Best Way to frac

[RichardRambone]

Hey guys I did a search and Im sure there are probably threads out there but I didn't find em. My question is, whats the best way to a frac? I wanna get a career with a frac and am actually looking at going to Republic or some other regional until I get my minimum times. Is this an appropriate way to do it? Granted once I get my mins I'll probably have all SIC time from the regionals. Do they care if its PIC or SIC? Any advice would be highly appreciated.

 

[172driver]

From a few discussions with HR folks at NJA, I have gathered that they are looking for glass time, jet time, total time, and instrument time, in something close to that order. PIC certainly wouldn't hurt but I think the fracs are scooping up a lot of really good pilots that might otherwise go to mainline carriers because they don't require it. A regional is certainly a route many of us took to get here. I can't really think of a quicker way.

 

[DO-82 driver]

I'd have to say you're on the right track and I wouldn't worry too much about the PIC time.

Turbine time is the key to making the sim training go smoothly. I'd also start talking to evey frac pilot you can find and begin networking.

Letters of rec go a long way during the interview process.

 

[Fozzy]

That seems to be a good plan. Get the time asap. A corp gig would work also, but would take longer to build the time. PIC helps, so you might want to look at a place that upgrades quicker, if they exist, not sure anymore. Time and training. Then networking. Apply the day you get the time. Have the app filled out and ready to overnight the day it happens.

Then wait. That is the hard part.

 

[RichardRambone]

Great thanks guys. I'm really not interested in the regional thing but it seems like the best way to go. I have a couple good connections I could turn in later and such once I meet the mins.

 

[Wiggums]

The way to every track is now the regionals. Where else can 250-500TT pilots get lots of hours in glass cockpit jets. It's going to be fast and best experience you need to get the 2500TT you need for the fractionals.

 

[fischman]

You would build your time just as fast and probably make more money as a flight instructor if you went to a place like FSI in VRB. Only downfall is no glass or turbine time.

 

[DO-82 driver]

I wouldn't sweat not having jet time or glass cockpit experience. No one in my class had either and things worked out OK for all except one. But that guy had some basic flying problems and didn't hit the books as hard as the rest of us.

Today it seems you go from teaching in a 172 to the right seat of a regional jet with all the bells and whistles.

Give me a single pilot charter guy in a King Air any day of the week. Its about personality and good, hands on flying.

 

[Smellycat]

My question is, whats the best way to a frac? I wanna get a career with a frac and am actually looking at going to

Spend 30 years at an airline, then retire and apply. Been proven time and time again as a frax suxess strategy.

 

[gunfyter]

Spend 30 years at an airline, then retire and apply. Been proven time and time again as a frax suxess strategy.

Yes but first you need 3 x-wives along the way and have your retirement ripped off by the bankruptcy courts.