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Go to every airport and FBO within two hours drive, talk to anyone who will listen, and pass out a resume to anybody who will take one. Given the choice, most employers would rather hire locals, so looking close to home is a good start.

Right off the bat I would look at Mountain Air, Ameriflight, AirNow, Flight Express, Star Check, Cape Air and a few others come to mind. Check their websites every day. They each have a job or two a month open up, but they fill instantly. If you have prior 135 time highlight it. These folks don't care about how well you can read a release, they want to know if you, all by yourself, can manage and fly a route. The places I have worked (and been involved in hiring), 121 doesn't mean much: "Airline Pilots" are a bunch of prima donas.

First, google "Cargo Air Carriers" and "Charter airlines" check each of them out.
Next, look up every (yes, Every) air carrier focusing on smaller ones.
Data Base Products (the "Other" data base)
Then go through this list
Airline codes-All - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


As you research each airline, make a speadsheet of who you qualify for, who you are close to qualifying for, pay, location, equipment, and anything else that is important to you. Mine goes back a decade..... and No, you can't get a copy. (I'll tell you how, but the leg work is up to you)

Send everybody a resume even if they say they are not hiring. One day they WILL be hiring.

Finally, when you are at the FBOs, ask about a line job. If they offer one, take it. Line guys/gals and the girls behind the counters know everything that goes on at the airport: who is buying a plane, selling a plane, needs a pilot, needs a flight review, etc. Pumping avgas may not be sexy, but it pays the bills and keeps you around airplanes and people who own them.

After you have done all this, go back to the top and start again.

Good Luck

The same place I have been for the last 12 years. Flying or out of work. Either way, I am always looking for my next job.

And there always are jobs.