I'm a new RW military pilot that has been in the military for a little over 10 years. At the end of my current tour I'll have the choice of taking a reserve retirement or taking another tour and then getting an active retirement. Not posting this in the military section because my question doesn't have anything to do with the military.
Unless I am reading CFR 16.160 incorrectly, I will need 750 hours to get a restricted ATP. To get an unrestricted however, I will still need to meet all of the FW requirements in 16.159. There are regionals that will accept the restricted ATP along with some FW requirements, which I would hopefully land a job with in order to build additional time to get the unrestricted ATP. Does this all sound like I have it straight?
If that is correct could someone provide some guidance on if my future plans make sense? In simplistic terms, I need to first work on getting my private license, then I need to get a multi-engine w/instrument rating. Then I can work on slowly building hours in order to meet regional/ATP requirements. Probably get a CFI to broaden knowledge and new skills while also lessening the financial impact of building FW hours. Then hopefully at the end of the next 4-5 years, be able to apply for a regional job. Is that generally the correct way to be thinking about this?
The other option for me is to hopefully transition to FW for my next tour, and build time that way while also paying out of pocket to get any additional requirements taken care of. But I'll also receiving the regular retirement which will be a nice safety net.
Last question I have is about cargo jobs vs the airlines. It seems many of the threads I see are people asking about going to regionals then a legacy carrier, and far less people talking about getting into a cargo job for FedEx or UPS. Is there any reason behind this?
Unless I am reading CFR 16.160 incorrectly, I will need 750 hours to get a restricted ATP. To get an unrestricted however, I will still need to meet all of the FW requirements in 16.159. There are regionals that will accept the restricted ATP along with some FW requirements, which I would hopefully land a job with in order to build additional time to get the unrestricted ATP. Does this all sound like I have it straight?
If that is correct could someone provide some guidance on if my future plans make sense? In simplistic terms, I need to first work on getting my private license, then I need to get a multi-engine w/instrument rating. Then I can work on slowly building hours in order to meet regional/ATP requirements. Probably get a CFI to broaden knowledge and new skills while also lessening the financial impact of building FW hours. Then hopefully at the end of the next 4-5 years, be able to apply for a regional job. Is that generally the correct way to be thinking about this?
The other option for me is to hopefully transition to FW for my next tour, and build time that way while also paying out of pocket to get any additional requirements taken care of. But I'll also receiving the regular retirement which will be a nice safety net.
Last question I have is about cargo jobs vs the airlines. It seems many of the threads I see are people asking about going to regionals then a legacy carrier, and far less people talking about getting into a cargo job for FedEx or UPS. Is there any reason behind this?