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06-11-2019 | 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by peaches

I was a 135 capt at 1200 hours for a small/mid sized operation 100% insured and then at 1800 hours went to another company and upgraded at 2000 hours flying 800~ hours a year. (with weekends and holidays off and zero overnights but that is besides the point)

How long ago was that? Most charter operations need Argus and Wyvern status to be competitive and they require about 3,000 hours.

06-11-2019 | 07:03 PM

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Unless one is an owner....when push comes to shove every employee is just a number.

And a bus driver. Or accountant. Or even home run hitter.

06-13-2019 | 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

Not likely. Insurance companies usually require around 3,000 total time and 2,000 PIC before they will insure a pilot as captain on a 135 certificate. Combine that with the fact that 135/91 companies generally fly way less than the regionals, it will take about 5 years for a 1,500 hour pilot to get enough flight time to upgrade at a charter company.

Upgraded at 1200tt, flying about 800 hours TPIC a year. For a sense of the company's size, our outfit has maybe 25 aircraft.

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06-13-2019 | 12:54 PM

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Upgraded at 1200tt, flying about 800 hours TPIC a year. For a sense of the company's size, our outfit has maybe 25 aircraft.

Then your company isn't Argus and Wyvern certified. Lots of brokers require that.

06-13-2019 | 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 2StgTurbine

Then your company isn't Argus and Wyvern certified. Lots of brokers require that.

Thought the same thing.

06-13-2019 | 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rickair7777

Exactly!

Nobody bothers you, you just do your job, collect your pay and go home. I actually met my CP once... by accident.

^^Exactly^^

06-14-2019 | 03:36 PM

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1st year pay as FO, 85k all benefits included and paid for by the company for the pilot, cell phone stipend, US government Perdiem rates while on the road and company issued iPad.

Must be willing to move and reside in the Houston, TX area.

06-16-2019 | 11:11 AM

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The typical progression goes something like

Ambition->dedication->opportunity->elation->gullibility->dissatisfaction->denial->resignation.

06-16-2019 | 12:28 PM

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The typical progression goes something like

Ambition->dedication->opportunity->elation->gullibility->dissatisfaction->denial->resignation.

How is that helpful? Sorry you're not happy with where you're at or the choices you've made but instead of shi**ing on aviation, your job, your employer, etc., maybe you should take a look at the one constant variable in all those situations for insight(s) to the real problem.