Originally Posted by
Outlaw2097
1...I DO NOT WANT TO INSTRUCT. I know I would not enjoy it at all, and instructors should be liking their jobs. I hate the guys who are only in it for the hours and have no goals teaching besides hours and a paycheck. That and I cant help but emphasize that Riddle is 142, so flight times a whole lot less
2...Im walking from Riddle with ~200 hours...not like its going to be that much of a towering debt compared to what I have now. Plus, factor in flight costs if I was going to get hours from Billy Bobs Hangar to get up to minimums assuming $130/hr.
3...15 weeks to the right seat? Far shorter time than it would be with that first point I mentioned. Ill have the ratings and be Riddle-ized, and all they need to do is Mesa-fy me.
Yes its not the prefered way of getting into 121, yes Ill probably be despised by some who have been it it the 'old fashion way', yes it is going to cost me, but Ill take it. Argue me otherwise if my logic is flawed.
Walk from Riddle yes. Go to PACE debateable.
In order to be captain on the jet at mesa you need minimum 2500tt with 1000 multi PIC or 2000 multi SIC and then there are the Int'l ICAO mins. In effect you spend 1.5 to 2 years extra (over your counterpart the CFI) building worthless SIC time. You finally upgrade having rarely made a
decision in your aviation career it makes for a handful when the s#$t hits the fan.
With that being said if you do go to pace, make damn sure you get the beech 1900 so you can learn to be a real pilot 1st before hitting the jet.
Course all this is just my .02 from 1st hand observation.