the atp route is not just some exams to pass, it s putting a gun in your mouth and ask an airline to pull the trigger for you...do not forget to ask them to place 5 bullets in the barillet...
even with a flight instructor ticket and some hours on light aircraft, you still do not have the 500hours required to fly for an airline.
meet good folks to be a FI? ok, and then what???
log hours? ok, but who really cares of my 1000h of cessna 150?
keep current and apply ( and keep your money until someone come with a PAID job for you): yeahhhh!, sounds great....this is what I am doing!