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Old 6th Sep 2008, 03:05
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The problem you're going to run into is that while airlines (particularly eruropean airlines) are prone to hiring very inexperienced pilots...corporations aren't. A pilot with no experience may be in the front office of the BAE 146 with businessmen and families aboard. The corporation officers who are financially worth more individually than the an entire airliner full of passengers, however, aren't going to put up with that. And don't have to. They pay a lot of money for the privilege of having their own schedule, own aircraft, and the ability to choose their own pilot...one with substantially more experience.

Generally to find work in a corporate aircraft, having the type rating isn't enough. One is going to need time in type as well as significantly more total experience. Generally a minimum of 5,000 hours or more before anyone will consider you for equipment such as a GIV in the corporate arena. You'll also need significant Pilot in Command experience, making the safety of flight decisions for which the corporate pilot is paid...you're paid for your judgement and experience, not for manipulating the controls.

Bear in mind that flying a corporate aircraft isn't the same as flying an airline operation where most of your decisions are pre-maid. Getting your own weather your own approvals, overflight permits, and making your own fueling arrangements, flight plans, etc, without the benefit of a dispatcher to take care of that for you is a lot more work intensive and time consuming...and it's still a very small part of what you're doing when you're operating privately. Arranging transportation for your clients, stocking the aircraft, arranging your own maintenance, etc...you can't simply write up a problem and walk away.

If you obtain a type rating, you have a rating but no experience...and if an employer is wanting a thousand hours in type, you'll be a thousand hours short of being able to apply for the job. A type is a step in the right direction, but unfortunately, an expensive step that doesn't get you much closer to being able to apply for, let alone secure, the job.
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