460 hours, now what?
 

I have 460 hours and I'm trying to get to the regionals ASAP. I have ME and complex and high performance and commercial and instrument rating. I am not a CFI.


Any thoughts on what options are available to me? :confused:

Get 50-100 more hrs and you could come up to Alaska.

mokulele airlines, southern airways express, air choice one, hageland, boutique air, grand canyon airlines.......

Confused? You have no experience and no qualification. Get some.

Off the top of my head:

Survey, sightseeing tours, banner tows, getting a CFI.

You could check in Alaska, they usually need people in the summer, but I know that they prefer previous AK experience. There are some places like boutique or Air Choice one that advertise 300TT mins so you could try that, but I know AC1 has a contract for about 2 years if you go there with your current experience.

Look into minimums at Great Lakes airlines as well.

Are you serious??? Go fly another 1000 hours and apply at a regional. Simple.

Are all of those places reputable and not shady outfits?

CFI. While that segment struggles, there are value buys to be had; it's becoming a buyer's market for the ticket holder. Seriously: fly 20 hours a week, take two hour lunch breaks, wear Birkenstocks. Shop around. Don't like what one outfit offers? Interview somewhere else. Schools are closing for lack of CFIs.

Or, drag banners up and down the Jersey shore.

Beat me to it!!! I 100% agree. If you're in a place where you can take off for a bit of an adventure, I would head up to Alaska asap and get yourself a summer flying gig. It was the most fun I ever had flying.