Glider Towing / Jumper dropping ??

[cougar6903]

Anyone been hired, or know someone who has been hired by a 135 freight or regional airline with mostly glider towing or skydiver jumping time? I'm guessing logging your time 3/10 of an hour at a time isn't the best way to do it. How are these people viewded by possible employers?

 

[lookup]

Why would you log your time per flight? Why not per day and indicate the number of landings/takeoffs. It is still an accurate record of your flying.

I'd bet that attitude and study (can you comfortably answer most of the questions) are more likely to pass/fail the interview... TT just gets you in the door (actually who you know, right?)....

 

[Jump Pilot]

I hope they are viewed as being quality sticks! I have about 800 flying jumpers.

A retired airline captain first hired me to fly jumpers for him. I asked him the same question at some point. He basically said, "Airlines have hiring all wrong. They look at total time. Anybody can fly from here to there and log time. They should want a pilot who will fly 6-8 hours per day, make 15-30 takeoffs and landings, do it at max weight while eating a cheeseburger and talking to ATC, all the while trying not to get killed by the jumpers." That having been said, I agree with lookup.

From what I've seen on this board, you will get the inevitable responses to your question about not paying your dues and flight instruction is the only way to go. Flight instruction and flight instructors are wonderful. I have appreciated every CFI I've had and their knowledge. Likewise, they have appreciated my job flying jumpers, although they did think it was a little crazy. Heck, I thought they were crazy teaching VMC demos in a Baron.

Anyway, if you fly jumpers log your time as one entry for the entire day.

 

[cougar6903]

Jump pilot, Where are you located?

 

[skydiverdriver]

I was hired to fly freight after flying jumpers, although it wasn't 135, it was 121. I flight instructed too, mostly for multi time. Why not instruct during the week, and fly jumpers on the weekends?