Hey folks
As many of you probably already know I was up for an interview at Flex. Well, as I feared the sim just didn't go very well. Maybe I should have spent the big bucks for an hour to do a proper sim prep . Well, you live and you learn. The step from a 150 kts TAS Twin Otter to a "bat out of hell" Lear was simply a little too much. Didn't help that it took me a while to get the right feel for the trim. Flying a Lear raw data untrimmed can really get to you . In other words, I got the NO due to the sim evaluation. The 1 on 1 interview itself went very well and had nothing to do with the no.
Of course, initially it felt as a big set back but I quickly came up with a plan B that I believe can work rather well. Would just be nice to know from you guys who are already where I'd like to go if this is a good thing to do. I'm still convinced that the fracs are for me.
As I write this I'm sitting in the Sahara where I fly on a contract for an American oil company, Anadarco, who have a very good project set up here. I have a 5 on 5 off (weeks) schedule and make roughly what a NJA first year captain on the 7/7 makes, so the money is alright considering I'm on the Twotter.
Now to my plan. I know that what I lack to be really competitive is some time in a jet, and I'm thinking of signing up for the SimuFlite SIC program in Dallas (where I live) and do that during my weeks off.
By doing this I would be getting some good solid training and time in a jet (sim time off course but still), AND at the same time getting real time flying adding to my turbine PIC hours and also be making money.
Maybe some of you will say it would be better to get an intermediate jet job for real jet time experience, but I'm not much for taking a job I'm actually not that interested in and then leave a couple of months later if offered what I want. I prefer to interview for jobs I REALLY want.
Of course none of you guys know me personally, but I know myself and that jet experience, real or sim, is all I need to compete for the good jobs. I wont settle for anything that is less than good. Maybe sounds cocky, but I don't think anyone should NOT try to reach the highest of their potential.
As always I will appreciate any kind of help and advice..
FZ
As many of you probably already know I was up for an interview at Flex. Well, as I feared the sim just didn't go very well. Maybe I should have spent the big bucks for an hour to do a proper sim prep . Well, you live and you learn. The step from a 150 kts TAS Twin Otter to a "bat out of hell" Lear was simply a little too much. Didn't help that it took me a while to get the right feel for the trim. Flying a Lear raw data untrimmed can really get to you . In other words, I got the NO due to the sim evaluation. The 1 on 1 interview itself went very well and had nothing to do with the no.
Of course, initially it felt as a big set back but I quickly came up with a plan B that I believe can work rather well. Would just be nice to know from you guys who are already where I'd like to go if this is a good thing to do. I'm still convinced that the fracs are for me.
As I write this I'm sitting in the Sahara where I fly on a contract for an American oil company, Anadarco, who have a very good project set up here. I have a 5 on 5 off (weeks) schedule and make roughly what a NJA first year captain on the 7/7 makes, so the money is alright considering I'm on the Twotter.
Now to my plan. I know that what I lack to be really competitive is some time in a jet, and I'm thinking of signing up for the SimuFlite SIC program in Dallas (where I live) and do that during my weeks off.
By doing this I would be getting some good solid training and time in a jet (sim time off course but still), AND at the same time getting real time flying adding to my turbine PIC hours and also be making money.
Maybe some of you will say it would be better to get an intermediate jet job for real jet time experience, but I'm not much for taking a job I'm actually not that interested in and then leave a couple of months later if offered what I want. I prefer to interview for jobs I REALLY want.
Of course none of you guys know me personally, but I know myself and that jet experience, real or sim, is all I need to compete for the good jobs. I wont settle for anything that is less than good. Maybe sounds cocky, but I don't think anyone should NOT try to reach the highest of their potential.
As always I will appreciate any kind of help and advice..
FZ
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