Photoflight
AIR rAMBO
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2005
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A quick question for all yall with good spots in the corporate flying world.
I've been flying a citation doing contract work with a company for the past few months and recently I'd been approached about a full time position. I wouldn't technically be a full time employee of the company that owns the airplane, i would be a full time employee of the company responsible for finding contract pilots for this other place. Sort of a permanent contract type thing. I would be recieving a salary but no formal training in the aircraft and no real chance for advancement. The airplane flys approx 400 hours a year.
I'm still relatively low time, around 1500, and I've been contemplating turning down the offer and seeking a position at either a cargo company etc.. that would get me more time and quite a bit more multi PIC.
The advantages of the job would be more time off, but no hard days.
A higher salary, and the jobs in my home town(not that I have to stay here).
With my real goals being either the Fracs for a few years then a full time good corp gig, Am I an idiot for thinking of turning down the position ? Are there any benifits/disadvantages that I'm not seeing. Though this is a good job the 24/7 schedule does concern me as well as the inability to upgrade...ever.
I've been flying a citation doing contract work with a company for the past few months and recently I'd been approached about a full time position. I wouldn't technically be a full time employee of the company that owns the airplane, i would be a full time employee of the company responsible for finding contract pilots for this other place. Sort of a permanent contract type thing. I would be recieving a salary but no formal training in the aircraft and no real chance for advancement. The airplane flys approx 400 hours a year.
I'm still relatively low time, around 1500, and I've been contemplating turning down the offer and seeking a position at either a cargo company etc.. that would get me more time and quite a bit more multi PIC.
The advantages of the job would be more time off, but no hard days.
A higher salary, and the jobs in my home town(not that I have to stay here).
With my real goals being either the Fracs for a few years then a full time good corp gig, Am I an idiot for thinking of turning down the position ? Are there any benifits/disadvantages that I'm not seeing. Though this is a good job the 24/7 schedule does concern me as well as the inability to upgrade...ever.