How did you get started in freight?

I CFIaged until 1100-something hours, had the 'regional dream' beat into my head from day one at my school. Interviewed at Airnet for practice (my flight school offered guaranteed airline interviews) before having the school grant me my 'real' interview at one of dem dere fancy reegionals. Somehow got hired at the Net', so I decided I might as well try it. LOVED it, and came to the realization that was why my dad impregnated my mom.

Bayrapers came in and destroyed all that was good, so I jumped ship for corporate. Got furloughed just over 6 months later and came back to the darkside (not Airnet, another 135'er with good work rules) and couldn't be happier. I stay in a co-ed crashpad with SWA and Omni flight attendants, so I sometimes get the 'perks' of flying for an airline without the headache of actually doing so. And by perks I mean engaging in meaningful and deep dialogue about important worldly issues.

One word to describe being a freight dog?

Mantastic! :cool:
 
Did a random VFR day job till 1200, got hired on at 135 carrier, got furloughed, got on with another and am now getting out...
 
Instructed, went to school while instructing a bit, got out with about 1300 hours (no BFR, let alone IPC...ah 2005!) at Flight Express. Miraculously passed training, flew there for a couple of years, flew for Air 1st in the Mighty Mitsi for a couple of years (great company, great airplane), Suburban in the Cursed 99 (great company, terrible airplane) for another year, wound up flying a BeatchJet pulling gear and stowing golf clubs for another good bunch. The story continues...
 
Flew military RW. Got my FW ratings on the civilian side while in the military. Left the military to become a CFI. I saw an add in Air Jobs Digest advertising for a pilot. Mailed in my resume. Decided a few days later to fly in and see if I could get the job. Walked into the office just before lunch and the CP pulled my resume from a huge stack. He looked it over then asked if I wanted to go to lunch with the owners. After lunch I was given the job. Three weeks later I was flying a light twin with basic instruments and no autopilot shooting three approaches a day.
 
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