Hello all, my goal is to fly for a major airline; however, I have not met the golden 1000-1300 Turbine PIC yet. Here is my situation. I am currently employed with a Part 91 corporate outfit as a captain on a Citation Ultra (V). There are 2 of us here and we fly 500 hours/yr and we swap legs; so I am logging about 250 hrs/yr as Turbine PIC and 250 hrs/yr as SIC. It is a good job with great pax, great equipment, a good schedule, and good pay. The other day a friend, who is a Chief Pilot with a PART91/135 outfit flying a Bombardier Global Express, offered me a job. Man!, tough decision.
Here is the question, what job would better prepare me for a shot at the majors?
The pros to the job offer include a 30% increase in pay over my current salary, I would be type rated immediately, it would provide part 135 and international experience, and it would be heavier equipment.
The cons would be I don't yet know how long it would take to upgrade to Captain (due to insurance or company requirements) and therefore log the golden turbine PIC. There is a 2 year contract for the type-rating. The QOL might be less due to less time off, the owner of the airplane is supposedly an &*#hole, and I am not so sure that the operation is that stable when compared to where I am know, although I realize that any flight department can disappear in a heartbeat.
It really boils down to this; is the 135/ international experience/ heavier equip. worth the jump over to the new job? Or is better to stay where I am already established as a captian, acting as PIC, in a company that is growing and already talking about buying another, bigger airplane in addition to the one we have now.
Let me give you a little background if it helps; at the rate I am logging Turnine PIC, I would meet the Golden 1000-1300 TPIC in about 2-3 years. I am 36 years old, and I am currently in the Army Guard flying UH60 helicopters as Aircraft Commander(PC), so I have military experience, although not in Fixed-wing aircraft.
Thanks all for your advise; I truly appreciate and respect it.
daneav8
Here is the question, what job would better prepare me for a shot at the majors?
The pros to the job offer include a 30% increase in pay over my current salary, I would be type rated immediately, it would provide part 135 and international experience, and it would be heavier equipment.
The cons would be I don't yet know how long it would take to upgrade to Captain (due to insurance or company requirements) and therefore log the golden turbine PIC. There is a 2 year contract for the type-rating. The QOL might be less due to less time off, the owner of the airplane is supposedly an &*#hole, and I am not so sure that the operation is that stable when compared to where I am know, although I realize that any flight department can disappear in a heartbeat.
It really boils down to this; is the 135/ international experience/ heavier equip. worth the jump over to the new job? Or is better to stay where I am already established as a captian, acting as PIC, in a company that is growing and already talking about buying another, bigger airplane in addition to the one we have now.
Let me give you a little background if it helps; at the rate I am logging Turnine PIC, I would meet the Golden 1000-1300 TPIC in about 2-3 years. I am 36 years old, and I am currently in the Army Guard flying UH60 helicopters as Aircraft Commander(PC), so I have military experience, although not in Fixed-wing aircraft.
Thanks all for your advise; I truly appreciate and respect it.
daneav8