Originally Posted by
PotatoChip
Who would your FOs be?? Experienced? Wet behind the ears? If it didn't come with experienced/typed FOs I would walk away.
Overall, sounds fun and adventurous, but I think it would be a very brutal introduction into international flying.
Yes, it seems like a great opportunity and alot of fun especially if you're a single guy. There are only two crews in this operation and you fly with the same guys, no co-captains. The FO I will be paired with is new also and I think he has limited experience outside of the US, and has never been a Captain either. Seems like a nightmare waiting to happen.
I want the airline style international training, where you fly with a Check Airman your first few overwater trips. I don't think the owner is willing to pay for me to take the international training at Simuflite, it's cheaper for them to just hire someone who already has the experience.
Thanks guys for the responses. I should ad that I have a family. 3 months out is a bit extreme.
Screwing something up in a foreign country, especially in the middle east, I've heard you can be sent to jail. You're considered guilty until proven innocent.