proskuneho

I only have 900 tt with 150 me. I'll have to wait a month or two to meet Colgan's 1000hr threshold. I'll probably wait longer than that because I made a verbal agreement to be here until maybe spring. They refused to put something in writing though. How long will it take to earn a line if I did commute to Dulles? I can't afford a crash pad on top of my mortgage in Charlotte.

Where do I work now? The Aviator. I know it does not have the best reputation, I knew that before I came here. I have been a pilot since 1994 and I only have 900 hrs because I was on the management side. I just came here to get away from management for a while and build experience faster.

Thanks for the advice. I'll take any more that anyone can give!

Laxrox43

I went there to build time...I had a blast and flew with some cool folks. No worries.

TheLadyPilot

Here are some Carib operators (PR area)
Vieques Air Link
Isla Nena
Air Flamenco
MN Aviation

The pay is below 100/day, the aircraft is not turbine, but you will put more than 1k/yr in your logbook multiengine PIC.
No, you will not be happy, and you will work your a** off, ... but besides Colgan who else can you interview/get a job with right now?
Just trying to help a little ...
Good luck!

proskuneho

Thanks theladypilot. I will look into those. I have 900/150 so I just might wait a few more months. I talked to HR at PSA and she said they hope to resume hiring between November and January.
Thanks again.

pagey

Any info on who to contact regarding employment with these companies? Only one with an employment section on their website was air flamenco.

Thank you for any help.

Aviatormar

Hi LadyPilot,
Do you know anything more about MN aviation? It looks like a pretty decent place, and I'd love to fly a Caravan, thanks for any info.

TheLadyPilot

Air Flamenco - Ruben Torres (D.O.) - 787-724-6464
Vieques Air Link - Francisco Cruz (D.O) - 787-741-3266
Isla Nena - Naomi (owner) -787-741-1577
Air America - Air America Inc. - Private air charter all over the Caribbean - High mins! ... don't know the management
MN Aviation - High mins! ... most likely will not hire unless you have time in a/c
Seaborne Airlines - Pilot Careers at Seaborne Airlines: US Virgin Island Charters Travel St Thomas Ferry Airline In Puerto Rico Travel - High mins., AMES req.
The first 3 have 135(VFR) mins (500TT and 30-50Multi), Vieques sometimes hires Comm. multi. instr. (no mins) FO tri-islander pilorts.
As for waiting until some airline may (or may not) hire in the next few mo., ... well, I would advise against it ... time built now may make you more competitive down the road to that (or any other) airline.
But as I said before: life as pilot in the Caribb. is not nice/easy (be prepared for some hard work, long days, language/customs barriers, etc), but you will build your time FAST!
Good luck!

Cheyenne Driver

I would check with a freight outfit in your area. There should be some piston (Navajo, Aztec, C310, Cherokee, etc) operator out there who is more hungry that you are. Make sure the planes are safe and be smart about flying. You will need to meet 135 mins. before they hire you but a lot of them used to let beginers ride along to learn the airplane, airports, approaches, etc. You will rack up time and good experience quickly.

Good Luck.

proskuneho

That's a great idea. I'm not from around here, so I'll have to ask around and keep networking. Thanks for the input!

saabpilot

Mesaba is hiring with 500 hrs. They are looking for SAAB drivers right now. I am SAAB typed and also live in central FL. They are wanting pilots for their Memphis hub as most of their pilts want Detroit and Minn.