Job offer, don't know what to do

[BoilerUP]

There is also at least 3 year PIC within 5 years requirement to be a chief pilot.

No such requirement Part 91.

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[timmay]

No such requirement Part 91.

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Didn't see where he mentioned pt 91. Does anyone fly around a single citation as a "chief pilot"? Aren't you pretty much just a pilot then?

 

[landlover]

Who knows what upgrade time will be. My guess, 3 to 5 years.

if you are hired as the chief pilot what will you be upgrading to, the owner of the airplane? usually the chief is already a captain.

 

[BoilerUP]

Didn't see where he mentioned pt 91.

I don't see where he mentioned 135/charter, or single pilot ops for that matter.

Chief Pilot is just a title, often meaning one has aircraft management responsibilities. I'm Chief Pilot for a one jet, two pilot flight department...and CP sounds a little more realistic for a department of that size than "Director of Operations"...even though both essentially do the same job regardless of department size.

 

[Jackie Moon]

I have the pay scales in front of me right now
Citation light jet captain varies by model from low 46,000 citation 1 to high citation excel 108,000. Average range is 50,000 - 85,000 for the same two aircraft. Chief pilot is low 50,000 to high 129,000. Average range 65,000 - 99,000. Will you make 50,000 forever? That makes a big difference. At asa next year you could make over 40,000 so it is only 10,000 more a year. If it takes you 3 more years to upgrade you have lost about 30,000 but you will make around 70,000 as a captain at ASA. 1.5 years makes that up and then you are making more every year. Not saying don't take it but I would look real hard. Why did the last guy leave? How is the QOL? Days off? On call? I did part 135 before I came here and even on reserve my QOL was so much better.

 

[superfreight208]

get out of regionals!

They will be parking your gas guzzling regional jet soon. Take the corporate job!

 

[SLUF4]

while between jobs, I would have leaped at this in a heartbeat. 55K pays a lot of bills, when combined with your wife's 30K.

maybe, but the poster isn't between jobs. you know as well as I do that the owner is just looking for a cheap way to get someone in that position.

 

[Sandhawk]

If your goal is the majors, stay on your CRJ.

If you want to fly corporate, take the Citation job. Networking is the way to advance in the corporate aviation arena - and you will meet a lot more corp pilots in an FBO vs an airline terminal...

 

[xjhawk]

accept the job but only with a written provision for if they cancel the position. The provision should include some sort of severance package