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College drop-out--->Private ASEL-->AF mechanic-->Civ A&P-->AF Res. Flight Eng-->War-->UAL Ramp Supervisor-->BS Degree-->Certificates-->CFI-->135 Freight

37, on the long way around, hoping to make it to 121, shall keep on keepin' on.
 
1995 - 1999 private cert
2001 - 2005 College. Instrument, Comm, CFI, Multi
2005 - 2007 135 Freight FO @ Air Cargo Carriers
2007 - 2009 135 Freight CA @ Alliance Air Charter
2009 - 2010 Furloughed, sick, medical issues, got a SI medical
2010 - 2012 135 Freight @ Flight Express OOTSK!
2012 - 2013 135 Freight @ Central Air Southwest
2013 - Present 91k CA @ Executive AirShare
 
Certificate --> Army Helo --> 9 year aviation hiatus --> More Certificates (10 Months) -->CFI (3 Years)--> Regional FO (3 Years)--> MAJOR FO (In 5...4....3......) :D
 
CFI>121 layoff> 135 charter- cap/instructor> bankruptcy>121regional FO> hopefully updating in the next year.

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Private in high school (2004)
Certs through CFIs and A&P in college (2004-2008)
CFI for 2 years at college (2007-2009, C172 and DA42)
6 months A&P for scuzzball FBO near Houston (2009-2010)
A&P for Alaska 135 op (2010-present)
Pilot for Alaska 135 op (2012-present, PA32, PA31, C208)
 
1999-PPL/ grad high school/start college
2000- IR/CPL/ME
2001- CFI/II/MEI Got hired in sept as a CFI/part 91 pilot
2003- grad college, hired by Pinnacle (all CRJ200s) with 1700 hours
2005- captain upgrade
2007- hired by DL (5000TT, 2000TPIC)- initial on md88 then checked out on 757/767
2010- displaced to 737 (blech...)
2011- bid to A320 (ahh, this is more like it)
???
profit
 
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Started lessons Summer 2009
PPL Fall 2009
INS Winter 2009
Regional Intern early 2010
SE COMM Spring 2010
CFI Spring 2010 offered job after completing checkride
ME COMM Summer 2010
CFII Winter 2010
Graduated with non aviation Bachelors Winter 2010
Regional Spring 2011. 960 hours
Regional 2 Summer 2012 to now. 1500 hours
 
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1999-Private in HS
2000-IFR
2001-Comm/CFI/CFII/ME-Started Instructing
2004-Hired at CHQ(1500hrs)
2006-Upgrade at CHQ
2007-Hired at CX(4100hrs) B747-400
2012-Started flying B747-8F

Still here and going strong..
 
1999-PPL/ grad high school/start college
2000- IR/CPL/ME
2001- CFI/II/MEI Got hired in sept as a CFI/part 91 pilot
2003- grad college, hired by Pinnacle (all CRJ200s) with 1700 hours
2005- captain upgrade
2007- hired by DL (5000TT, 2000TPIC)- initial on md88 then checked out on 757/767
2010- displaced to 737 (blech...)
2011- bid to A320 (ahh, this is more like it)
???
profit
Yea I think you win.
 
Certificates ---> CFI 2 years (furlough, lol I know right who gets furloughed from an instructing gig) ---> Aircraft sales 6 months ---> Citation FO 135 gig 1 year until company goes out of business ---> 121 regional for 3 years ---> now at a LCC
 
1998-2002 College, Certificates
2002 Airport Customer Service
2003 Flight Attendant (last 8 months because after 6 months, I started to say what I was thinking...time to quit)
2004 Crap-Bag Commuter, SF340 (didn't deserve the term regional when I was there)
2004-2007 Regional ERJ FO
2007-2009 Regional ERJ Captain
2009-2013 Super Regional Captain (TFAYD!)
2013 Legacy A320 FO
2013 - ??? World's Largest Airline


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1999-PPL/ grad high school/start college
2000- IR/CPL/ME
2001- CFI/II/MEI Got hired in sept as a CFI/part 91 pilot
2003- grad college, hired by Pinnacle (all CRJ200s) with 1700 hours
2005- captain upgrade
2007- hired by DL (5000TT, 2000TPIC)- initial on md88 then checked out on 757/767
2010- displaced to 737 (blech...)
2011- bid to A320 (ahh, this is more like it)
???
profit

The -200 was fun, the -800, I don't know how you guys did it sitting in that loud-assed A/V closet for 6 hours.
 
1999-PPL/ grad high school/start college
2000- IR/CPL/ME
2001- CFI/II/MEI Got hired in sept as a CFI/part 91 pilot
2003- grad college, hired by Pinnacle (all CRJ200s) with 1700 hours
2005- captain upgrade
2007- hired by DL (5000TT, 2000TPIC)- initial on md88 then checked out on 757/767
2010- displaced to 737 (blech...)
2011- bid to A320 (ahh, this is more like it)
???
profit

Just out of curiosity, whats the downsides to the 737?
 
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