Part Time/Casual Work - Experienced Turboprop Pilot
I’ve been looking for some casual/part time flying recently, basically flying anything from a piston twin through to a jet on a part time/casual basis. Surprisingly no one seems to be very interested particularly given that I live in a location where most operators on the airfield can’t get enough pilots to fly their aircraft, one local operator has apparently pushed a whole fleet of turboprops to the fence as they can’t crew them. General feedback that I have received is that it’s to difficult to integrate a casual pilot into their CAR 217, which I actually find strange particularly in the current climate where the airlines are sucking GA and the regional airlines dry. Been told that if I wanted a full time job, no problems we will interview you and go through the usual process, but casual forget it. I’m not in a position where I can take a full time flying job at the moment. Anyone got any suggestions? |
Obviously there are still enough start-level pilots out there.
I'm assuming you don't want to move - where are you? |
General feedback that I have received is that it’s to difficult to integrate a casual pilot into their CAR 217 Check and training resources are scarce, Sims are expensive, time is limited. What are you offering other than a qualified bum on a seat? Why would an operator fill that training spot with 0.2 - 0.5 of a pilot when they can fill it with 1.0 of a pilot? |
I agree that CASA don’t make it easy, particularly for GA CAR 217 organisations. Anyway it’s not the end of the world as I have other things to do outside of aviation.
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Mate, I used to employ pilots (granted, not Twin or Turbo Prop peoples) but if I had the option of a part timer who could add to the organisation rather than a full time duck, I'd wear the cost of induction to have your flexibility. Hopefully you'll find an enlightened employer, good luck!
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Porter - that's what I was saying..... you just achieved a much more encouraging tone! :D
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