Who pays for this training????

[UnAnswerd]

Suppose you want to try your hand at getting into a 135 operation or something similar. Not all, but most of the aircraft used by these operations will likely be turbine-driven. So you apply, have all sorts of piston-experience, but absolutely no turbine-time. Do you get in???

I know what type-ratings are, but frequently I hear people saying that the pilot "shouldn't be paying for them". Does this imply that, given a decent amount of piston experience, a 135 operation will take you on board, and actually provide the training required to operate their turbine aircraft???

 

[Ralgha]

Um, yes. What's so strange about that? If you get a job at Winco are you going to expect to have to pay them for the training they give you? Hell no.

 

[RSixer]

Never heard of anyone paying for time in a more advanced aircraft to land a 135 job, also there are not many company's requiring that. Any operater will pay for your training or require you to sign a training contract as promise that you wont leave the day after they spent the money on you, so don't sweat it. The only requirement usually, is a certain amount of total time which varies with different companys. Anyhow most 135 companys are props, with a posibility of jet upgrade if they have them.

 

[RSixer]

Um, yes. What's so strange about that? If you get a job at Winco are you going to expect to have to pay them for the training they give you? Hell no.

By the way, at all cost stay away from companies that make you pay for your training striaght out.

 

[350DRIVER]

Suppose you want to try your hand at getting into a 135 operation or something similar. Not all, but most of the aircraft used by these operations will likely be turbine-driven. So you apply, have all sorts of piston-experience, but absolutely no turbine-time. Do you get in???

I know what type-ratings are, but frequently I hear people saying that the pilot "shouldn't be paying for them". Does this imply that, given a decent amount of piston experience, a 135 operation will take you on board, and actually provide the training required to operate their turbine aircraft???

You probably get in depending on how much total time, multi-engine time, etc, that you have and whether or not you will be "insurable". The insurance company is usually the dictating factor at most 135 operations. Some 135 operators also require a sic per their ops specs so you may build your turbine time up until you can meet insurance reqt's to act as captain. This widely varies from one department to another. When I was flying 135 even though I was captain qualified for single pilot operations the insurance company stated that a qualified sic must also be onboard. We did have some leverage here and I was able to do the "life flights" single pilot.

Any respectable part 135 flight department will pay for the type. If they are expecting you to pay for it then you should run not walk away.

good luck

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