WIFlyer

I was in the same boat as you, but I only had about 45 ME hours. I got my MEI and was told by flight school (after I renting their airplane to do the training and checkride) that I would need 100 hours of twin time to start instructing. I applied at a few regionals, was offered two jobs and start at Mesaba in July with a little over 50 ME hours. Mesaba is where I want to be so it worked out well for me but I agree with earlier posts that you should just keep applying/updating.

flynavyj

the way the regionals are getting right now, a good chunk of them aren't going to be worried about that extra 25 hrs of multi that you "don't" have yet. I'd say rent the plane with a buddy and go tool around in the sky, or get on with a regional w/o a training contract and jump ship after your 25 hrs of ioe, so your last 25 multi was in a crew/121 enviornment. I'd advise against TSA, although everyone knows they'd hire you, you wouldn't want the red X of failing training on your resume' this early in your game, pick a different company that'll get you through training, then bail for your choice regional. It'll make your training at the second company better anyway, just don't get attached to the first airline you go to, or you may not leave.

KZ1000Shaft

I'm not sure on what the law says is kosher or not, but do you have to list "As Safety Pilot" in your log book? I know you can log that time as safety pilot under PIC, but do you have to denote it as specifically being as safety pilot? If not, I would not advertise. If it is not advertised in there no one will b!tch about it.

BoilerUP

Find a current MEI and split the time. You log it as dual received, he logs it as dual given, you both log it as PIC. Call it proficiency training, call it instrument training, call it XC training, whatever you want. That way, you both win and are both logging it legit.

Most of my MEI time was in the right seat of a Seneca with a pilot that had not flown the Seneca before under the above circumstance. Always went into my logbook and theirs along the lines of "aircraft familiarization".

avengre

Only word of caution. At least at eagle... they dont accept "SIC" time in a king air.. since its a single pilot operation. And they think the same as "Safety" pilot time too. So.. either gonna have to have 'forgot' to put who you were safety piloting for in your logbook.. or make up some really good lie.

I think its pretty much just plain ol PIC or MEI time they accept over at AE.

C152driver

This is the way that I did it and it worked pretty well.....

Cubdriver

Safety pilot PIC time is not only supposed to be identified as such, you are supposed to have the pilot who does the actual flying sign your log entry.

I keep a legit logbook as much as possible, but I admit the signature can be challenging. Like, you have been flying for 4 hours and get out of the plane and the hood pilot says "hey I'm gonna hit the head then let's go for beer" it is almost impossible to get them to sit down for a logbook signature.

It is shady to log safety pilot time as anything other than that, even ignoring the law. My philosophy is, if you don't keep a legit logbook how are you going to know later on what you did or did not do.

Since logbooks are mostly honor system it amounts to a matter of character to be straightforward with it, and you have to wonder what life is about if it is not about integrity.

By the way, KZ shaft drive is a great stock bike. After I let go of my Nighthawk 750 I lusted after it for a while. The other one on my shortlist is the Speed Triple. Buddy of mine has an SV, that would be option 3. Jap liter bikes are one of lifes great pleasures.