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Old 07-07-2019 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by LowerLoon185
Boutique looks like I solid option for sure... but I’d love to skip that extra step if possible. My first choice would be going straight to a regional, but I’ve got to bridge the gap from 1000 hours to 1500. I own an airplane, but burning holes out of pocket for 500 hours doesn’t seem like an wise move with the current cost of av gas and engine overhaul hours. 😳
Botique is just fine for that. But mostly a waste of career progression after 1500 hours (unless you plan to stay there for your career).

The majors only hire one kind of single engine pilot: fighter pilots.
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Old 07-07-2019 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Botique is just fine for that. But mostly a waste of career progression after 1500 hours (unless you plan to stay there for your career).

The majors only hire one kind of single engine pilot: fighter pilots.
Go to Botique. Get 500 hours and bounce for a regional. I assume they don’t have a training contract or bonus? If so, just don’t use the bonus
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Old 07-08-2019 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by LowerLoon185
Boutique looks like I solid option for sure... but I’d love to skip that extra step if possible. My first choice would be going straight to a regional, but I’ve got to bridge the gap from 1000 hours to 1500. I own an airplane, but burning holes out of pocket for 500 hours doesn’t seem like an wise move with the current cost of av gas and engine overhaul hours. ��
Similar situation here, but it's ~100 hours. I could not afford to close a 500 hrs gap. BTQ, Plansense, Ameriflight, etc were my fallback plans to close the gap, but I made the decision at about 150 hrs to go to just fly it. Thought I would be closer by now. Turns out, working one of those "M-F 9-5" deskjobs (which somehow always turns in to 50-60 hrs a week) makes it hard to find TIME to fly those hours.
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Old 07-08-2019 | 01:33 PM
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Man, just find a way to get those last 500 hours. Careful about going 134, most have a training contract and will require your regional bonus to pay the 135 operator back.
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