I figured I could just apply, but some of these sites take a good 30 to 45 min to work through the online application. Just didn't want to waste my time.
Then why have you wasted ours?
45 minutes of your time is too much effort to obtain that first "jet" job? Would you prefer that someone else filled it out for you, or that the employer come to your house and cater to you as you lay on the couch contemplating the meaning of the word "jet?"
Your just the kind of "Pilot" I would love to kick down air stairs.
Wisely, once once said that it's often far better to keep one's trap shut and appear the fool, rather than open it and remove all doubt. You appear to have gone the extra mile several times now, and have left no room for doubt. You are 14 years old then, are you?
The FAA does make a distinction between turbopropeller, and turbojet. The FAA does not make a distinction between turbofan and turbojet...and refers to jets as turbojets. Employers often do the same.
Yes, there is a difference between a jet and a turboprop. With the notable exception of the Piaggio Avanti, there aren't any corporate turboprops that fly close to or as high as or exhibit similiar performance to turbojet airplanes (and to be clear, as you seem a little slow, by "turbojet" I mean "jet" which means turbojet or turbofan).
Aside from advanced performance, flying turbojet airplanes usually means flying more expensive airplanes with greater insurance requirements, more affluent clientele, often more advanced training, etc.
When an employer says "jet" an employer means jet...as in turbojet. Not turboprop.
There's a big difference between flying a Citation X or a Learjet 60 or a Hawker 800XP, and a King Air.
You got the gist of it right, however, because there's a big difference between operating an airplane with some mass to it like a C-130 or a P-3, and operating a small airpalne that flies and performs like a light twin (because it is) such as a King Air 90.
The employer is looking for jet experience. Often employers will consider other applicants if they can't get applicants with jet experience. Today in this hiring market, unless the employer is offering very entry level wages, you're going to find that most jobs have plenty of applicants with ample experience.
Of course, you won't stand a chance anyway, because there's that mighty "
gotta apply to get the job" barrier. After all, 45 minutes of your life to get a decent job that provides you benefits, pay, and valued experience is a terrible toll to pay, and you're right to question it. Like avoiding starting smoking or doing drugs, you should simply stay away. Lord knows, you could get a paper cut.
