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Old 02-19-2011, 05:08 AM
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Any companies that are operating round engines, DC-3s, Loadstars, C-46s, that are hiring low timers? I'm at 600 with 35 multi and some tail wheel time as well.
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Old 02-19-2011, 08:56 AM
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Everts Alaska operates the DC-6 and C-46 flying fuel, however I'm not sure of their requirements. They are looking for a DC-9 mechanic, this may give you some idea of
which direction they are heading.
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Old 04-24-2011, 11:23 PM
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If your interested in flying C-46's, then email a resume to evertsair.com. It will show a link to the C.P.s email. Yes, we are moving into the DC-9 (five purchased) but the radials will continue to bark for the next six years or so. Good luck .....
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What are the mins there?
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I am curious about this as well...I spent last summer flying in Southeast AK and would love to get back up there flying some bigger equipment. It would be nice to get a little time in radials before they are gone forever.
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Never did see the CP's email, nor the link. I'm still looking, but if you can help out, I'd appreciate it.
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Flying radial engines is fun and all but really does not help the career progression to the airlines all that much. You might as well be getting SIC in a piper sencia. True it is better than instructing but people get stuck there thinking that PIC in a DC-6 is going to get you on with SWA and it will not.

The airlines want part 121 jet pic. I would not waste your time here.

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Originally Posted by SkyHigh View Post
Flying radial engines is fun and all but really does not help the career progression to the airlines all that much. You might as well be getting SIC in a piper sencia. True it is better than instructing but people get stuck there thinking that PIC in a DC-6 is going to get you on with SWA and it will not.

The airlines want part 121 jet pic. I would not waste your time here.

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I know you can't help it, but maybe this person loves aviation in general and would like to have certain experiences in line with what makes them happy.
Just MAYBE not everything has to be geared toward a certain goal Sky.
They always say to enjoy life because it is so short.

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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR View Post
I know you can't help it, but maybe this person loves aviation in general and would like to have certain experiences in line with what makes them happy.
Just MAYBE not everything has to be geared toward a certain goal Sky.
They always say to enjoy life because it is so short.

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USMCFLYR,

I hope that is the case. Sometimes people don't know what they are getting into in regards to the career benefits one job offers over another. In this case I hope that an airline bound new pilot does not waste time on a dead end as I did bush flying.

If APC had existed when I was starting out perhaps others would have helped me to avoid many of the mistakes I made.

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Old 04-27-2011, 08:40 AM
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I can only think of three Three operators. There's a Super Three that runs the islands in Honolulu and there's a Three at LAX that goes out to Catalina Island. And there's a company south of Dallas that uses a couple for survey work. There were some used to spray the Gulf oil spill but I can't remember if they were turbos or not and don't know the operator.
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