anyone under 21 sending resumes to regionals?

I'd definetely start school and have a life. Those 21yr olds at Regionals with no college will regret it when they end up with all the minimums for a major with no degree. It will be hard to hit the books again, trust me. For the 21 yr olds WITH the degree I say GOOD job, especially one in a non-aviation field.

There are so many different paths that it really doesn't matter how old you are. I'm 21 and am only about half way through instrument training with 1 yr left for a BA in Business. I'll be 22, maybe 23 when I graduate with, I hope a Commercial license and a few Part 91 King Air gigs awaiting me. Skip those darn Regionals! It's who you know in this business.

You can be 30 yrs old, go to ATP for 3 months, instruct for a year and meet Regional req'ts in a little over a year. Do the time and log the PIC, do some networking and make it to a major before 40 and retire at 60. All while having a life. What more does one need?
 
SteveC said:
I would take a couple of months off and see Europe on the cheap. Youth hostels for a roof over your head, Europass for transportation, and bread from the street vendors for a meal. You'll have the time of your life.

You will never, ever, ever regret taking those few months off from your career path.

:)
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I'll second that!!!!!!!!!! You're young.....go live and enjoy life! I did it and would never, ever give up those experiences! Work sucks....regardless if you office window is at FL250.

That being said I love my job.......but I'd rather be travelling the world w/out any work to return to.

Also, in my intitial class, one of the guys was only 20.
 
Standing by for "People under 21 can't fly jets because.." thread hijack in 5....4....3....2....1....
 
IFly85 said:
What? What is wrong with someone younger than you starting with an ok job at a regional?
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Get an education, please.

I preach and preach and preach about getting a college education but no one listens.

In my personal opinion, aww hell, nevermind.
 
I agree with you Doug, you should never give up on telling people to get an education; it’s the number 1 thing people should worry about. Especially in this field if you want to get on with a major some day. I tell some of my friends the same that to stay in school, they look at me like I’m crazy. I’m 18 right now with one part time job, a part time flying job, and cfi. I love my job and would not trade it for anything, but looking back I still wish I could have just been one of those college kids who just goes to school and has fun during these years. But I should have my AS degree by the time I am 19, and hopefully my BS well before I’m 21. But by all means no one should have to work all day and go to school at night when there under 21 because that’s not the life people should be having at those years of life, they should be having fun. I bet anyone who looks back at those years of their life would be much happier if all they were doing was partying and just having fun, not working all the time.
 
Well, I listened Doug. It was actually while I was building time in the ATP program (having grown so itchy to fly that I had plunged into a fast-track program prior to any college), and my flight partner and I were hanging around the ASU campus near the PHX location, when my partner said, "This is where you belong." I was further enlightened while cruising at altitude, staring blindly at instruments, getting jostled around by turbulence, that this is what I would be doing for the rest of my professional life ...

So it was while I was in the thick of my flight training that I realized I wanted to go to college. Ironical, eh? And I couldn't be happier.
 
"I preach and preach and preach about getting a college education but no one listens"

I once worked for a third level supplemental cargo outfit flying Convairs. This was during the late 80's when times were pretty good in the airline pilot hiring biz.

It was interesting to see what seperated the "lifers", who were stuck at that level, and those who moved on to bigger and better things. Had nothing to do with piloting ability, skill, or experience. The "lifers" were the guys without degrees.

If you're aiming for the top of the profession, you better figure out a way to check that square.
 
Before I leave for work, here's the next answer:

"Yeah, but Bill Gates and your millionaire uncle aren't competing for a job at Fed Ex"

(someone invariably says "You can be a success without a degree...Bill Gates... My millionaire uncle... yadda yadda yadda")
 
Question: why do kids see their under-21 counterparts that have a regional job as competition... because of their age? It is visible at some airports where there are quite a few young Mesa FOs. The "Wow! he's only 21" expression has been heard around those parts a few times, and get just a slightly raised eyebrow and dumb look from captains that have been in the industry for a couple of years.
 
Well this topic went a bit off from where I started it with. For those who are just looking through the post- I am all for education and having a good time doing it. I have been in school for 3 years and have just a couple summer classes to put the degree in the resume. On top of that I began flying as soon as I could start driving and since I arrived at school and had my multi/commercial I realised that every job from here on out should be in the aviaiton field. A line job is good while you do the cfi/II/MEI and just getting flight time with the base customers will bring on some good connections for the initial time and experience. From there (and the past year and a half) its been school and instructing. Some say you can't have fun but I seem to party hardy at least a couple times a week. I am trying to get a 121 job and will be doing my MBA online. I guess the goal is to be at a major by age 25. I have had a blast so far, and hope to be in a position to have more fun later in life with a wife and kids. Time will tell. Moral of this reply is to let the people just starting out in the profession to know that you can bust your ass and still have fun. Being young in the industry is DEFINATELY a good thing. Companies know you will be around for a while and it shows you have good work ethic for being years ahead of the rest of the competition.
 
higney85 said:
..... Being young in the industry is DEFINATELY a good thing. Companies know you will be around for a while and it shows you have good work ethic for being years ahead of the rest of the competition.
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Being older is DEFINITELY a good thing.......it shows employers you've gained invaluable life-experiences prior to jumping into a commercial airliner. Additionally, by being older you will, most likely, be much more responsible than your younger counterparts. AGE is not a bad thing, and the only way to gain experience in life is to live it!
 
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