Moving from a part 91 Career to Jets
03-06-2024, 07:43 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by DMartin12
Back to the point, I understand I need to improve my resume. I know there are smaller operators who offer home basing, that would be ideal. But who? It seems like many have stopped hiring this year.
Again, I'm not trying to delay, just trying to find the right opportunity. That KA350 SIC job is in improvemnt, but not by much. Is it worth commiting a year to that?
Again, I'm not trying to delay, just trying to find the right opportunity. That KA350 SIC job is in improvemnt, but not by much. Is it worth commiting a year to that?
Other operators mentioned in the APC Part 135 forum - https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/part-135/
If you're not getting any traction with your current resume, and hiring might be getting more competitive for the next year as Boeing and PW work through their issues, would NOT taking the King Air SIC job be better for your resume?
Buddy had a great military and airline career. He's a young buck....met a guy flying a MEL on Long Island. Shortly afterwards that guy leaves and gets a job flying a radial (Convair 240, Martin 404?????) in SoCal. Guy calls him up - "boss said he'd give you a job if I'd vouch for you. I will. Are you interested?" He left. I asked "did you know anyone out there?" "Just this guy a bit." "So what did you do?" "I packed my car and drove to SoCal." What did he do? He jumped in his car with his clothes in the back seat. Why? Because it was a better opportunity.
No airline passes, paid commuting tickets, no jumpseat privileges, airline tickets cost way more (avg ticket pirce in 1980 is $1300+ in 2023 dollars) and pilot pay was worse (take home pay was about $700). No internet. No cell phones. Long distance phone calls were expensive. $2.60 for a 3 minute call. A 5 minute call every weekend was about $20. I typically ran out of money the last couple of days in the month and would eat whatever food I had in the cabinets. $20 for phone calls in a month? Not happening Girlfriend and I could 'text' on company reservation system.
Even I was impressed at what he'd done. He laughs about it now but it was a bold move. Knew no one, didn't have a place to live, just a promise that there was a decent sized (44 passenger sized) aircraft FO job being offered. Back then if you were offered a MEL FO job you RAN to get it before someone else beat you to it. Plane ticket home? Probably cost about close to 10% of his yearly take home pay if not more.
It's head shaking for our generation to see the unwillingness to pursue the career as hard as we did. The rewards for the majority is worth it. Retire with net worth in the top 2-3% in the country if you max out your retirement funding.
03-09-2024, 06:43 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by DMartin12
1. I currently live on the east coast of Florida. 2 hours drive to both MCO and FLL.
2. I'm willing to move really anywhere in the states for the right job. However, I want to avoid moving for a stepping stone type of job where I plan to move again in another 1-2 years
3. Not right now. I live with my SO and she works from home so moving is not an issue
I should have clarified that I do meet unrestricted ATP minimums. The weekest areas are night time and instrument time but I do meet the minimums by a handful of hours on both accounts.
I have been offered a job as an SIC on a King Air 350 that really does seem like a decent job, but I am hesistant because it is still just another turboprop and I feel at this point I am qualified for jet time. I just have to find the right opportunity.
2. I'm willing to move really anywhere in the states for the right job. However, I want to avoid moving for a stepping stone type of job where I plan to move again in another 1-2 years
3. Not right now. I live with my SO and she works from home so moving is not an issue
I should have clarified that I do meet unrestricted ATP minimums. The weekest areas are night time and instrument time but I do meet the minimums by a handful of hours on both accounts.
I have been offered a job as an SIC on a King Air 350 that really does seem like a decent job, but I am hesistant because it is still just another turboprop and I feel at this point I am qualified for jet time. I just have to find the right opportunity.
There are others. All of them are subscription. It's not a lot of money.
Look around. As others have said, there are jobs. You need to look in the right places.
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