Originally Posted by
Jetjock65
Just to inform the airline guys out there- whoever told you that you need all kinds of time to put you in a buisness jet didnt know what the hell they were talking about- I was 22 yrs old with around 350hrs tt when I landed my first SIC gig in a Sabreliner 65 (2004). A year later got typed (PIC)
in the airplane with less than 500 tt. Oh and by the way it wasnt my dads airplane either. In the Corp. world (Part 91) hours play a very small role in getting a job, who you know AKA "Networking" is what really matters, second is that you have to be a likeable person , since you will be spending alot of time with the owners their familly and friends -We dont close cockpit doors in this buisness.
I fly contract work alot now for the extra $$ and believe me I can now say I've flown with all kinds- total time is not what makes you a good pilot- the most dangerous ones I've seen in the past year are the 15,000 hr guys-theve gotten to a point were they think they have seen and done it all-and have forgotten that in our line of work something new can happen every day!!
Enjoy the 800 my friend -you'll know when your ready to do something different-Corp. aviation can be a bit of a burnout so enjoy it now and get a schedule job when your ready-Trust me when I say an RJ will always be there waiting on you, but the Hawker may T/O and not come back.
Wait a second, are you actually the P.I.C. or are you just flying from the left seat on empty legs or something like that? It seems pretty amazing that a insurance company would sign you off as P.I.C. with 550tt and only 200 time in type. Now that I think of it, you must have gotten some sort of special waiver in order to get your ATP with 1/3 the required time.
I do think you're on to something when you say that total time isn't everything, however it sure helps to have some experience other than just the training it takes to get a commercial ticket.