GauleyPilot

If you have a CE500 type, then you are good to fly the every verson of Citation I,II,V, Ultra and Encore. You would only need recurrent, possibly differences. It is feasible, especially if you have some contacts. You could start out by being a day-hire SIC. The big problem you could encounter doing this is lack of recency in type, which would come from the insurance companies. However, if you were named on someone's policy, you may get to do SIC work without going to school. A lot of airplanes have only one crew, so a part-time back-up can be a good thing. Unfortunately, I have no contacts in RDU. You may want to stop by Southern Jet, one of the FBOs at RDU and pick a few brains.

maddogmax

Thanks! I know "who you know" is as important as "what you know" in the corporate world. I also wondered if there is a belief that 121 guys cannot adapt to the corporate climate and how do you get past that when interviewing for a job.

Please keep the info coming.

GauleyPilot

The big problem is when you have a guy who is trying to get into or back into 121. People have been burned by people who only view thier flight department as some sort of unemployment compensation until an airline calls. There are a lot of ex-121 guys that are great corporate pilots. Here is what you need to remember.

1. You are responsible for the safety of flight and customer service. You need to keep up the service from the curb at the departure airport, to the curb at the destination.

2. You may have to do less-than-glamor jobs like aircraft cleaning, stocking of supplies, catering, getting rental cars, etc. All goes back to the service thing.

3. Work shedules can be crazy. I was supposed to fly almost everday this week, and now it is down to one. It can be vice versa just as easy.

You have had some 91 corp. time it seems, you should adapt fine. What I said about the day-hire SIC deal is just a suggestion to help get a foot in a door somewhere. You may be able to get more from there.

mooneymite

If you have the "Scarlet 121" on your forehead, you might want to sidestep through a fractional for a year, or two. They hire a lot of 121 guys and you'll be back in the part 91. 91K, 135 world. Most of the fracs have dropped the training contract thing, so get typed, stay long enough to get some experience and then find a corporate job.

captainkudzu

Max, how about going to a fractional to get typed and then looking for an opening?

maddogmax

Thanks for all the info. This is really a crazy profession! It seems that no matter how much time or Types you have, you never seem to have what you need at the right time. The fractional road seems to be the way to go for starters. Thanks again!