MEI or just pay for the time.
04-21-2007 | 02:18 PM
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04-21-2007 | 07:59 PM
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Get the MEI, you'll have something to show for the money spent and you can use it to make your money back while building that golden multi time. If you go buy the time its just time in your book and nothing to fall back on if you end up furloghed or just plain unhappy. An $1800.00 investment vs. $5,000.00 is a big difference. Plus multi instruction is much more fun than single engine. Get the MEI and instruct through summer and then start applying. Just my oppinion, Good luck.
04-22-2007 | 08:44 AM
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Apply to Trans States, Mesa, Pinnacle, PSA, and Great Lakes. One of them has got to hire you without you spending anything more. Get through the training, finnish IOE and you have your 100 hours and airline experience to apply at a better regional. There are lots of pilots doing this at Trans States and I know for sure they don't have a training contract. They are hiring guys with less than 300 hours and many, many with less than 100 multi. You are entering the rotten part of the profession at the right time- when the regionals are getting desparate. Don't spend any more money unless none of those airlines listed above will hire you.
04-22-2007 | 09:03 AM
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Apply to Trans States, Mesa, Pinnacle, PSA, and Great Lakes. One of them has got to hire you without you spending anything more. Get through the training, finnish IOE and you have your 100 hours and airline experience to apply at a better regional. There are lots of pilots doing this at Trans States and I know for sure they don't have a training contract. They are hiring guys with less than 300 hours and many, many with less than 100 multi. You are entering the rotten part of the profession at the right time- when the regionals are getting desparate. Don't spend any more money unless none of those airlines listed above will hire you.
04-22-2007 | 07:47 PM
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Apply to Trans States, Mesa, Pinnacle, PSA, and Great Lakes. One of them has got to hire you without you spending anything more. Get through the training, finnish IOE and you have your 100 hours and airline experience to apply at a better regional. There are lots of pilots doing this at Trans States and I know for sure they don't have a training contract. They are hiring guys with less than 300 hours and many, many with less than 100 multi. You are entering the rotten part of the profession at the right time- when the regionals are getting desparate. Don't spend any more money unless none of those airlines listed above will hire you.
04-22-2007 | 08:02 PM
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Multi-time
This is kind of a catch 22. I have a MEI and have only used it for one flight. The training I recieved was great, but nobody hires a 25hr multi instructor. Not because they don't want too, but insurace will not allow it. Most insurance companies require at least 250hrs multi to instruct. It is hard to get multi-time, so any way you can get it is the best way.
04-22-2007 | 08:05 PM
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hang out at the fbo and offer to ride along for free until you get the 25 or whatever. I did that kind of stuff then this guy started paying me to fly his 310 then he sent me to sim com on it then I started flying it to mexico all the time for his company. Then another company started contractin me on one as well. Worked out really really well. Built about 500 multi while in college. Get your name around and let everybody get to know you at the local fbo. Something will pop up.
04-22-2007 | 09:27 PM
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i have to agree with jetcaptain...a lot of places u gotta be one of the more experienced instructors there that has spent a good amount of time there along with insurance purposes... instructors have told me it's not worth getting the MEI unless you want to instruct for a while...
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