Buying Multi

[labbats]

If the regionals are hiring people with 400 hours, why bother buying multi time?

Stop listening to everyone saying that they are getting hired at such low times. Look at www.aviationinterviews.com and you'll see that the lowest times are either at GLA with 700-1000 or the PACE program people at Mesa. Everyone else is looking at people with a minimum of 1000, but 1200-1500 is the norm.

 

[bogberto]

All ATPs has a 35-hour ME time building block program

It's ATP (www.allatps.com). Grab a buddy and get your MEIs together. It's a great learning experience. Then do the multi-builder deal. You'll have a blast. Buddy of mine did it last year and he loved it.

Life at FL370 is fun, but there are many days that I'd love to be cruising along at 5500' or 500' just watching the trees go by. Go for it.

 

[Dave Benjamin]

Or get a couple of buddies to go in with you on a PA-23 with mid time engines. Get a good pre-buy inspection to make sure all the AD's are complied with and that the engines and props are in decent shape. Fly the heck out of it. Don't push it too hard though. You're building time so 60-65% power settings should be just fine. Be gentle on the old beast. If you find one that needs some cosmetics you can be working on that stuff when you're not flying. With any luck you can sell it for what you paid or even make a small profit if you did a bunch of cosmetic work/cleaning.