Warm Body 4 RT Seat

[Dorsal Fin]

Pay your dues

All of the above posts are correct.... pay your dues. Flight Instruction is a great way to build those first few hours of real flight time. From there network like crazy and your time will come, but please don't work for free. That is what brings the pay for all pilots down.

 

[FN FAL]

I never forget this day.

I was workiong at a small 135 operator in DAL and some guy lookng for a job walks in. Of course he is looking for a job and hands me his resume he then porceeds to tell me that he has NO instructor time and that all of his time is real (1200 TT and 450 turbine). I almost punched him in the bean bag. Wow, the arrogance that the guy looked down his nose at instructing. I didnt want to instruct either but I did Learn alot.

Warm bodies are ok if the aircraft does not require at SIC. if it doesn't require one I still say you CANNOT log it. If it requires an SIC then you must be paid...

I wish we could hire a guy like that now and then and put him the left seat of the caravan on his own, just to see what type of NTSB report would come out of it.

One of those types of guys did come out to the drop zone to fly for us one time. I didn't do his training, but the skydivers took him on references that he knew what he was doing because, "he flies king airs!". Evidently the jumpers didn't understand the concept of guys who fly SIC in single pilot aircraft, thinking they are all that.

He wasn't doing so well out there with flying the 182, so the jumpers asked me to do some remedial...to which his reply was after he almost spun a Horton Stol equiped plane in with some of my friends..."I don't need this SH!T, I fly KING AIRS for a living!".

Yea, sure you do punk.

 

[CUEBOAT]

Doogie if you like, I own a global express. PM me after you buy your type rating, we can do some international flying.

 

[Dizel8]

I got a 777 that needs a copilot, fly all over the world. PM me, I'll hook you up.

P.S. Smallish training fee required!

 

[T206driver]

Hey FN FAL;
I apoligize you had a bad experience with an arrogant dummy that thought he could fly jumpers. So he could fly King Airs, BFD. Driving a 206/182 is a different critter all together. By nature, skydivers would rather not be on an airplane. They would rather be outside-in the air. I am very satisfied that my customers always come back for more year after year. I also do demo jumps. It is a respectable way to build time and get PAID for it. A little is better that PFT. A good jump pilot is worth his wieght and can make a DZO money. Like any other kind of pilot. Train them right and best wishes.

Blue Skies
T206 Driver`

 

[Jump Pilot]

Hey FN FAL;
It is a respectable way to build time and get PAID for it. A little is better that PFT. A good jump pilot is worth his wieght and can make a DZO money.

Right on, brother.