Now we're talking. Serving the PAX might be part of the deal, and there is no shame in doing so. You learn a lot from spending some timein the back. Also, you get some face time that might come in handy when Mr. Gotbucks is writing the annual bonus checks. He might get a chance to get to know you and see that you are a stand-up guy. These corporate Chief Pilots can be strange, so keep an open mind, and you might have to wash planes or something like that, but just work hard, suck it up and do it, get all the training and experience you can, then go find you a real job with out all the junk attached. Personally, I like the extra duties, but I have no kids or dependents like a wife, so it's easy for me to be away keeping busy with extra tasks. Even though you need to get your foot in the door somewhere, don't sell yourself short by taking a minimal wage. You might not have 3 types and 6K hours of jet time, but you are trainable and in most cases, you are required to be there, so make sure you are putting some decent coin in your pocket. Make sure you get typed if they send you to school. An SIC check just because you are not a CAPTAIN is nothing more that then CP not wanting you to be able to take over his job if the boss fires him one day. These guys train the boss to think nobody but he is able to fly the plane but them, so they boss thinks he is stuck with these egotistcal stick hogs. Good luck to you, and if I see any CALI area jobs, I'll pass them along.Going2Baja said:
