Regional or Corporate?

[kingaira90]

In corporate anyway, I would have to say I disagree. I have personally discovered it is actually an asset. I've even been told that, word for word, by my part-time flying boss.



Minh

and if you get 1200tt and go to a pt 135 place to build time, they don't care!

 

[Wanna Fly!!]

What do most companies think of getting A LOT of time in single engine A/C such as a 172? Do they accept it for the fact of flying or is it better to have various types flown like bonanza and higher performance? Same with Multi- various types or just the fact of flying a barn door with two props on it?

Would you all suggest MEII to build time?

 

[kingaira90]

the singles all blend together. I have over 1000 hrs in a 172, 800+ of which was doing traffic (vfr w/ very few practice approaches). Single time is just to get the hrs. When you are going for the multi job or t-prop or jet job the type of single enginge aircraft won't matter.

An mei can be good for time building, IF (big if) the place you are instructing at has a lot of multi students. That is why ATP can be a good instructing gig, lots of multi students. Although at you average fbo the multi probably sits a lot b/c most students at those places have primarily primary students. Remember average 3-15 hrs multi to get rating. Not a lot of time per student. Need lots of students.

 

[apcooper]

As for building ME time you could get the MEI and put ads in every local aviation publication and offer to ride/give instruction to an already rated ME pilot who is uncomfortable or rusty or give dual for the initial ME rating. If you do the former you might get to travel to some interesting destinations and make some good friends.

 

[pilotyip]

Do a search under "older", there was thread within the last month beating up this same subject. Not to put you off, but it is a quick way to get answers without waiting for responses

 

[CapnVegetto]

An MEI is pretty useful, if you're around an FBO where people buy Seneca's etc. B/c most of the time those guys will have to do 25 hours or so with an MEI in the right seat as an 'insurance check out' on their new bird. I got about 50 hours of multi that way.

 

[SkyBoy1981]

It all depends on who you work for....

I've done both 121 and 91 corporate. I didn't have one of those cake 91 jobs making $100k plus a year and flying 5 days a month, but it wasn't the worst job out there either...it was somewhere in the middle I guess. After 3 and a half years there I left to go 121, and so far I have been happy with my decision. All I can say is that corporate flying is very diverse....you cannot lump it all in one category as if its the same at every company. There are really really good 91 jobs out there with great pay, great benefits, nice aircraft, lots of days off, where you basically have to pinch yourself everyday to see if its really true. Then, across the street there can be another 91 outfit flying the same type of plane that is a living hell to work for. You have no life, no schedule, you're underpaid, and your 4 days off a month are spent sweeping floors and cutting grass at the hangar.

On the same token, the same can be said for airlines. Although I work for a regional airline, it is a reputable one with excellent maintenance and a good pilot contract with plenty of work rules. However, there are other airlines out there where every airplane you fly will have at least 5 MEL's, you will be junior manned at least 3 times a month, you will be cheated out of your pay, and overall treated like nothing more than a liability. If you're just building experience, do whatever you have to do and go elsewhere, but where you end up in the long term is all going to depend on the quality of the operation itself, not so much whether its "corporate" or "airline". Anyway, thats my 2 cents.