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Old 02-20-2011, 06:02 AM
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Getting a regional SIC job is bad advice because you won't get paid. ANd you indicate that you would like to get paid. Just relax? Also, in my opinion, bad advice. Get a degree? Well, don't get a degree because you think it will help you to have a flying career. You can certainly do without one. Get a degree for when the pilot career goes bad.
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Old 02-21-2011, 04:30 PM
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1000 hours should be enough to go get me some coffee.
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Old 02-22-2011, 12:47 PM
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College was an absolute blast... if nothing else go for the experience! Since you already have two decent jobs you could most likely do them part time while finishing your degree, and finish up with a lot of time, and low debt.

But if you don't want to go that route... No matter what your next job, it will probably pay you less than you are making now. If you are okay with that, then there are the regionals for a quick entry into turbine planes, or go 135 cargo and get some solid single pilot time.

You said you turned down two jobs because you didn't like the company?... makes me wonder why you applied there, and also I think you should probably realize that you won't like a few of the companies you work for throughout aviation. There is usually something wrong, whether it be their manuals suck, their pay is bad, their schedule is bad, its a 1970's model recip aircraft, etc.

I guess since you are so young you have the option of laying back and being picky. Hopefully starting your career at such a young age won't lead you to be burnt out and angry at life at 30yrs old =)

Best of luck, feel free to keep asking questions.
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Old 02-23-2011, 01:45 PM
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I applied for the simple reason that I met the requirements and wanted to have my name in there early. After researching the company's all I read was negative things and lead me away from the company. One of them being sierra west airlines, I was told nothing but crappy equipment, pay, and that I would need to go there if I wanted to practice emergences. As I said I'm not picky at what job I get but I'm not gonna move half way across the country for a salary that I could not support myself on and fly that kinda plane. That being aside I'm looking forward to getting my next job and hoping that it will be with a company that treat there pilots right. And I have figured out by now that it is all about who you know and just hoping to be at the right place at the right time. I think for a good charter or corporate job my best interest is to be somewhere at the bottom of Florida where the money is never hurting.
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