Since you have dual citizenship, the US of Aviation might just be your back door out of your current crisis. Do a conversion to the FAA Commercial/IR/SE+ME and get a CFI/CFII certificate along with it. Yes, I know it`s cr@p over there too, but if you can get hired as a CFI somewhere (anywhere really) and also have the opportunity to get some part 135 flying on the side, I`m sure you`ll be in a much better position when the recession ends. BTW, look EVERYWHERE in the US
Bush flying in AK is in any case better than bush flying in Africa.
In any circumstance DO NOT pay for a typerating, as there is absolutely nO GUARANTEE for a job at the end
. Especially since the 737 has become so popular, and "everybody" is doing it or has done it. Now "everybody" have to compete for a lot fewer jobs for their given typerating. What`s worse is that a lot of these 737 typed pilots also have a couple of years experience ON TYPE.
Sometimes the path isn`t as straight forward as you would have liked. Right now it sucks a couple of big ones
, but it all depends on how you view things. Do you think positively or negatively? Is the glass half empty or half full? Do you even need a full glass
???!? Is the journey or the ending the most satisfying? Getting a bit philosofical here, but my point is to try and not let the recession drag you down with it. We`ve all been in that same position, and a lot of times there is a great leap of faith involved in order to succeed.
My best advice is to do what feels right. Gut feeling and fly by the seat of your pants. Keep it coordinated
