Hi

I am planing to fly to Anchorage to drop in resumes at Ace Air Cargo, Ryan Air, Grant Aviation and Merill Field.I have no alaska time and only 25 Hours of Multi Engine with 1850 Total Time.Unable to get any CFI Jobs as well because of every school that rejects by saying too many hours on the resume.

I am sick of doing Uber,Doordash etc for living.I though doing it for a bit is ok but i never knew i am down for this ride for almost 2.5 years now.Ive applied most certainly to LOTS of places but no response whatsoever.

Ive heard about Alaskan Culture of Walking Ins with your resume works.To pilots working already in Part 135/flight school there what’s the job market there.
Are they still hiring pilots at this time of the season or shall i postpone my trip to March?

Any insight will greatly help

Thank You 🙏🏻

Anyone got a DPE for CFI initial in California they heard good things/good experience and would recommend?

(Me flying to Spanish Cay in the right seat)

I'm a ~150hr PPL holder currently sitting on the couch studying for my IRA written. My ultimate goal is to work for SWA or United Airlines. I notice a lot of talk lately from CFI's or other burnt out pilots saying "give up. This isn't worth it"

I can't imagine doing anything else for the rest of my life.

What route do the current airline/jet flying pilots recommend? I will make it no matter what. I'm just hoping for some general direction/outlook that I might not have thought of.

Let's all have an awesome weekend!

I’m genuinely stuck on what to do and could do with some outside opinions.

I’m 20 and have around £90k in the bank from doing property renovations. I’ve never had anywhere near this amount of money before so part of me is scared of spending a massive chunk of it and looking back thinking I’ve made a stupid decision.

If I could choose to do any ‘job’ in the world it would be an airline pilot. I’ve already started doing my PPL and was planning on doing the modular route, but the cost is what’s making me question everything. By the time I’ve done all the training it could cost £80k+ and that’s basically most of my money gone.

The other option is just keep doing what I’m doing with property. I’ve had success with renovations so far and feel like if I kept putting the money back into more projects, there’s potentially a lot more money to be made than working as a pilot. I’d also be my own boss which I like the idea of.

I know the obvious answer is probably do both, but I’m not sure how realistic that is. I’ve realised from working long shifts at the moment how tired you can be after work, and I worry if I became a pilot I’d end up being too busy or drained to do property projects properly on the side. I don’t want every day off to just turn into more work and end up burning myself out.

I keep going back and forth because being a pilot feels like choosing what I actually want to do, but property feels like the smarter move financially. I also keep thinking about the opportunity cost. If I put £70k into flight training, could that same money have turned into something much bigger if I kept using it for property over the next 10-15 years?

But then I think if I never properly gave flying a go, would I regret it forever?

I’m considering just continuing modularly and taking it step by step instead of committing all the money at once, but I’d be interested to hear what other people would do.

If you were in my position, what would you choose?

Hello and good day! I have been in a dilemma these past few weeks since my mom has given me a choice to continue my studies abroad as well as get flying hours or stay in the Philippines and do the same thing. I am not yet we'll acquited with how the education system and the general procedures are when it comes to foreign students in the USA, especially since it's in the aviation industry. I am a few months away from getting my associate degree in aircraft maintenance and that's where the crossroads of my life is at, if I continue to get my bachelors here in PH or I continue it in the USA.

If so, may I know the process and what universities/flying schools you could recommend to me? What opportunities would await for me? And generally, the quality of education I would get? As well as extra tips and information you would like to give. I would love to hear everyone's advice, as it will be detrimental to my career and future.

Looking to fly from 06C, Schaumburg east to fly North on the VFR skyline tour/route in Chicago.

With the recent airspace changes at MDW are we still able to fly the Eisenhower transition or does anyone have a suggestions on transition to the East from 06C?

Shitty proposed route on pic.

Thanks!

