Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
Logbook questions aren't the only ones that might come up. But hey- do what you want to do. I can tell you from experience (on the interviewing side of the table) that shooting yourself in the foot doesn't do anything to hurt my feelings. There are literally THOUSANDS of folks lining up on the other side of the door that are happy to fill the slot you might have gotten in class.
Ok. So you acted as the PIC of the G150? Great! What can you tell me about the hydraulic system? What is the maximum gear operating speed? What is turbulence penetration speed for passenger comfort? Can you describe the gear extention sequence?
Any aircraft that you log PIC in you'd better be ready to answer questions that a PIC should be able to answer- particularly if you're logging PIC time in a turbine aircraft.
Remember- it's all about playing the game. Like it or not, you have to play by the potential employer's rules if you want to work there.
So I guess I should leave in the "don't you?" Apparently, the folks you interview for don't follow FAA rules they don't like since they object to applicants doing that.
Note: I have no objection to an employer only considering certain time as experience for the job. Nor on insisting that time be broken down on an application in any way that the employer wants. But that's very different than, "We insist that you pay even more than you have already for your pilot training* in order to get a job that won't pay you nearly enough."
(* the instrument rating requires 50 hours of PIC cross country time. Most pilot do about 10 of those with their CFI - which is obviously not "acting" PIC time, although it counts as PIC time for the rating. Since you object to logging that time at all, the pilot can't use it - you're insisting that they rent an airplane to an additional 10 hours - there's $1,000 right there so you can play your "game" of disregarding FAA rules.)
Ok. So you acted as the PIC of the G150?
Never said that. Not even for one millisecond. Didn't even say I
logged it since I'm not type-rated for it and the FAA says I can't unless I'm rated.