Originally Posted by
Vitrivius
Hi all,
looking for a second pilot to help me ferry a Piper Cherokee from Stafford regional airport (outside of DC) to Southern California.
if you need to time build, this is a great opportunity as I need hours as well to reach ATPL mins.
The plane just completed its annual last week and IFR avionics upgrades (Garmin 430).
you’re expected to contribute with fuel expenses too.
if you’re based in SoCal, even better! We can continue to time built until we hit 1500 hrs.
Looking at the end of the week or early next week flying out of Stafford.
text Chan 909-802-eight four niner four if you’re serious, thanks!
Usually, you hit 250 hours, then grind it out with a real job until you reach 1500.
Flying the line, instructing, towing banners, dropping skydivers, that’s the stuff that actually matters, way more than joyriding in your own plane chasing some bull**** scenic detour.
In a hiring boom, maybe it slides, but when standards tighten, those resumes hit the trash.
The whole point of 1500 was turning a fresh commercial ticket into a solid ATP through real work on someone else’s clock, someone else’s airplane, being a professional on the payroll.
Nobody figured guys would just circle around in their own bird racking up useless hours to check the box.
It’s technically legal, but it misses the ******* point.
Those hours are only half the story, the other half is learning the job while getting paid for it, not burning cash pretending.
Back when I got to 250, building time like this was almost unheard of. Sure, some owned planes, but that personal flying was maybe 10-20% of the grind to 1500, tops.
This way? It’s just legal gamesmanship. You’re paying to fly instead of getting paid, skipping the real experience, and in the end, you’re screwing yourself.