That's great you got 2000 hours on twins but what type of twin are you flying?
Are you flying a turboprop, king air, metro or C441 size?
I knew a bloke in the past who was just an instructor for four years and was knocked back by QF, he then got himself a light jet endorsement and worked for a freight company, then ended up in Asia on the A340.
Another example, i have come across two different people in the past, both were instructors and both ended up in QF, one of them had a uni degree, which gave him the edge over others.
In my opinion, if you got yourself a B737-800 or A320 type rating, that could place you in a more favourable position, even if you don't end up flying that particular equipment, the transition to a totally different aircraft type will be simple.
I believe a person should continue to invest in their future and be up to date with the glass cockpit, jet operations (at least simulator), understand operations of advanced aircraft systems, to increase their skill and knowledge.
To achieve a B738 or A320 type rating requires a lot of skill and effort from an individual, it's not a Dash 8 or Second Officer role.
You could have contacted the company flying the Emb135/145 on the east coast, if accepted, then self fund a type rating and move up into a higher class of operation.
It's a great job, got to think outside the box and globally.
Don't forget you're not the only person with a pilot's licence, a pilot licence holder is no different to being a driver on the road, you're not the only one.
So what you’re saying is he/she should buy their way in to Qlink with a self funded 737/A320 rating?
In the middle of the largest national and global pilot shortage (which will only get worse) when this pay for an endorsement rot which Jetstar pilots started should finally be nipped in the bud, and your advice is for pilots looking for a turboprop job is to go and buy a jet endo to jump their mates in the queue?
Worst advice I’ve read on PPrune in 5 years.
We wonder why we can’t seem to advance our terms and conditions with comments like this.
My advice would be to hang in there, keep working on getting night/IF hours, keep updating your resume. Consider emailing them and asking what area you could work on the most to improve your chances of progressing out of the hold.
And while you’re waiting, there’s lots of other good places to crack your first multicrew turbine job. And some of them might actually be a better option than QLink if you ultimately aspire to another Q group airline, because you won’t get trapped in this “non-existent” embargo which seems to disadvantage people already in the group from progressing up.