Can I still get hired by a legacy?

journeytoalegacy said:
Hey all, just wondering how bad my situation is.

I failed PPL, and a stage check in private. Instrument was fine. In commercial, I failed a stage check, and had a taxiing incident where I ran into a light pole and scraped paint on the end of a 172 wing. Also got into a car accident in commercial. To make matters worse, the FSDO guy I “have” to take my ride with has a 40% pass rate.

I’m doing all of this while pursuing a demanding degree outside aviation, which might be wearing me thin and causing some of this mess.
  1. How bad does this all look for the airlines?
  2. If I stay clean moving forward will I still be a competitive airlines (hopefully someday legacy) applicant once things pick up again?
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Your likelihood of getting hired at a legacy carrier has very little to do with your successes and failures you experienced before your first commercial gig.

If you have hurt yourself, you might have made it more difficult to jump from CFI to a 121 carrier without 91 or 135 experience. Ten years of uneventful CFI/91/135 work will keep you in the game for legacy consideration.
 
"Disclosure" is your friend. It's usually not that big of a deal, but it develops "trust"
 
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derg said:
"Disclosure" is your friend. It's usually not that big of a deal, but it develops "trust"
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100x - I’m 99.9% sure that neither Delta/United could see my MV failure but I still put it on the app and talked about it in the interview regardless. It was no big deal, quick chat about it, then was still offered the job at both places. If I didn’t disclose it and that .1% chance it comes up, guaranteed I would have gotten a thanks but no thanks. Just looks dishonest.
 
derg said:
"Disclosure" is your friend. It's usually not that big of a deal, but it develops "trust"
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I have a different opinion when it comes to medical stuff.

Would you encourage all your peers that have struggled with depression to disclose?

What about your peers that reached Type II Diabetes levels and are able to control through diet and exercise? Would you encourage them to disclose? How many of your middle-aged peers are on Metformin and not reporting?

When it comes to past training failures, it’s a fool’s game not to disclose, it’s just a bad risk-reward choice. Even undocumented stuff can be revealed in background checks.

When it comes to my professional choices, my self-interest will trump integrity or trust in my interactions with corporations or the government. Disclosing training or check ride failures is usually in one’s best long-term interests. On the medical side, not so much.
 
Ian_J said:
Where is the OP? @journeytoalegacy, have any of the responses to the four threads you started helped you in any way?
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I have a slightly odd feeling it's a ruse. That user appeared with all sorts of questions right after the future of JC thread and everyone talking about how we all missed helping newcomers. Coincidence? Maybe, but it they are real we're clearly eager to help.
 
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