Originally Posted by
SeanPilot
Thanks Rick for the post! It sounds like the CFI route is the best and most helpful way to build up to the 1500 hours. Thanks for the information regarding the corporate aviation job -1000 hour requirement... I didn't know that. What is the best pilot job in particular zeroing in on schedule in your opinion? Is there a certain pilot job (corporate, fractional, airline, etc.) that offers a schedule that is more desirable than others?
Depends what kind of schedule you want.
Home all day, every day, weekends off? Regional cargo will have you flying at night Monday-Friday. You start and end in base so you’ll be home everyday from about 8 AM-7 PM.
Have a predictable one week on and one week off schedule?
Fractional or charter
Work days and spend basically no time in a hotel?
Small corporate aircraft or charter (likely flying piston aircraft or at most a king air)
Have a majority of yours days off, but subject to change with little notice?
Large corporate
Schedules days off with the flexibility to change your schedule to fit a particular months needs?
Airlines
Most people compromise between schedule and money.
Major airlines will give you the best of both and the jobs are plentiful so most people make that their goal.