Aeroptic
 

Does any have info about aeroptic?

I've applied there twice, never heard back :/ 950 TT, 650 MEL, King Air experience, survey experience.

Steff, Here might be part of the issue... Whether true or not, based on the times you provided, it could be conceived that most of the Multi could have consisted of SIC or possibly pay to play type Multi. (Not real PIC, solo or otherwise decision making PIC type Multi.) While there are exceptions, such as an MEI at a flight school, not to many companies are going to cut someone loose in a twin with less than a thousand hours PIC in anything. The remaining 300 Hrs could be viewed as simply that incurred during flight instruction received and building a little extra time for your commercial. Additionally, nobody cares much about your King Air experience at this point. Not picking on you at all and I wish you the very best, however this is likely how most of those involved in the hiring are going to view it. If you agree with all or part of this, and still believe you would be an asset to a particular company, I would concentrate on setting yourself apart. You might need to find a way to convince a chief pilot that you are indeed capable and worthy of hire. And remember, while some factions are looking for hours, I can guarantee a chief pilot is looking for experience and for you to be an excellent decision maker.

Quite frankly, other than pick on the poor guy, you really haven't said much

Something wrong with offering a little advice and insight to a person who is wondering and might be struggling, from someone with over 45 years in aviation and with likely far more experience than you. If I wanted to pick on someone I wouldn't have responded with such a lengthy reply, that would generally involve a sentence or two. Additionally, I was responding to a gal, not a guy... Lastly, I have no knowledge of, or affiliation with the company mentioned, just passing along some general advice. Have a nice day:)

We are all impatient. Careers take years to mature. Keep chipping away at the hours, keep/develop networks. Riding right seat for someone not only exposes you to different equipment, but helps develop contacts. Keep everyones name/ contact info and keep in touch. Aviation is a small world, you will meet these people again somewhere. But remember, this career will take years to develop.

All of my multi is PIC. I've never instructed in a twin or logged SIC or done pay to fly. My experience is mostly at a cloud seeding company where I flew solid IFR, in icing (cloud seeding needs icing to work), severely convective weather, high winds, ect, at all hours of the night. I was applying for an SIC job at aeroptic, I wouldn't expect anyone to turn a 950TT pilot lose with a King Air as PIC. But it doesn't matter, I was just pointing out that though aeroptic says 500 TT and 50 MEL for SICs, its still a long way off from getting a call.

Not to hijack this thread, but Steff, can you PM me? I'd like to talk to you about the cloud seeding flying you did. I could be wrong, but it sounds like they hired you at fairly low time.

PM sent! They hire ~500TT for Seneca PICs, then you can upgrade to the 340 after a season or two

Steff, That's great news! Be sure and highlight as much as practical anything that might be misconstrued on your resume. It seems you are on your way!!!