaster.
Been turned down 'cause I did not show any "stability".
SWA among others.

Too many jobs ain't good except if ya apply to the FAA for an inspectors job, they like "variety"...Or so I was told.

 

[avbug]

Scrubbing grease from the belly of airplanes when I was fifteen years old.

A right fine position. Quite literally, from the ground, up.

 

[350DRIVER]

A professional pain the @ss for many while flying part 135 as a first officer then as a captain. Instructed as well on the side but never really did get my money's worth out of those tickets.

3 5 0

 

[scubabri]

Jump Pilot, Bahamas 510tt
CFI 800tt

 

[flx757]

After CFI, it was the right seat of a Metro for Rio Airways, based in TXK back in 1981.