On Nov 18, 5:52*pm, Dave Doe wrote:
In article , garcia95127.72b3740
@aviationbanter.com, garcia95127 says...



I want to become a pilot.. I love everything about it the flying the
travel the uniform... I have been researching and it seems the easy
way...(no disrespect, its just big airlines seem to prefer a military
background).. Would be to go through the military but i don?t want to go
through the military.. I know its better training but the military isn?t
for me... but i was wondering what exactly happens after i get my PPL....
how do i earn the 2000+ hours needed and after that what are the
airlines looking for?? and once i earn them how do i stand out from the
rest of the competition??? please i have visited and read all web sites
related....

Going that way, typically you'd become a flight instructor. *Then you
get to get paid to get your hours up. *You don't get paid much! *And
you work away at your multi-engine time, higher instrutor rating - and
so on. *Heading towards your 2,000+ hours, you'll know fairly well where
you stand in regards a job flying commercially (other than being a
flying instructor! . *eg. you might think it's OK to fly for a smaller
company operating 10 seater twins - or you might want to set your sights
higher and fly with the "big boys" *You'll know by then that you have
to be in the top echelon and what's required to be there - clearly, the
positions are limited in numbers, and you know already you're up against
ex-military folk too.

--
Duncan.

I don't know the demographics of pilots flying for major airlines,
that would be time well spent for you to learn so you could position
yourself to obtain a similar CV.

It seems to me that someone who is a hiring authority for an airline
would be looking among the resumes in front of him and seeing people
from the civilian sector with 2000 hours of time flying as instructors
in fairly light airplanes, and some guys out of the armed forces who
have been flying heavy iron. Which group would you think is going to
provide the best candidates? Remember, well managed private sector
hiring is not about searching among unlikely candidates but rather
choosing from among the group most likely to succeed. Then, work at
making yourself exceptional in the population that is most likely to
provide the winning job candidate.

Hang around some FBOs for a while, talk with the CFIs there, ask them
about their experiences and the experiences of their friends who broke
into the airline industry. Check also with some of the major
universities that have aviation programs, many keep stats on how their
graduates do in the real world.

There are always exceptions, sometimes one can draw the right card to
fill an inside straight, but betting on long odds is not the way to
plan a career.