Originally Posted by duvie

Ya know what bud, if you can get some good time out of a lower level operator, and you know that its gonna be a drag while you're there going in....why not? Most of us have stories about the first jobs we had to work to get some time. I flew broken down king airs, many have flown old cabin class pistons and hey, look how many guys Great Lakes has on their list

Seriously, everybody has to start somewhere and despite what many posters believe, I personally think that the part of the pride and prestige of being a pilot at the various levels comes from how far up ladder you climb to get there. Some with senses of....er.... serious entitlement would like to be treated like the demi gods of yester year whilst flying cargo in a Baron. Not likely and for good reason.

That being said, I'm not advocating NMA. I don't know the specifics but with any outfit like that, you may be taking a gamble with you ticket or even your life if you go to a super crummy operator and furthermore, you only have yourself to blame when you get lice from sleeping in FBOs at night