Honest career advice needed...

[Gulfstream 200]

STAY PUT.

Dont sweat those "mins" you hear about at corp jobs. They always make exceptions....and excpetions happen to guys with great track records, solid references, and strong corp backgrounds.

Dont go fly freight at this point. Not knocking the experience but its not always the best thing to have on a corp resume. People want to see steady job(s) of flying execs, not checks.

fly as much as you can, get permisssion to do side work if avail, etc....but stay the course you are on.

FWIW, my fist "corp" job or two was landed when I had less than the advertised mins and less than the "insurance' mins.

Dont sweat it, you are in the right place.

 

[lawnghawla]

I would stay put for awhile too. If your desire to is to stay in a 91 operation~ enjoy the ride for a couple years, build some experience, and establish a reputation as a dedicated professional. It usually all works out for the best! Good luck!

 

[banned username 2]

It sounds like you have a pretty good gig going there. IMO, if you want to stay 91, I would stay with the outfit that you are with now for as long as possible. From what I have seen, most good corporate departments like to see a commitment with previous employers, not jumping from ship to ship to ship. If you are not flying that much, I assume that you have a good amount of time off between flights. I hate to even suggest it, but what about freelance instructing on the side? Just a thought.

EXCELLENT ADVICE...

If you're making decent money and you have some sort of job security I'd stay right where you are. 320hrs/year is pretty good for corporate. Maybe even a little above average. Try not to fall into the "grass is greener" syndrome. In your job now, you are in the position to network with other corporate operators. If you want to stay part 91, start making friends on the airport where you're based. There's a good chance your next job will come to you.

MORE Excellent advice...

 

[some_dude]

I agree with the folks telling you to stay there. Everyone I know, including myself, has gone through a period where they think things are going too slowly, they're never going to upgrade, etc etc. If you stick it out, good things should happen.

With 1200+ hours, you are probably not that far from upgrading to PIC in the King Air, if they like you and you're doing a good job for them.