Originally Posted by
Clue32
Lets see here, I'll try and be one more to back you up. Granted these are application minimums and not competitive but...
Great Lakes: Comm ME, Upgrade currently 3 months faster than Gulfstream, sure they have a training contract and you don't get paid during training, and the wages are lower but you'll still have more money in your pocket when all is said and done
Mountain Air Cargo: No posted minimums, just fill out the application. Sure you may fly a caravan for a little while but they have big turboprops and you will make more money then at Gulfstream.
AirNet: Comm SE/ME, Pay is terrible for the props but you're building time, didn't have to pay for it, and can get into a lear jet. Oh, you're still not thousands of dollars in debt.
There are three options where you could get a job right out of training, not be a CFI, and quickly build the required flight time to move on to a bigger regional. All without paying Gulfstream.
I just go an email from MAC:
SIC - 1000TT, 500PIC; 100ME; CPL w/ME & Instru ratings.
Tell me...what is the most expeditious way to accumulate 500PIC? Is it CFI'ing? If so, then approx. how long would that take? I know that it varies from school to school, so from whichever facility you built hours through CFI'ing, then let me know.
Btw, anyone familiar with PIC time building work (other than CFI'ing) in the SE Florida area?
Spoke to MAC HR individual this morning. She says that most are turned down b/c they don't meet mins. I asked if there was a pool and she said no. Also, was informed that Maiden is not the only base. I thought that it was
. Goes to show how much I knew!!!
If I went this route it'd definitely be on the ATR-42 or -72, not the C-208.
atp