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Old 04-22-2012, 03:23 AM
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Have you guys seen this?

Ten Paid Positions To Fly To Cessna Events, Write About Them, And Wave The Company Flag

Cessna Aircraft says it is looking for a few good pilots! If you've ever dreamed of flying for one of the world’s leaders in general aviation and getting paid for it, this could be the summer job for you. Cessna will be filling 10 positions this summer to fly and dispatch the 162 Skycatcher throughout the U.S.

What would you have to do?

* Attend pancake fly-ins, open houses and other events planned by Cessna

* Take pictures, video and post to Cessna’s social media outlets

* Travel to Cessna Pilot Centers throughout a defined territory and demo CFI’s

* Attend the famous EAA Fly-In in Oshkosh, WI and talk with Cessna customers about your experience flying the Skycatcher


Sounds like tough duty for a summer, right?

Applicants should be at least a Junior in college. Field of study is open although Marketing, Business or Aviation Management a plus.

Cessna says the interns should hold at least a CFI rating and 250 hours of flight time, though 500 hours is preferred. Other requirements for the job include:

- No incident/accident history

- No FAA action

- Professional attitude

- IMC experience, understanding this is a VFR aircraft

- Recommendation from a university department head

- Target weight +/- 190 lbs

- Target height +/- 72”

- Submission of a video clip and writing samples

To apply for the gig, submit a brief video audition (not to exceed 1 minute in length) of why you should be selected for the summer pilot program. You'll need to either upload your video to YouTube and send us a link to your video (or) save your video clip as a .wmv file and email to Cessna as an attachment. This position will require writing & communicating with fans and followers in different styles and formats. Please develop and submit entries you would post about your first flying experience in the appropriate styles for a blog, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn updates

The applications deadline is April 30th. Submit your resume, writing samples, and video clip to Kriste Weber, HR – Cessna Aircraft Company.
Sounds like a good time building gig to me!

Good luck hunting!

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Old 04-22-2012, 10:18 AM
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Have you guys seen this?



Sounds like a good time building gig to me!

Good luck hunting!

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It's about 100 hours built over the summer. If you need to hold a cfi cert. to apply you would build more time just instructing at a semi-busy school. It would be a cool experience though. If I wasn't already swamped with instructing I would do it in a heartbeat
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Old 04-22-2012, 11:33 AM
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I think if I were a CFI looking for time, I might lighten my instructor load and do some of this flying if it fit some of my requirements. X/C time, flying outside of my usual locales, a chance to network with people outside the usual circles, etc.....plus - - pancakes breakfasts!

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Old 04-22-2012, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR View Post
I think if I were a CFI looking for time, I might lighten my instructor load and do some of this flying if it fit some of my requirements. X/C time, flying outside of my usual locales, a chance to network with people outside the usual circles, etc.....plus - - pancakes breakfasts!

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Couldn't agree more not only that I'm sure it'll provide with more conversation material for future interviews than if you got the same hours just CFI'ing and boring holes in the sky.
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The only problem I think would be the lack of total time. The bracket they're shooting for is where total time is the holy grail. A person over the summer could do that with Cessna and get maybe a hundred hours. Or they could CFI and get maybe 300. At the end of the summer, that's a pretty big difference.

But, in terms of coolness for an internship, and stories to tell, flying what is no doubt a loaded Skycatcher around the country to fly ins is definitely ranked pretty far up there.
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Old 04-22-2012, 10:44 PM
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The only problem I think would be the lack of total time. The bracket they're shooting for is where total time is the holy grail. A person over the summer could do that with Cessna and get maybe a hundred hours. Or they could CFI and get maybe 300. At the end of the summer, that's a pretty big difference.

But, in terms of coolness for an internship, and stories to tell, flying what is no doubt a loaded Skycatcher around the country to fly ins is definitely ranked pretty far up there.
That's exactly the point I was trying to make.

More of that "vital" flight time VS. cool internship stories that you remember for a lifetime.

If my cfi gig wasn't so important I would take the internship... Everyone will eventually get the flight time so you mine as well stick out from the crowd with something not everyone has done.
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Old 04-23-2012, 05:44 AM
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What part of ohio are you in? I may have a little work in the huntington wv area. let me know.
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If I wasn't way over 190lbs I'd look into it lol
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@ CaptainZ....in Texas
I can't see your email yet since I don't have all the privileges yet. But I have 320TT CFI-I, Multi engine. No dual given though. Are you still looking for someone?
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Old 06-24-2012, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by captainprop View Post
Have you guys seen this?



Sounds like a good time building gig to me!

Good luck hunting!

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Someone I know actually was selected for one of these positions this summer.
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