I Need Help You Guys!!!!

[LJDRVR]

Sit tight and enjoy the family.


The freight dog/contract pilot scenario sounds ideal. You stay more instrument current than you'll ever be in your life, while continuing to log the Learjet time.

Here's the thing about flying Lears:

• It's a small community
• Be an outstanding "sparky"
• Continue to network and apply everywhere

If you've made a good reputation for yourself and built up some minimum experience, (100 hours for instance) you'll have no problem getting a good job that pays the bills.

To fly Lears well, you truly need to be a renaissance guy. You should have excellent systems knowledge. (You'll need it when things start breaking and they will. ) You should be equal part Aviator (Par Excellance) baggage handler, flight attendant, dispatcher, aircraft cleaner, TERPS specialist and expert practitioner of CRM skills (There may be a reason that Captain you're flying with has 10,000 hours and is still flying Lears. [Let the hate mail begin! I most certainly do exempt guys like Rick1128 from my statement.])

Don't dismiss Pinnacle out of hand. I don't know a thing about their operation, but if their CP's initials are EK, I used to fly with him. He's a good friend, great guy, and hands-down, one of the better pilots I've ever flown with.

PM me if you need some help. I'm 12 months out of the Lear community, but I know some guys in Dallas.

Good Luck!

 

[PilotChapin]

cool

There is a lot of hiring going on so you don't need to take just anything. Relocation is expensive and stressful so don't do it unless you know you've got a good job. Fly the Aerostar- you will be glad later to have the multi PIC (Wyvern requirements.) Hustle the Lear flights on the weekend, and keep sending out resumes. In this people will give you as much crap as you will take which explains the crummy operations out there. Good luck.

Yeah I forgot to mention you guys that I might also have a chance to Part-time instruct and SIC in the Lear 31 (sim) at bombardier in Dallas. I'm suppose to hear something this monday. The Lead instructor their gave me my checkride and was very pleased with my performance so he offered me a position once it came open. So he called me this past week and told me that he was going to confirm something this next monday.

 

[PilotChapin]

yeah

28K per year seems pretty low, even for a Citation captain.
Correction guys!!!! you'll love this, I just spoke with the VP of the company in Mobile AL and he said it was actually 24K a year for captain and 15K for FO's.

 

[LXJ31]

Good God.

 

[knelson]

Scam of the year:

Most people would say about twice that plus a pretty decent benefit package for the citation gig. Too many tight companies out there that don't realize they could save a little $$ if they would just treat the pilots a little better. Paying for initial training every two years is a little more costly than just paying a decent salary. But what do I know???

Congrats on the baby. I have a nine month old at home and being a dad is much better than you can ever imagine. Good luck with that. Also, it was said that you will get most of your sleep on the road. . . that is true, but don't tell your wife that. They still think we are working on the road.

It sounds like you are putting a lot of thought into this and I commend you for that. Lots of good advice here from lots of experienced people. My humble/inexperienced advice is. . . keep working. It sounds like you are good at networking just from the simuflite thing and all. That's the key to a successful corporate flying career! Again, GOOD LUCK!

Kevin

 

[Brett Hull]

Yeah I forgot to mention you guys that I might also have a chance to Part-time instruct and SIC in the Lear 31 (sim) at bombardier in Dallas.

That is where you will make your connection to get yourself a decent full time job.

 

[psysicx]

What about Ameristar?

 

[Gulfstream 200]

What about Ameristar?

how much do they pay and what are the benefits like?

 

[CUEBOAT]

Get the sim instructor job and watch you child grow. Meet some good contacts also.

 

[PlaneStupid]

I agree with G200. Stay put and become mr mom until you find something worthwhile. Most 135 pilot jobs have minimal insurance if any at all. If you are leaving a household income of 40k to work for 35k you might as well subtract another 6k for your own health insurance, so now you are working for 29k, plus you have new expenses with the little one.

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