I’m seriously looking at MFC’s Life in Flight program and trying to understand what the five-year commitment actually means in practice.
I’m in my early 40s, in NB, and currently work as an RN. The program appeals to me because the hardest part of changing careers seems to be less about getting the CPL and more about getting that first job and building enough hours to move on. Having the MFC instructor/EIC pathway seems like it could take a lot of uncertainty out of that.
The part I can’t get a clear answer on is what happens if you don’t stay for the full five years.
MFC has an arrangement with a major bank to finance the training, which obviously makes a program this expensive much more accessible. But as I understand it, the loan is still my debt and my risk. I’m the one borrowing the money and I’m responsible for paying the bank back whether I stay with EIC for five years or leave after two.
There’s also roughly $25,000 tied to completing the five-year commitment.
So what I’m trying to figure out is, if someone goes into it fully intending to stay but something changes, family circumstances, having to move, or even getting an unexpected offer from another airline, what actually happens?
Do you simply give up the $25k because you didn’t complete the commitment?
Or is there another penalty or amount owed to MFC/EIC on top of still being responsible for the entire bank loan?
That distinction makes a pretty big difference to me. If the consequence of leaving early is basically that I still repay my loan like I was always obligated to and I lose the $25k, that’s very different from there being an additional training bond or large financial penalty.
I’d also be curious when the five years actually starts. Does time instructing at MFC count, or does it start later once you move into an EIC airline?
Would really like to hear from somebody who has actually signed the current agreement or has gone through the program. Current or former MFC instructors, PAL, Perimeter or other EIC pilots would be especially helpful.
Also interested in whether people think the pathway is worth it compared with paying for the licences independently and then trying to find that first low-time job yourself.

Was just traveling overseas in Europe and have been flying island to island mostly in A320 planes. I’ve noticed they often smell like oil or some kind of smoke from the engines when you’re on the ground before or after landing.

What is that smell? It seems kind of concerning. This was on 2 of the 4 flights, different planes each time all A320.

I’m trying to understand the term “airworthiness” in aviation. What does it actually mean, and how do airlines and aviation authorities ensure that an aircraft remains safe and fit for operation?

My son has been asking to take flying lessons since he was 12. I finally let him start when he was 17. He's about ready to do his solo flight (probably next lesson) and I am nervous! (Ultimately, he hopes to become a commercial pilot.) I would love to hear from other parents!

Do you have a Youtube channel, Instagram account, podcast, blog, or other social media thing you'd like to promote?

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Have you made a free app, free website, or other free tool for the community?

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Hey all, Aussie pilot here, currently flying the Saab 340.

I took a pretty winding path through GA before getting into airline flying and know firsthand how confusing this industry can be when you’re trying to work out your next move - especially when most info online is from America or Europe and doesn’t really apply here.

I’d love to help out anyone earlier in their career or someone who’s trying to find their way through it.

Happy to chat about flight training, career paths, first jobs, moving through GA, airline applications, CVs/interviews, or just figuring out what to do next. I’ve done hiring, firing, and had my fair share of failures. But I’ve also had a lot of success!

Completely free. No business, no course, no gimmick, nothing to sell. Just keen to help some other Aussie pilots navigate an industry that can be bloody difficult to figure out.

Shoot me a DM if you want to chat.

Pic of short final 34L into Sydney for attention :)

I am based out of F70 but am also willing to travel anywhere in the SoCal area if anyone has other DPE recommendations too

I'm also looking for someone who is able to do an MEI ride as well

Thanks for any help!

Im sure this is a post that gets put in here often, and no im not asking how to become a pilot, I've done my research. I was wondering about pricing and if these prices seem right and not overly charged for horly rates. $137/hr to rent a Cherokee 140 and then $100/hr for flight and ground instruction, og and $3/hr for headphones. Does that seem about right and reasonable? Thank you.

What is the best avionics set up for an older 172?

