BHawks 0 #1 September 17, 2008 Hi everyone, its been awhie since I posted anything. I am currently working on my instrument rating with ATP at Gateway airport in Mesa, AZ. This learning to fly business is challenging and both rewarding and expensive as hell; but for the most part I like it, the only thing is avoiding the school politics, I am here to get my ratings and move on. One awsomel thing is visiting Eloy. I have both flown and driven down there. I wonder if the skydivers there know that they are in the middle of a practice area from all sorts of flight schools around the area. A lot of the pilots I fly with think our kind is nuts... I am spreading the word as much as possible to avoid Eloy at all costs when they are doing their practice maneuvers... Doing steep turns and see a blurr....what was that ? Or looking down in freefall and some idiot Cessna in slow flight might not be such a good day. After this, finding employment as a pilot is going to be fun, I'll probably moon light as a Walmart Greeter..."Welcome to Walmart, you will find Budweiser on Isle 8 next to the coolers and disposable diapers.... I hope to be the one trucking you'll up to altitude or jumping with you on a load some day, or showing you where Bud is at walmart....have a good one. Neb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #2 September 17, 2008 QuoteI hope to be the one trucking you'll up to altitude or jumping with you on a load some day, or showing you where Bud is at walmart....have a good one. Are you lookin to get with an airline someday? If you are you probably will make more as a Wal-Mart greater than you will as a first year FO. Good luck and have fun.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHawks 0 #3 September 17, 2008 I have a decent enough friend who works for Mesa as a CRJ FO... If I have my choice about it, I want to avoid the regionals at all costs. Not exactly sure what I'll be doing, CFIing, jump pilot, working for Bob's aerial photgraphy, I might even put an application to the ANG, while I am still young enough, but the priority is to first get through the pilot training and get the occasional skydive in. I have a prior military background, I would like to work for a LE / EMS agency or Border Patrol that would be a great career in my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #4 September 17, 2008 QuoteI have a decent enough friend who works for Mesa as a CRJ FO... I would suggest you steer away from Mesa at all cost! Try some of the others before even considering Mesa. QuoteIf I have my choice about it, I want to avoid the regionals at all costs. Might be hard to do it you want to fly the bigger jet fleet. QuoteI would like to work for a LE / EMS agency or Border Patrol that would be a great career in my opinion. The only problem with that is there ae guys coming out of the military with thousands of hours who will also be applying for those slots. It will be a hard wall to break. The regionals are not that bad if you get with a good one. There are some decent ones out there. Skywest has pretty good record. I used to be with ASA and they had there up's and downs but seem to be turning over a new leaf.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
