Quality multi-time?

[Ill Mitch]

Here is the situation. I have quite a bit of total time, but not a whole heck of a lot of multi. I have an opportunity to fly Cessna 337's. I know it would be better to fly a multi-turbine, but in order to that (like Amflight or something) I would be taking a serious hit in pay, and that is something I cannot afford. Literally.
The 337 job would actually pay more than I am making now.
But, how do people (read potenital employer) view this time? Or is multi engine PIC, Multi engine PIC? Thanks.

 

[C425Driver]

Multi time is multi time - take the job. A few (very, very few) potential employers may not like the fact that it is centerline thrust, but most people would recognize it as a more complex airplane and you are building your skills by operating it.

Fill up that multi column and move on to bigger and better things.

Good luck.

C425Driver

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

nothing against the 'mixer but it aint the multi anyone is looking for
complexity has nothing to do with it, a sierra is a complex airplane

 

[Lead Sled]

Multi time is multi time - take the job. A few (very, very few) potential employers may not like the fact that it is centerline thrust, but most people would recognize it as a more complex airplane and you are building your skills by operating it. Fill up that multi column and move on to bigger and better things.

I agree. The skymaster will get you into the system and provide you with worthwhile experiences. Is it the equivilent of twin turbine time? Of course not, but it will be useful as a stepping stone.

When it comes to what interviewers look for it simply depends upon the preferences of those doing the hiring. From the corporate side of things, I like to look for guys that have been "around the block". When I'm interviewing, I don't necessarily place a lot of stock in previous turbine time. What I personally look for guys with good solid single-pilot IFR time in light-twins - and I don't care where the engines are hung . Those guys usually have it pretty much together after a 1,000 hours or so. Transitioning them into a jet is no big deal.

When it comes to the airlines, it depends upon who's on the hiring board. Basically everyone at that level is qualified and pretty much a clone of everyone else. In my case, the fact that I had learned to fly and had a bunch of time in tail draggers and also had a glider rating set me apart from the crowd - go figure? (The chief pilot was a soaring enthusiast and he told me once that he could always spot guys with taildragger time when they flew a B727.) My advise for you guys wanting to break into the business is to concentrate on the "total package", not just the licenses, ratings, and flight time.

'Sled

 

[Ill Mitch]

Thanks.
Like I said, I have a little bit in the total time area (like 6K), but less than 1K of multi. I want to bring those numbers up, but make a living doing it.
I agree with you, Lead, on the total package. I soar (well...it's been 15 years), more tailwheel time than I need, have tried just about everything except the 121 world, which may be next.