VFR Part 135 jobs?

[MarineGrunt]

Are there companies out there that hire VFR part 135 guys? I'm sure there are a few, but I was wondering if it's a common thing.

Just looking for other options as a 500 or so total-timer...

 

[labbats]

I've found the only thing to do between 500 and 1000-1200 hours is to either:

a) sell yourself out to a non-paying right seat or PFT job
b) acquire a taste for ramen noodles

 

[Flying Illini]

Keep looking, keep sending out resumes. There are more options out there and to get them you need alot of persistence and a little bit of being in the "right place at the right time."
I was hired into an aircraft management/corporate company with 550 TT and no turbine experience (other than some non-motion sims). Now I'm flying a king air 200, Falcon 10, and Falcon 20...and not just as a body in the right seat, I share legs on all on all trips and aircraft.

I flight instructed P/T for 17 months before I got the job and during that time I made several appearances at the company. I also sent an updated resume about every 3-4 months. I did a paid (non-flying, jumpseat privileges only) internship with a Fortune 100 company for a summer which gave me alot of insight into how a corporate operator operates. I'm pretty sure that helped me stand out b/c during the interview the CP was very interested in what I had done/learned while there.

Anyway, Good luck in your search. I'm not sure if you are flying right now but get a job that will allow you to continue building time while you are looking for something a little more permanent, that way you've got an excuse to keep in touch with a company by sending updated resumes.

 

[de727ups]

Grand Canyon

I got hired with an outfit doing scenic tours in the Grand Canyon in 172's, 206's, and 207's when I had a little over 500 hours. I would say you'd have to go network around there and be available to start at a moments notice if needed. If I was running an outfit like that, I'd throw away any resumes that I got in the mail that weren't either recommendations from inside the pilot group or hand delivered.

 

[wingnutt]

what part of the country? i have a few leads, but nothing near what Mr. "exception-to-the-rule" has somehow fallen into

 

[petergibbins]

that's whats messed up with aviation. everybody willing to work for free just to get a job that pays squat. i'm not saying i don't do it, everybody does. you just don't see doctors and lawyers working for free when they're out of school. we get all the responsiblity for the least pay. thats messed up.

 

[wingnutt]

Now I'm flying a king air 200, Falcon 10, and Falcon 20...and not just as a body in the right seat, I share legs on all on all trips and aircraft.

wait a sec...with no type rating, you are logging every other leg in all of the above aircraft...or did i read that wrong???

 

[mainah]

that's whats messed up with aviation. everybody willing to work for free just to get a job that pays squat. i'm not saying i don't do it, everybody does. you just don't see doctors and lawyers working for free when they're out of school. we get all the responsiblity for the least pay. thats messed up.

Bull s h i t. My father is a doctor and they work a few years after med school for Mesa-like pay just to be a doctor that pays well eventually. Same thing different business and the zeroes on the end eventually get more plentiful.

 

[MarineGrunt]

what part of the country? i have a few leads, but nothing near what Mr. "exception-to-the-rule" has somehow fallen into

KSLC

 

[Flying Illini]

Wingnutt,
Our company requires two pilots in the king airs. The jets require two crewmembers. Maybe I wasn't clear, I log all the legs in the jets as SIC. No Type, no PIC. All copilots share flying legs with the captains. I'm not just working to build time either, my career goal is on the corporate side of the industry, not the airline side. For those of you wondering if I sold out and had to pay for my school, I didn't, and I'm not working for peanuts either. That's something I would never do to the industry. At this job I recieve decent pay and good benefits.