Freelance ferry pilot gig, training?
Hello all. I have been offered to join an aircraft ferry company as a freelance pilot. I can do domestic ferry flights without any training; I already have. But if I want to get in on the international action, I will need some training to meet the insurance requirements. I was recently trying explain this to an FO from XYZ major airline. Without really listening, he thought I was saying that this was a Pay-for-Training job. I was a little discouraged when he was a little rude about it. If he thought it was PFT, I can understand.
In reality, I need to get some training from an independent company and also do at least a few North Atlantic crossings with someone who is qualified before I can be insured on my own. That would require me to furnish my own airfare back home for those insurance mandated trips.
I am NOT an employee of this company, they just hook me up with trips and they get a commission. I have been searching for a Ferry Pilot gig for a while, and this arrangement seems to be the norm. I am NOT paying this company for training; in fact I can choose to do the training wherever I want.
Does this idea sound reasonable to you guys?