Looking for a job 550TT 200 multi

[shortbus driver]

I am looking for a job that is fulltime with benefits flying...preferably in the midwest, but hey I am not that picky.

I have 550TT with 200 multi 140 in a transport category multi engine turbine.

Thanks,

Shortbus

 

[rway36]

Flight Instruct

With your time it looks like flight instructing would be your best option. I just saw an add for American Winds Aviation in sunny Akron, Ohio looking for fulltime cfi/cfii/mei.

 

[aviator1978]

As mentioned, call around to flight schools and try to get a CFI gig. If you don't have your CFI certificate, the jobs are going to be very limited, if non-existent.

Good Luck

 

[Slice121]

I am looking for a job that is fulltime with benefits flying...preferably in the midwest, but hey I am not that picky.

I have 550TT with 200 multi 140 in a transport category multi engine turbine.

Thanks,

Shortbus

How did you get to fly a Shorts? Pay to play I'm assuming...good luck with that.

 

[mcjohn]

How you fly da shorts man?

checkout:
http://www.skypatrol.com/

also airnet has mins at 500 for SIC entry level position

 

[dmrogers]

I am looking for a job that is fulltime with benefits flying...preferably in the midwest, but hey I am not that picky.

I have 550TT with 200 multi 140 in a transport category multi engine turbine.

Thanks,

Shortbus

if you find something, please keep me posted....i'll give you a dollar.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

theres a recent thread here on how Pinnacle is hiring FO's with that time.

 

[CheeseDick]

With your time it looks like flight instructing would be your best option. I just saw an add for American Winds Aviation in sunny Akron, Ohio looking for fulltime cfi/cfii/mei.

run far far away

 

[TheGreatChecko]

http://www.aopa.org/insearchof/schools/schoolview.cfm

That might be a great place to start.

Good Luck!

 

[scubabri]

Four years ago, I was in your shoes. low time, no multi, no CFI etc etc. I tried getting a job trying to put the cart before the horse and all I had was frustration. I flew skydivers for a while and then did some ME deliveries, but nothing could build the flight time that I got instructing.

The key to getting employed is as follows.

Flight instruct, get your CFII as soon as you can and start teaching instrument students. Build up the skills.

at about 900 to 1000 hours get your MEI and do your best to build the multi time. The more the better. Any flying on the side you can do, the better.

You want to try to fly about 100 hours a month.

When you start getting close to 135 IFR mins, 1200tt etc, start sending resumes out to all the cargo guys, Airnet, Amflight, MAC, Empire are a few of the good ones. As you continue to instruct, continue to update resumes and follow up with a phone call every so often.

If you are not a dork, or a jerk, you will get a job.

Fly cargo for a couple years, get your TT and ME time up and try to get upgraded to a turbine as fast as you can bid into one. This is the best and most fun flying you will ever do, cherish it, take advantage of it, because it only gets more boring from here on out.

At about 3000tt and 1500me you are going to be competitive for most of the fractionals, and depending on what cargo company MAYBE swa, notice the size of the maybe. Of course, who knows.. You may like it at the cargo companies and decide to stay, it's been known to happen.

If you try to circumvent the process, your skills will suffer. Don't jump on the regional bandwagon, build the skills and experience. It's tough and right now it looks like it sucks.

Aviation is about the journey and IF you are lucky and save your cash and plan for furloughs, and retirement it can be about the destination.

Good luck.

sb

 

[Ilikeairplanes]

Stay away from American Winds!

 

[psysicx]

King Airlines in Henderson is looking for pilots.

 

[SBD]

I'm currently instructing with 800 total and a little less than 100 multi. I really do not want to work for the regionals. My goal is to make to NetJets. At my current employer my contract is almost up (about two months). Any suggestions? I've heard that flying cargo is a great experience builder. What kind of times do I need to get on with a cargo outfit?

 

[RichardRambone]

135 mins (1200) if u wanna fly single pilot. I too have no interest in the regionals and my next step is either cargo or maybe even charter. Anything to up my multi times and then move on to turboprops/jets.

 

[SBD]

1200 huh? Are there any other outfits that are not single pilot that one could get on to. While I'm still relatively inexperienced, I don't believe that I am going to get any more out of teaching kids how to do steep turns and power on stalls. I understand that this is a passage (CFI), but what to do after a gain another 200 hours or so?

P.S. I actually enjoy teaching people to fly.

 

[TheGreatChecko]

Airnet has been hiring into their SIC program at about 1000 hours. You basically fly as a co-pilot until you have 1200 hours.

www.airnet.com

GreatChecko

 

[tracearabians]

You will definitely have to have more time! Get your instructors rating and go to work for a big school and build time fast. Would be good while you are at it to get CFII and MEI.

 

[ePilot22]

Four years ago, I was in your shoes. low time, no multi, no CFI etc etc....... Aviation is about the journey and IF you are lucky and save your cash and plan for furloughs, and retirement it can be about the destination.Good luck.

Good post.

How you fly da shorts man?

checkout:
http://www.skypatrol.com/

also airnet has mins at 500 for SIC entry level position

The link works, but try emailing them - the email address is invalid.




eP.

 

[troy]

Good post.



The link works, but try emailing them - the email address is invalid.




eP.

I emailed sky patrol my resume and they offered me a contract job for about 3 weeks (this was a couple of weeks ago) I turned them down, as I can't leave a full time job for 3 weeks worth of work. Offered pay was $15/flight hr. Would be away from home for those 3 weeks, no mention of per diem.

 

[TxPilot0878]

Ameristar is looking for FO's either starting in the Lear24/25, or Falcon 20. CLOSE to 135 min's. SIC in both within a couple of months. 24k/yr.,.05 cents a mile (after 10,500), and $1.50 an hour away from base. If interested check out ameristarjetcharter.com. Or fax your resume to (888)-313-5387.

