1st corporate job

[amt]

Can anyone tell me exactly how to get a corporate job these days? my current experience is:
1650 TT / 800 multi-engine

I'm currently flight instructing and crazy about flying a turboprop or small jet. It seems like all positions require previous 135 and jet experience. How did you all started??? any advise is greatly appreciated.

Thanks and blue skies!

 

[banned username 2]

It seems like all positions require previous 135 and jet experience. How did you all started???

FAR 135 & Jet experience is what got me into Corporate...

I would suggest looking for a good Charter outfit and work your way up from there...

 

[capt601]

Same as Falcon Capt for me, 135 charter.
Find a good charter operator in your area and get in good with them. Do what you can to hang around the hangar and office helping out with the little things...Jepp charts, cleaning planes, etc.. ask if you can read thiee ops manual in the office and ask them questions. Show them that you want the job with them. When I was chief Pilot for a 135 operator, it was the guy that was around when he could and showed initiative who I recommended we hire.

good luck,

capt601

 

[501261]

135 also

 

[2000flyer]

135 here as well

2000Flyer

 

[CL600Pilot]

Commuters for a few years, currently part 135 in Challengers - hoping to find a real corporate job someday.

CL

 

[CCDiscoB]

What about sim instructors

Corporate Dudes,

What about the sim instructors that give you guys annual instruction? I see job ads for sim instuctors and wonder if that would be a good way to:
a. learn a corporate jet
b. Make connections and eventually go "big time" corporate.

Thanks

 

[banned username 2]

Re: What about sim instructors

Corporate Dudes,

What about the sim instructors that give you guys annual instruction? I see job ads for sim instuctors and wonder if that would be a good way to:
a. learn a corporate jet
b. Make connections and eventually go "big time" corporate.

Thanks

Yes it can be a good "In" into the Corporate World... But time in type helps also...

Good Luck!

 

[toneal]

Lockheed Martin is hiring sim IP's out the a$$ right now. They are looking for military pilots though.

 

[501261]

Re: What about sim instructors

Corporate Dudes,

What about the sim instructors that give you guys annual instruction? I see job ads for sim instuctors and wonder if that would be a good way to:
a. learn a corporate jet
b. Make connections and eventually go "big time" corporate.

Thanks

I think that's an excellent idea. We almost hired a sim instructor a while back; unfortunately he wasn't able to get his medical back.

I'm not sure quite how the sim companies hire, but I think that unless you have significant time in type, you start with the smallest airframe and work your way up. Otherwise I'm sure every sim instructor would be instructing in a GV.