Regional Applicants · Major Applicants
No degree. Failed checkrides. Gaps in your logbook. At the minimums but can't get a call back. A background that doesn't look perfect on paper. I built this for you — because that was me. I found flying in a community college elective at 22 with no connections, no aviation family, and no idea what I was doing. Fifteen years later I'm a First Officer at a major airline on the 737. The system works for people like us. Let me show you how.
"I built this for the pilot who doesn't look perfect on paper. Because neither did I."
No scripts. No canned answers. Honesty is the strategy.
I walked into a community college at 22 years old and signed up for a private pilot ground school class on a whim. I had no aviation family. No connections. No degree. No idea what I was doing.
Fifteen years later I have 8,000+ flight hours and a seat at a major airline on the Boeing 737. I got here the hard way — instructing, grinding through the regionals, learning every part of this process through trial and error. Five airline interview invitations. Three major airlines. Every interview I attended — I got the CJO. I also made just about every mistake you can make along the way — and I'm going to make sure you don't make them too.
I was hired at every airline I've flown for with no degree and an imperfect background. Not in spite of it — because I learned how to present it honestly and position myself the right way. That's what I'll teach you.
I know what it's like to wonder if your background is good enough. I know what it's like to not have someone in your corner who's actually done it. That's exactly why I built this.
Everything on this page is built on what actually worked for me — not theory, not a coaching framework I read in a book. I went through this pipeline, made the mistakes, figured out what moved the needle, and got the seat. My hope is that what I learned the hard way works even better for you.
Most pilots with non-traditional backgrounds carry these doubts alone. Nobody talks about them. I'm talking about them — because I had every single one.
Follow the system. Do the work. If you don't have a Conditional Job Offer within 12 months — you get every dollar back. And I keep working with you until you do.
No other pilot consulting service offers this. I offer it because I only take clients I'm genuinely confident I can help — and because I stand completely behind the process. The application review exists to protect both of us. I won't take your money if I don't believe in your outcome.
You're sitting in uniform. Three weeks ago the phone rang — an interview invite from an airline you actually wanted. Not because you got lucky. Because every part of your application was dialed in, your background was addressed honestly and confidently, and you walked in the door looking like someone who already belonged there.
You're earning $95,000 in your first year at a regional — or $130,000+ at a major. A career that compounds for the next 30 years. A career worth millions.
And you got here with no degree. With a checkride on your record. With a background that didn't look perfect on paper. Because none of that was ever the real barrier. Not knowing the process was.
That's what this service exists to do. That's the only outcome I'm working toward.
This is a competitive application. I only take clients I'm confident I can help — and I only work with one at a time. Tell me where you are, what's in your record, and where you're trying to go. Be specific. Be honest. Nothing you write disqualifies you automatically.
I'll read through it personally and reach out within a few days if I think I can help. Either way — keep working the process. The pilots who get the call are the ones who don't stop.
Start with the free guide. Land The Interview walks through the process step by step. Read it. Apply what you learn. Come back when you want hands-on help.
GET THE FREE GUIDE →