Good Luck!

 

[SBD]

TxPilot0878, do you need an internal recommend or can I just fax mine in? I still want to build another 200-400 hrs before even thinking about it.

 

[Steve]

I am looking for a job that is fulltime with benefits flying...preferably in the midwest, but hey I am not that picky.

I have 550TT with 200 multi 140 in a transport category multi engine turbine.

Thanks,

Shortbus

why are you leaving ACC?

 

[Some_Other_Dude]

Regionals?

Now at 550 tt one can't be too picky so here are a couple of ideas. First of all the published mins for great lakes is 750 tt and 75 multi. I know you are 200 hours short, but you'll never know if you don't apply. (Check out www.airlinepilotcareers.com for all of the mins and hiring intel)

And as long as you are applying there why not try someplace like Eagle. I know they want 1000 tt, but they also say hours commensurate with experience and you do have transport cat time so why not.

Just a thought.

 

[mcjohn]

A buddy of mine was just hired at a regional and he was a little pissey at me b/c of my lack of interest of the regionals. I'd rather fly checks, cargo, etc.. for now and build a lot of multi pic quickly. His response was - Too good for the airlines huh? Then he proceeded to say that he was hoping to get in to ATC!!??

All I know is that I WILL NOT BUY ANY MULTI TIME! (cause I can't afford it:0 )

 

[SBD]

Building the multi-time is my biggest concern right now. I do not know of how mant FBO outfits will take me on after my contract is up. They'll figure I will leave quickly after I build up some more time and won't give me the time of day. I recently got my MEI and I am just a few short hours of the golden 100 multi. Any suggestions?

 

[ePilot22]

Troy,

This is what I get when I send an email to [email protected]:

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What should you do?
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I take it you got some thing different, but I have tried to email them a couple of times and to a few different listed emails. No luck.



Any suggestions?



eP.

 

[agpilot34]

Yeah, call them on the phone. If I'm not mistaken, there's a phone number on the website.

 

[troy]

I think that I got one of those also, but I believe that the email still went through to another account.

Might try all three addresses or call them and advise them that their email addy doesn't work.

 

[flyboy]

A buddy of mine was just hired at a regional and he was a little pissey at me b/c of my lack of interest of the regionals. I'd rather fly checks, cargo, etc.. for now and build a lot of multi pic quickly. His response was - Too good for the airlines huh? Then he proceeded to say that he was hoping to get in to ATC!!??

All I know is that I WILL NOT BUY ANY MULTI TIME! (cause I can't afford it:0 )

Here's the problem with that if you are looking to get to a fractional. You can fly all the cargo in the world and fly in barely equipped aircraft (C210, Baron or something like that) but you still won't have whay the fracs want; TURBINE TIME. I spent 3.5 years flight instructing and yes, there's lots you will learn. NO, running around WATCHING students doing steep turns all day will not make you better (at least after a year or so). I have flown single pilot 135 in a baron for 8 months now. I was lucky and got into a local outfit that is a pax and freight hauler. I'm training for upgrade the king air 90 single pilot. I've logged 2100 TT and 600 multi. However, the fracs won't look at me b/c of lack of tubine time (only 65 hours). It will take me at least 6 months to a year of flying the king air to build the needed time (IF we are busy). Add all those years up and see if you like what you come up with.

Now, on the other hand, you low timers (450-800 hours) have a golden opportunity that I didn't have when I was where you are in that you could actually get on with a regional. Even if it's at Great Lakes where you'll only make $16,500 per year, you'll get some very good experience flying around in a lot of IFR in a turbine aircraft WITHOUT an auto pilot. If you go to express jet (who I've heard has hired folks with 600TT) you'll at least build jet time in a safe environment and you can get the jump instead of having to wait another 300-600 hours to meet 135 mins. You could already have 300-600 hours of jet or at least turbine at the regionals and THAT'S what the fracs want.

To address flying checks. As stated earlier, regardless of who you fly for (flight express, airnet, paragon, whoever) you'll do so in aircraft that are barely equipped and will be expected to haul unless there is a hurricane (actually, I flew through part of Rita last year). I'm talking about stuff you would have never thought you'd fly through. Even when I've declined a flight due to weather I still some some guys from those outfits take it b/c their job depends on it. A flight express guy laughed when I asked him about flying at night when the t storms are out. He said that he basically had to go b/c he had been told that there were hundreds of guys out there that could replace him if he didn't want to do it. We've done contracts for just about everyone and trust me, Airnet dispatch doesn't want even hear the words, "there's weather and i'll be delayed....or can't make it" We've lost contracts b/c we've refused to fly in thunderstorms at night. That may sound like fun to some but trust me, the first time your charts end up in the back b/c of turbulence around a thunderstorm, you'll change your tune. However, you will build multi PIC quickly, but not the needed turbine any time soon. If you go to flight express, the ratio of single engine to multi-engine aircraft is uneven. They only have like 15 barons and believe it or not, there are some lifers there that love flying the baron. Upgrade could take a while.

In summation, I don't like the regionals either. I was hired at PSA nearly 2 years ago and decided not to go. I have 2 small children and it just wasn't financially safe to make $21,000 per year. If you don't have a wife or children, the regionals would be a good way to build the NEEDED time for the fracs or corporations. I know a jerk who went to the airlines for only 2 months and got a job in the right seat of a citation with only 1100 hours or so simply b/c he had more than 50 hours of jet. Don't put yourself a couple of years behind if you don't have to. Sorry for the rant and good luck.

 

[mcjohn]

Very nice post. Quite informative. Unfortunately, I have no money so I guess I don't have a choice. You must have that 100 hrs of multi for a regional. I have 7.4 hrs of multi PIC.