>>18834052

Where are you looking to go? Major airline? puddle-jumpers and flying winnebagos? Banzai in a blizzard Alaskan Bush Pilot? Down-home local Charter? Aerial Survey?

That's the thing. Instrument Rated and Multi-engine and that is nice, but will it be a future that pays the bills? Those major airlines start everybody out co-pilot, at shit wages, on shit routes. Now throw in they still want clot-shots.

Maybe zooming through the skies scaring birds in the left seat of a freighter for UPS or FedEx might be more your speed.

Corporate is usually not a good choice, those company lears get dropped real quick when the profits go down. Charter jet may be nice, depends on the FBO you join up with.

Have to decide where you want to be in the ten to fifteen years it may take to repay that loan. A recycled Eastern 727 for Varig coming into Rio where you hope that gear is down may not be the adventure you want

>>18834218

DD-214s just became even more valued

>>18834235

You're going to need to build hours before the majors will even look at you (unless 80% of their pilots have a "suddenly" soon) so I'd say look towards one of those short hop feeder lines, like American Eagle or Piedmont. Again, right seat and starting pay sucks. Checking out the freight outfits would depend on where you are located. If you FBO is in a municipal airport with no heavies around, just the GA and occasional corporates it gets hard. Finding out what hotel the crews stay at for lay-overs (skycaps know) and striking up a conversation with a co-pilot there might work, but again depends on your location. Sometimes you head in for a new Jepp chart and see some of the flight crew in the shop. If major is what you really want, then start the job hunting now

>>18834293

>but we can't be drafted

Selective Service Act

>>18834432

Back to clutter up another bread with the red text swill?