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Old 24th October 2002 | 12:10
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Busterplane
 
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Good question this and shows that its not just hours but how you use them.

Any fool can fly around Florida for 100hrs. Its easy both navigationally and in a flying context. I agree with CZ that a night rating would be useful, add a few hours IR practice with a fellow hour builder to sharpen you up in preperation for JAR but most importantly make the hours you do count. Doing a X country? then do it at night. Why not fly somewhere more taxing like the Rockies. This will give you something to talk about at interview when your logbook is thin. The difference between 2 candidates for the same job may come down to being able to show that youve done something unusual.

I know cos it happened to me. I got my first job because I could talk about getting a 172 off the deck at 7000amsl and scratching it in on a gravel strip in Monument Valley to avoid the storm from hell. It will make you a better pilot and give you the edge over someone who spent 100hrs flying from Daytona Beach to Miami?

Have fun!
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