First, what is a realistic time frame (in months), zero to ATP for someone today who chooses to enter into a good quality flight-training program such as FSI Academy at KVRB or at the Lakeland school?
I am assuming here that a person would go the CFI route and teach at said school until the 1500 hr mark.
Second, (non-CFI route) what is the realistic possibility for someone with fewer than 500 hrs to land a freight job in a single or light twin running night/checks? What would be the average hi and average low for yearly totals this person could expect to log?
Back in my days a newly inked commercial rating would land you in the cockpit of a DC-3 flying cargo at the rate of 800 hrs plus a year. The ATP was a phenomena only encountered once you crossed the threshold of an airline job and a commercial multi would guarantee you the ability to feed your family, in some cases very well.
Oh yes one more if you don’t mind.
At the rate companies are handing out type ratings what could one expect to be an “average” number of types someone with say 3,000 hrs and 4 to 5 years of charter/corporate experience would hold?
I’m curious as to what input I can receive, I have my own ideas but I’m curious as to where they are compared to everyone else’s.
In the past, while I was based in Asia, I encountered several kids from Singapore who had less than 500 hrs total and they were crewing G-II’s around the Pacific.
Just curious
I am assuming here that a person would go the CFI route and teach at said school until the 1500 hr mark.
Second, (non-CFI route) what is the realistic possibility for someone with fewer than 500 hrs to land a freight job in a single or light twin running night/checks? What would be the average hi and average low for yearly totals this person could expect to log?
Back in my days a newly inked commercial rating would land you in the cockpit of a DC-3 flying cargo at the rate of 800 hrs plus a year. The ATP was a phenomena only encountered once you crossed the threshold of an airline job and a commercial multi would guarantee you the ability to feed your family, in some cases very well.
Oh yes one more if you don’t mind.
At the rate companies are handing out type ratings what could one expect to be an “average” number of types someone with say 3,000 hrs and 4 to 5 years of charter/corporate experience would hold?
I’m curious as to what input I can receive, I have my own ideas but I’m curious as to where they are compared to everyone else’s.
In the past, while I was based in Asia, I encountered several kids from Singapore who had less than 500 hrs total and they were crewing G-II’s around the Pacific.
Just curious