Possibility of hiring in USA
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Possibility of hiring in USA
Hello
Im A320 FO in one of south korean airline with 1000 hours.
As you all know rebound in air travel around far east asia is yet to come.
Also half of korean peninsula is north korea, so Im stuck in Korea triangle. LOL
I think I flew about 150 hours per year during pandemics.
Flight experience in US is just about 50 hours of time building with C172.
Most of my flight experience is in korea and south east asia.
No problem with reading and understanding english but not fluent with speaking.
I think this will be most challenging part, communication. ATC and CRM.
Wife is nurse and has NCLEX, so immigration and availability to work in US is not problem at all.
But immigration process will take about 2 years and I hope that my flight hours will be 1500+ during this process.
I have no one to ask so I hope someone in here can tell me the possibility of hiring major or regional.
Thank you in advance.
Im A320 FO in one of south korean airline with 1000 hours.
As you all know rebound in air travel around far east asia is yet to come.
Also half of korean peninsula is north korea, so Im stuck in Korea triangle. LOL
I think I flew about 150 hours per year during pandemics.
Flight experience in US is just about 50 hours of time building with C172.
Most of my flight experience is in korea and south east asia.
No problem with reading and understanding english but not fluent with speaking.
I think this will be most challenging part, communication. ATC and CRM.
Wife is nurse and has NCLEX, so immigration and availability to work in US is not problem at all.
But immigration process will take about 2 years and I hope that my flight hours will be 1500+ during this process.
I have no one to ask so I hope someone in here can tell me the possibility of hiring major or regional.
Thank you in advance.
HL7700,
You have an interesting case. I don't have any certain answers to your questions but I can guess at a few things.
First, no one knows what will happen two years from now in the airline business. But, your qualifications would probably interest many US regional airlines...if they are hiring at current levels two years from now. As you probably know, you'll need an FAA ATPL and 1,500 hours total time ( in the required breakdown) to be in the running for a Part 121 position.
In some cases, regionals and a couple of cargo/charter carriers have paid for expat pilots to get the FAA license but this is not certain. Getting the FAA ATPL on your own is an expensive proposition. I'd explore getting with an airline that would provide that training.
Under what license did you get the 50 hours of C172 experience in the USA ?
I'm not familiar with the NCLEX your wife has but I do understand there's a pretty serious nurse shortage in the USA. It appears she'll have no trouble finding a good position here.
A couple of things come to mind:
Your written English is very good. But if spoken English is a problem, you might want to work on that as ATC communication here is often fast and furious and very important in the cockpit.
If you anticipate your wife moving to the USA, you want to get that 1,500 hours as soon as you can.
And...all US regionals have email addresses to their recruiters. You might want to contact them all with a brief message with your questions. They may not respond under the crazy hiring going on here but you can try anyway.
Good luck to you and let us know how you are getting along.
You have an interesting case. I don't have any certain answers to your questions but I can guess at a few things.
First, no one knows what will happen two years from now in the airline business. But, your qualifications would probably interest many US regional airlines...if they are hiring at current levels two years from now. As you probably know, you'll need an FAA ATPL and 1,500 hours total time ( in the required breakdown) to be in the running for a Part 121 position.
In some cases, regionals and a couple of cargo/charter carriers have paid for expat pilots to get the FAA license but this is not certain. Getting the FAA ATPL on your own is an expensive proposition. I'd explore getting with an airline that would provide that training.
Under what license did you get the 50 hours of C172 experience in the USA ?
I'm not familiar with the NCLEX your wife has but I do understand there's a pretty serious nurse shortage in the USA. It appears she'll have no trouble finding a good position here.
A couple of things come to mind:
Your written English is very good. But if spoken English is a problem, you might want to work on that as ATC communication here is often fast and furious and very important in the cockpit.
If you anticipate your wife moving to the USA, you want to get that 1,500 hours as soon as you can.
And...all US regionals have email addresses to their recruiters. You might want to contact them all with a brief message with your questions. They may not respond under the crazy hiring going on here but you can try anyway.
Good luck to you and let us know how you are getting along.
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Thank you for answering my question.^^
I have been busy because of flight schedules.
So my apologies for late reply.
If a pilot who have foreign license want to fly in us, he/she would go to fsdo? for interview to get temp license.
It will only be approved as private pilot no matter what kinds of license he have, even ATPL.
At that time I had multi eng CPL with IFR.
And than 1 hours of flight with CFR instructor for actual private license approval.
So in conclusion, I flew 50 hours in USA with PPL.
I will try my best to get 1500 hours as fast as I can.
Wish you always have safe and happy flight.
I have been busy because of flight schedules.
So my apologies for late reply.
If a pilot who have foreign license want to fly in us, he/she would go to fsdo? for interview to get temp license.
It will only be approved as private pilot no matter what kinds of license he have, even ATPL.
At that time I had multi eng CPL with IFR.
And than 1 hours of flight with CFR instructor for actual private license approval.
So in conclusion, I flew 50 hours in USA with PPL.
I will try my best to get 1500 hours as fast as I can.
Wish you always have safe and happy flight.
I figured you might have gotten the FAR 61.75 PPL to do your US flying.
It might be a while down the road but when you get closer to job hunting in the USA, before you spend money on an FAA license, be sure to check to see what companies, if any, are willing to provide an ATPL for you at no cost to you. Some companies are doing that for Australians so these airlines know how to do that...they just have to be willing.
It's impossible to know what conditions in the USA airlines will be a year from now but you certainly want to be sure it's necessary for you to spend your own money on a license. An FAA ATPL is an expensive proposition.
Hang in there.
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