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Old 25th Jul 2023, 23:27
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Crashington
 
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Greetings, all!! I'm the resident FNG here and thought I'd say hello and also get a feel for things. I'm 55 years young and flew commercially for 20 years here in the Caribbean from the tender age of 19. I quit when things took a downturn here and the family life became all-consuming. I've been itching to dust off my wings and just did a Class 1 medical to make sure I was still fit for duty. When I stopped flying, I had accumulated around 13,000 hours of turbine time (mainly Twin Otter and Dash 8 100/300) and figured that in the current market, folks might be willing to overlook my age and concentrate on the experience. I'm seriously considering splashing out for a type rating to make things easier, either ATR 72 or Dash Q400 (my preference given my history on the Dash).
What do you good folk think should be my route going forward?
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