I have recently retired from the Air Force after a 20-year career flying mostly cargo aircraft (C-12, C-141, C-17). I have been reading this forum for almost a year now, absorbing the culture of corporate aviation and learning some of the ins and outs of the corporate world.
I did not have any good connections in corporate aviation, but through this forum, I was made aware of Aviation Personnel International (API). After making it through all of their wickets, I was accepted by Janice and Sheryl Barden to be fully enrolled in their program (at no cost to me other than flying down for an interview with them). Since they know just about everyone in corporate aviation, I used their connections to get a great job.
My new job is to be the Chief Pilot for a company on the East Coast flying a King Air 90. The flight time is roughly 230-250 hours a year (all Part 91). Average flight time is 45 minutes and there are only 1 or 2 overnights each month. Compensation and benefits are very generous and include a company-matched 401K and an annual bonus.
I wanted to thank all of you for providing me with the informational background necessary to make the transition to corporate aviation. I especially want to publicly thank Janice and Sheryl Barden for giving me this opportunity. By the way, this is the first company I interviewed with, and I never even finished writing my resume. Believe me, I consider myself very lucky!
Good luck to all of you looking for corporate jobs. If you have the experience, I would highly recommend API to help get your foot in the door.
I did not have any good connections in corporate aviation, but through this forum, I was made aware of Aviation Personnel International (API). After making it through all of their wickets, I was accepted by Janice and Sheryl Barden to be fully enrolled in their program (at no cost to me other than flying down for an interview with them). Since they know just about everyone in corporate aviation, I used their connections to get a great job.
My new job is to be the Chief Pilot for a company on the East Coast flying a King Air 90. The flight time is roughly 230-250 hours a year (all Part 91). Average flight time is 45 minutes and there are only 1 or 2 overnights each month. Compensation and benefits are very generous and include a company-matched 401K and an annual bonus.
I wanted to thank all of you for providing me with the informational background necessary to make the transition to corporate aviation. I especially want to publicly thank Janice and Sheryl Barden for giving me this opportunity. By the way, this is the first company I interviewed with, and I never even finished writing my resume. Believe me, I consider myself very lucky!
Good luck to all of you looking for corporate jobs. If you have the experience, I would highly recommend API to help get your foot in the door.
