soldierboy

What is the best way to find a corporate job flying after I recive all my training? What are some corporate companies that hire new pilots with low hours? What is the minimum ratings corporate pilots should have before applying?

rickair7777

There is only one way to find entry-level corporate work: Networking

If you want to go that route, try to do your training at a busy GA airport with lots of corporate, 135, and private jets. Look at smaller airports in large metro areas. While doing your training, circulate around the field, talk to people, and network, network, network.

If you train at a school out in the sticks or a big puppy mill, you will not meet anyone with corporate connections.


Almost none of them. 1000 hours (or more) is usually the insurance minimum.

If your dad owns the company, or they REALLY want to fly with you, they might be able to work something out. If you are a pretty female, you will have a networking advantage in the corporate world...middle-aged corporate pilots reasonably prefer to go out drinking with members of the opposite sex on layovers (no flame please, this is simply human nature in action).

Commercial AMEL. You will probably have the CFI ratings too (CFI, CFII, MEI).

Your odds are much better with an ATP and a type rating in whatever airplane you want to fly.

USN C9B

Those will be hard to find in the US with less than a couple thousand hours (less if you have an inside track). As already mentioned, NETWORKING is the key.

To give you an example, I am retired military guy with over 7K hours and all the right quals. Based on a buddy's recommendation, I put in an app with a company. I didn't even get a call for an interview. When another opening came up, my buddy walked my resume into the chief pilot. I interviewed the next day and hired the day after. The job was never even advertised to the public. Good Luck and keep at it.

C9