Re: Missing the big picture
Listen, I think everyone that isn't already in the field, is missing the big picture. Someone in the main forum has a thread indicating that he has a furlough recall date for Dec. 1st. What's shocking is that this guy has 20 years of experience, a bunch of type ratings in various military aircraft. What makes "anyone" on this board, think for a moment, that they can scoot to an interview and be subsequently hired over someone like that? Someone who's paid dues for 20 years ? You can't ignore it, doing so will have you waste your time and your money. Doug mentioned its all about timing. If look around you, it's not just the airline industry, its everywhere. CPA's are applying for entry level jobs at my wife's company. I look to interview helpdesk staff and get MBA's with current certifications that wouldn't consider such a position years ago. Listen, Doug mentions "its feast or famine" and for the foreseeable future, until the economy is back to its pre-9/11 days, I advise that everyone that isn't there in the cockpit already, keep it as recreational flying, keep at it. But don't go in to this full swing at an FBO or ATP for that matter and think you have a decent shot at landing a paying job that will keep bread on the table, unless you're a prodigy and that aren't many of them around either. There is only 1 way to the cockpit of a regional for sure, and it involves money, buying your time in a twin and flying the hell out of a ME to up your time. Face it, if any of us had that kind of money, in the mid $100's, we wouldn't be asking "should I leave my job as a )(*&" for a chance at flying the big metal. Guys, focus, look around you and make the right decision. This is not mean't to be denigrating or discouraging, I just don't want to see anyone's psyche damaged by leaping to such an allusion in this day and time. I would love to make the leap and have $80k from the sale of my home just recently, but that's not enough to get me a job in this industry anytime in the foreseeable future (3-5 years).