Airline Pilot & be a volunteer officer?
12-31-2019, 07:36 AM
#12
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The only pilots who consistently said yes were the helicopter pilots flying for the state police.
12-31-2019, 08:36 AM
#13
Prime Minister/Moderator
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Presumably you were working a GA field, so didn't talk to any airline pilots.
12-31-2019, 11:37 AM
#14
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I also got checked out to rent at a local airport with cheap planes. The instructor I flew with was an AA mainline guy in his 40’s who was working as a CFI flying 152’s for prob $15 an hour mostly to stay current. He had been furloughed for 7 months at that point.
This was all 10 years ago. Hopefully it’s at least another 10 years before it gets that bad again.
01-04-2020, 02:24 AM
#15
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How would major airlines view volunteer time as an officer on a resume? I've wanted to do it a long time (before I even knew volunteer time on an airline app was a thing) but all the better if it can be a career enhancer as well. I've been on the fence as LE certification in FL isn't a short class.
01-04-2020, 04:10 AM
#16
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How would major airlines view volunteer time as an officer on a resume? I've wanted to do it a long time (before I even knew volunteer time on an airline app was a thing) but all the better if it can be a career enhancer as well. I've been on the fence as LE certification in FL isn't a short class.
01-05-2020, 05:59 PM
#18
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You can do both, but no one here will be able to convince you to do either one. YOU have to make that decision. I was on the job for 15 years, and decided to hang it up to pursue aviation. Being a cop is NOTHING like you think it is. These days, it's about community control, not law enforcement/crime suppression. You have to think about why you want to be a police officer..then maybe you can answer the question you're asking. So far, the aviation world, in my very limited experience; has been very different. Pilots are more willing to mentor folks coming up through the ranks. It actually feels like what a cop used to be...
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