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350 hours TT, Now What?

Old 09-22-2010, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ewfflyer View Post
Yes, the wonderful system that punishes the most talented, and protects the ones that are "just there"

Luckily seniority at all my jobs is non-existent in factoring in your performance and skill, that's how it should be.
I never said it was a good system. I agree with what you say. Unfortunately, it has always been there, in any job, and is not about to go away. I am in my 38th year of flying and, believe me, I know.
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Old 09-23-2010, 08:13 AM
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Ok...quick spiel; 350 commercial single/multi/inst, CFI/CFII, Bachelor Degree in Aviation Studies. 50 PIC in a King Air 90. Now that I am at this point, I find myself unemployed. The university I graduated from doesn't have open positions. I will relocate ANYWHERE for the right job. I will not relocate right now for just any job. What would you do? I opened a profile on findapilot.com and I am willing to pay for pilot profiles on other sites, but I am having a hard time deciphering what are good jobs and what are scams as well as discriminating between pilot job boards that are worthy of my dollars or just BS. Opinions? Success stories? What would you do?
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:03 AM
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im about the same and work at best buy. i hope to pick up a cfi job soon... i feel for you. good luck
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:14 AM
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Get a real job not one flying using spare money buy a 150 with a friend. Fly on the side and do some side instruction. Having a real job you can pay your debt down and have plenty to fly on the side. Wait for the times to change.
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by milehigh1976 View Post
Ok...quick spiel; 350 commercial single/multi/inst, CFI/CFII, Bachelor Degree in Aviation Studies. 50 PIC in a King Air 90. Now that I am at this point, I find myself unemployed. The university I graduated from doesn't have open positions. I will relocate ANYWHERE for the right job. I will not relocate right now for just any job. What would you do? I opened a profile on findapilot.com and I am willing to pay for pilot profiles on other sites, but I am having a hard time deciphering what are good jobs and what are scams as well as discriminating between pilot job boards that are worthy of my dollars or just BS. Opinions? Success stories? What would you do?

Join the Club...we have 2349095 members looking for jobs with well over your times...

I have ATP mins and am barely getting any bites
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by IlliniPilot99 View Post
Join the Club...we have 2349095 members looking for jobs with well over your times...

I have ATP mins and am barely getting any bites

Yeah that is what I'm experiencing too. Had a few interviews and waiting for a position to open up....if that makes sense.
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Old 09-23-2010, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by milehigh1976 View Post
Bachelor Degree in Aviation Studies
You should have got a real degree so you could get a good job even while building hours. Apparently you didn't research much before you started.
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Old 09-23-2010, 04:30 PM
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Do you have a CFI? If not, get one. If yes, start using it.

Quit acting like the world owes you anything because they don't. Graduating school with 350TT is your own fault so you should just own it and accept the fact that you'll be working a crappy job in the industry for awhile. Yes, I too graduated from Purdue a couple years ago. I had 1000/85 when I left campus. If the airlines were hiring at the time I'm sure I would have been in great shape, but since the industry tanked the year I left I'm still CFIing and now have about 2000TT.

Sure, sometimes I hate my life and wish I chose to do something else, but until I actually take the leap and leave the industry or get a better flying gig, I keep my head down and keep plugging away because complaining on the internet won't get you anywhere.

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Old 09-23-2010, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by milehigh1976 View Post
Ok...quick spiel; 350 commercial single/multi/inst, CFI/CFII, Bachelor Degree in Aviation Studies. 50 PIC in a King Air 90. Now that I am at this point, I find myself unemployed. The university I graduated from doesn't have open positions. I will relocate ANYWHERE for the right job. I will not relocate right now for just any job. What would you do? I opened a profile on findapilot.com and I am willing to pay for pilot profiles on other sites, but I am having a hard time deciphering what are good jobs and what are scams as well as discriminating between pilot job boards that are worthy of my dollars or just BS. Opinions? Success stories? What would you do?
I'm interested where you got 50 King Air PIC with such low time and what happened that you aren't still there. That must have been a dream situation for a low time pilot. Did the job have something to do with the college?

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Old 09-23-2010, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR View Post
I'm interested where you got 50 King Air PIC with such low time and what happened that you aren't still there. That must have been a dream situation for a low time pilot. Did the job have something to do with the college?

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50 Hours PIC in a King Air at 350tt = Pilot Interacting with atC

either that or he stole a C90 and logged it as PIC... who in there right mind would let a guy with 350tt be a PIC on a king air unless the owner wanted it to crash so he could collect on the insurance.
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