Contracting and landing currency
08-13-2023, 07:28 AM
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Contracting and landing currency
For those of you who do only contract flying for a job, how do you stay 90 day landing current? Most contract gigs are right seat and not flying. After 90 days your landing currency will run out and then that really limits your contracting opportunities, as I have learned first hand. Obviously you cant do recurrent every 90 day. What do people do in this situation? I know three landings in the jet is required. or sim
08-13-2023, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Betty
For those of you who do only contract flying for a job, how do you stay 90 day landing current? Most contract gigs are right seat and not flying. After 90 days your landing currency will run out and then that really limits your contracting opportunities, as I have learned first hand. Obviously you cant do recurrent every 90 day. What do people do in this situation? I know three landings in the jet is required. or sim
08-20-2023, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Betty
As SIC you only need to be 12 month current but a lot of operators want the SIC to be 90 day current as well and if not will not employ you as a contractor. Even though you are technically legal by the FAR.
02-17-2024, 03:55 AM
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How does one become a contract pilot only flying part time and/or cherry picking trips with multiple companies? I assume you are a independant contractor? I assume you pay for you own annual recurrent Sim? Where do these pilots look for jobs? Where do the companies that need a co-pilot for a particular trip look for contract help?
02-17-2024, 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by eppnet
How does one become a contract pilot only flying part time and/or cherry picking trips with multiple companies? I assume you are a independant contractor? I assume you pay for you own annual recurrent Sim? Where do these pilots look for jobs? Where do the companies that need a co-pilot for a particular trip look for contract help?
02-19-2024, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by eppnet
How does one become a contract pilot only flying part time and/or cherry picking trips with multiple companies? I assume you are a independant contractor? I assume you pay for you own annual recurrent Sim? Where do these pilots look for jobs? Where do the companies that need a co-pilot for a particular trip look for contract help?
I have dabbled in contracting and would love to do it full time but, I haven't made the jump. Having a guaranteed paycheck and hard days off would be hard to give up.
02-21-2024, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine
Worst case, rent a piston twin for 25 minutes and do 3 landings. Add that cost into you contact rate for those who don't let you fly.
02-21-2024, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by eppnet
How does one become a contract pilot only flying part time and/or cherry picking trips with multiple companies? I assume you are a independant contractor? I assume you pay for you own annual recurrent Sim? Where do these pilots look for jobs? Where do the companies that need a co-pilot for a particular trip look for contract help?
