Originally Posted by
purdue22
So I'm an instructor at a 141 school now but just accepted a job to do aerial surveying. Would the majors and/or regionals like it better if I continued to work at the 141 school or will it not matter because of the upcoming shortage? Doing the surveying I would be able to get my mins faster, that is my main reason for taking the job.
Also, do the papers that the airlines send back to your previous employers really have that big an impact on whether they keep you around or not?
Thanks is advance
Aerial surveying may not get you the quick hours you're expecting. One of my regional class mates did aerial surveying for a couple of years and only logged a a couple hundred hours per year. Other than flying to and from the location, the conditions to launch a survey mission has to be just right. I.E, not a cloud in the sky, the sun has to be within a certain angle not to cast shadows etc. This will keep you on the ground for weeks on end sometimes.