Regional Airline Entry Age Limitations
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Regional Airline Entry Age Limitations
I have just left a single engine charter job for a full-time ordinary job to save money for my instrument rating. I am currently 30 years of age and will most likely not have my IR + 500 multi command until I am 35. I am just wondering how much $*&^ up hill I am pushing? also what if any is an average age versus hours requirement. Any professional advice is muchly appreciated.
Skyway,
Keep going mate. I don't think your pushing too much sh1t up-hill. 35 is not that bad an age for the Regionals, I'm not too sure about experience commensurate with age? But I can't see too many hassles with employing a 35 year old bloke with 3-4000hrs.
Obviously depends on how the industry is going and pre-9/11 you would have had a very good chance at the 2-3000hr mark. There's heaps of Pilots out there in the Regionals with similar backgrounds to yourself.
You'll be right
, hoss
ps. just imagine 'getting in' at 35, giving 25 years service to your Airline and retiring a veteran at seniority no.1.
Keep going mate. I don't think your pushing too much sh1t up-hill. 35 is not that bad an age for the Regionals, I'm not too sure about experience commensurate with age? But I can't see too many hassles with employing a 35 year old bloke with 3-4000hrs.
Obviously depends on how the industry is going and pre-9/11 you would have had a very good chance at the 2-3000hr mark. There's heaps of Pilots out there in the Regionals with similar backgrounds to yourself.
You'll be right
, hossps. just imagine 'getting in' at 35, giving 25 years service to your Airline and retiring a veteran at seniority no.1.
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Skyway, I can't speak for other regionals, but the company I work for has hired guys in their 40's, and in one instance slightly more 'mature' than that.
Some came from other airlines with quite a lot of turbine experience, and others straight from G/A piston.
Go for it, and good luck with the CIR.
Some came from other airlines with quite a lot of turbine experience, and others straight from G/A piston.
Go for it, and good luck with the CIR.
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Skyway, hopefully, this will encourage you,
I started flying professionally at the ripe old age of 31, having logged about 100 hours private.
I am 36 with 3400 hours and start groundschool on Monday with a regional, having held a variety of jobs in GA around the country.
Age is pretty much irrelevant. Stay positive, maintain a good sense of humour, don't upset people, this is a very small industry and YOU WILL get there.
Enjoy the ride mate, just be aware, it will get a little bumpy on occasions!
Good luck
I started flying professionally at the ripe old age of 31, having logged about 100 hours private.
I am 36 with 3400 hours and start groundschool on Monday with a regional, having held a variety of jobs in GA around the country.
Age is pretty much irrelevant. Stay positive, maintain a good sense of humour, don't upset people, this is a very small industry and YOU WILL get there.
Enjoy the ride mate, just be aware, it will get a little bumpy on occasions!
Good luck
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I'm having heaps of trouble finding multi time despite having 3500 hours including 1100 plus on s/e turbine , a CIR , an instructor rating and the ATPLs.
Without 500 multi your nowhere !
Without 500 multi your nowhere !
