eubankp
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I am a Navy flight school washout and now that I'm out of the Navy (after 4 years out of the cockpit) I want to become an airline pilot. I finished Primary training in the T-34, and all of Advanced training in the TH-57 helo until the final instruments check-ride, which I failed. They had plenty of pilots so they gave me the boot to surface warfare. I had a private pilot's certificate before I went into the Navy, which will need to be re-upped.
What kind of a path am I looking at to get hired for an airline? I know I need an IFR certificate and a Commercial pilot's rating, but how quickly can I do that taking into account that I already have around 500 hours and a ton in sims too, with a lot of prior (though dusty by now) instrument training? Which airlines should I apply to first? My cousin, a SW pilot recommends I try for SkyWest commuter airline.
Thank you for your help.
Perry
What kind of a path am I looking at to get hired for an airline? I know I need an IFR certificate and a Commercial pilot's rating, but how quickly can I do that taking into account that I already have around 500 hours and a ton in sims too, with a lot of prior (though dusty by now) instrument training? Which airlines should I apply to first? My cousin, a SW pilot recommends I try for SkyWest commuter airline.
Thank you for your help.
Perry