low time pilot jobs
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From: LOUSIANA
low time pilot jobs
I just completed ATP's Professional pilot course. I have 250 total time 140 multi and all my instructor ratings. I would appreciate any leads on where I might get a job flying. Ideally it would be multi engine work and non instructing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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From: Rip-off Strasse
Here`s how much of a chance you have at getting a multiengine job with 250 total-time; almost none!!!I think that you probably have a better chance at winning the lottery...but...
there is actually a chance...there are always people looking for jump-pilots, bannertowers and such.It all depends on how quickly you want to build hours.
Here`s a thought; why don`t you get a job instructing as you already have all of the instructor ratings (even multiengine sea?). There is ALWAYS a flight school or F.B.O. looking for CFIs and you will get the hours quickly, and who knows, you might actually learn that there`s a lot more to flying than just sitting through commercial groundschool and doing a checkride with an in-house examiner!
I`ll even give you a link www.aopa.org where flight schools make postings for instructors - pick and choose.
And if your mind is set on not instructing (why did you get the CFI then huh?) you could always see if you could get into some bushflying up north - albeit you`ll have to meet the people in person to have half a chance of getting a job.
Kinda coming down hard on you here, not trying to rain on your parade, but a realistic choice would be to do some instructing.I bet you`ll even make some good friends and in the process future connections.
there is actually a chance...there are always people looking for jump-pilots, bannertowers and such.It all depends on how quickly you want to build hours.
Here`s a thought; why don`t you get a job instructing as you already have all of the instructor ratings (even multiengine sea?). There is ALWAYS a flight school or F.B.O. looking for CFIs and you will get the hours quickly, and who knows, you might actually learn that there`s a lot more to flying than just sitting through commercial groundschool and doing a checkride with an in-house examiner!
I`ll even give you a link www.aopa.org where flight schools make postings for instructors - pick and choose.
And if your mind is set on not instructing (why did you get the CFI then huh?) you could always see if you could get into some bushflying up north - albeit you`ll have to meet the people in person to have half a chance of getting a job.
Kinda coming down hard on you here, not trying to rain on your parade, but a realistic choice would be to do some instructing.I bet you`ll even make some good friends and in the process future connections.
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From: LOUSIANA
Thanks I realized that was the reality of it all but was hoping that there was some really bad location out there where no one else wanted to live. As for the ratings the were included in the program's overall price and I knew I may have to fall back on instructing as a way to suppliment my total time. I own my own plane a 46 Taylorcraft and have a mortgage that I cant pay on a pilot salary so I will probably have to work in industry and instruct part time.
