the right road to a career in NJ ?

[theIrishflyboy]

awwww

 

[RNObased]

IMHO, there is no such thing as a SIC in single engine turbine.... Either you are PIC or you are a pax. That being said, you need PIC, jet or turbine multi.
The people who have the most trouble training here don't have any jet time and it shows in the way they fly. Wash out rate in the sim is much higher too.

 

[theIrishflyboy]

Actually under 91 subpart K there is an sic and pic requirement for us, so there is a 2 crew environment.
thanks for the info though

 

[NJA Capt]

I agree. Get the multiengine time. ME turbine preferable, but not essential. With respect to the post above. Several C402 Canyon pilots are here and they have done fine.

Good luck.

 

[theIrishflyboy]

thanks...

 

[RNObased]

Actually under 91 subpart K there is an sic and pic requirement for us, so there is a 2 crew environment.
thanks for the info though

That is for your operation. Interviewers might not look at it in that light. I know I won't be counting that toward my total time if I was in your shoes.

This is what people told me when I was building time. Does the aircraft have to be flown with two people under it's type certificate?? If the answer is yes, then you are SIC, if the answer is no, then you are a Passenger with privilges.

 

[KeroseneDream]

Hmm...I'd expand the horizon to type of operation. I agree that SIC in a caravan or PC-12 ain't much when trying to qualify for FedEx, but by that rationale Part 121 1900 SIC time should not be logged as TT, as the type only requires one pilot. That would DQ a lot of current NJ pilots from the hiring mins.

This 91k stuff is still pretty new so it will take some time for a precedent to be set by recruiters. As they are really the ones who decide the path of our careers. For the original poster though, I would get some ME time preferably PIC, though 121 SIC with the possibility of upgrade or turbine PIC is the best.

Some self-evaluation is due here. Putting on a nice shirt and working the radios with no actual responsibility regardless of what the book says you can log it as ain't crap. Be a pilot. I don't mean to sound harsh, but there is a lot of people running around touting how much jet or turbine time they have when it's not worth the ink it's written in, you don't want to be lumped in to that group.

Good Luck.

 

[theIrishflyboy]

thanks kerosene...advice well taken...the right seat is just a stepping stone !

 

[Diesel]

Hmm...I'd expand the horizon to type of operation. I agree that SIC in a caravan or PC-12 ain't much when trying to qualify for FedEx, but by that rationale Part 121 1900 SIC time should not be logged as TT, as the type only requires one pilot. That would DQ a lot of current NJ pilots from the hiring mins.

Dude what are you talking about? 1900 SIC in non SIC airplane would disqualify you at NJ too. No pilot is working here with that kind of messed up time.

The regionals are the ones taking the 500 hour wonders. Not NJ or any frac.

 

[flywest]

I believe the "1900" he was referring to in his post was actually meant to be "Beech 1900". Agreed that 1900 hrs of SIC time in a baron/caravan/PC12 won't do much good for your cause here (or anywhere), but I believe he was referring to 121 SICs in the Beech 1900.