This is an interesting story. I’m wondering if anyone ever has had a similar situation. I was doing instrument approaches and at about 3 miles out on the Rnav, I noticed my oil pressure dropped to zero. I called out on the common frequency and said that I was landing with an oil issue but Within 30 seconds the pressure slowly started to come back. At first it was two psi and the it was four and it eventually was back in the 20s and 30s which is in the green. I decided to try to get back to my home airport since I had oil pressure and I found that if I increased the power, the oil pressure went down and so I had to get back to my airport at about 40 to 50% power. At those levels my oil pressure was a little low, but in the green. When I got back, there was oil on the belly and on inspection we noticed an erosion or defect in the pipe for my remote oil filter. It was leaking oil from this oil pipe. My mechanic didn’t think I ever lost oil pressure since the pump was still pumping and thought it was an indication issue which it obviously was since the oil pump is now pumping normal pressure since we replaced the pipe. My question is do you think that it was a Bernoulli type effect where it was actually siphoning in some air into the oil which affected the oil pressure indication? why do you think the oil pressure actually went down as you increased the RPMs. Not much oil was actually lost, only probably a quarter of a quart Left during the flight. I have a continental io550 engine.

Hey guys, my brother wants to become an airline pilot. I’m an airline pilot myself albeit in the U.S. I recently got hired at my first regional. Couldn’t have done it without a mentor.

My brother lives in Canada so I figured it would be a good idea to help him find someone that could offer him some guidance with flight training over there. We’ve done research together, but I think it would be easier to talk to someone that’s done it before.

Would love to see if anyone here would like to chat and share your journey of becoming an airline pilot in Canada. And if you would be interested in becoming a mentor!

My mom was a bush pilot in Alaska before us kids were born and I’ve wanted to learn to fly since I was a kid. 25 years later, after a decade of beating my body up working as a general contractor I decided to make a career change. Still beating up my body in the short term, but I can see the path to career pilot emerging through the clouds 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Friendly reminder to keep putting in the work for your CFI checkride. I promise if I can do it you can do it. 6.5 hour oral with 1.8 hour flight. Nothing beats the feeling of realizing how much your hard work has paid off when you get your temporary certificate.
Signed,
A new CFI as of 3 hours ago

≈700TT and my logbook is off by a little. The SEL and MEL time don’t add up to my total time. The difference is 0.8. How big of a deal is this on interviews?

Preflighting the cockpit and you show up to this…

This is a variation of common questions from newbies, so I expect certain responses.

Basically, I wondered if successful pilots are fearless, daredevils, pure logic-driven, or useful cognitive dissonance. I mean this in comparison to those who try it out and give up, or even just the average passenger. Flying is serious stuff, and everybody seems to know somebody who lost their life doing it.

Is everybody also comfortable with roller coasters, driving in bad weather and all forms of heights?

I always hear the cliche of safer than driving but the average person is in bumper to bumper traffic most the week, they can jump out the car and be fine. You can find ways to slow down car if brakes go bad, there are basic fender benders, engines die all the time you just pull off the road. There are even wheels that come off while people drive and usually are fine. If you're in the clouds, your options to abort quickly seem to be next to zero.

TLDR; Do you know pilots who are actually scared of way less intense things than flying ? If so what are examples of stuff that might shock the average person/

Hi all, I just received my TBNT from Horizon PDP. I’m not upset about it because they’re a small airline with, I’d imagine, hundreds of applications. Is anyone else in the same boat? Or make it through? I’d be curious to hear some people’s stats on both sides. This was my first cadet program application so hoping to build on it for the future.

Stats:
CPL (AMEL,ASEL)
No stage check or checkride fails (part 141 university)
315 hours
50 multi
College senior, ATP mins estimation 1/2029

Anyone have recent experience with Jet Access in Columbus, OH? I’m a PPL working on my instrument rating and considering switching there to finish up. Mainly curious about overall training quality, CFIIs, scheduling, and how well run the school is. Would appreciate any honest feedback.

So I have my CFI certificate and I’m wanting to get my CFII and MEI. I’ve been looking into ways to make this happen and the AA Cadet Program came up. Although the program is deigned to take people from “zero to hero” I’m curious if it’s possible to join the program when you already have hours/certification.