Originally Posted by
Nominal
I'm in a somewhat similar position, however I'm considering doing an FIR prior to leaving. Will this be of use to any of the operators up North?My initial plan was too instruct and then eventually make my way up into charter.
Nope, non. Unless you have META or something of the like.
Operators up here need someone who they can trust with their aircraft and that can handle themselves when things don't go to plan; such as too many (or no) pax showing up, or someone trying to take too much stuff with them or something going wrong with the plane and not have a nervous breakdown because there's no mobile reception to call someone else to make a decision for you.
IMHO, save your money, get you instrument rating and if you've already done that and really want to burn more cash, get some time on a 200 series. If you already have all that, save the cash for your trip and accommodation to keep you in a place as long as possible while you wait for that first job, and more importantly beer!
