Regional seek experience
08-09-2019 | 03:02 PM
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I would doubt most regionals have a preference of how you got it, you should ask yourself, what’s the quicker route? Low time jobs @135 are flooded with applicants. CFI job nearly guaranteed anywhere in the country.
08-10-2019 | 07:39 PM
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I would say 135 prepares you better for the 121 world. I did both, and yes teaching makes you a good pilot, but being IFR all the time in bad weather going to major airports with complex procedures teaches you more for 121. Also, ground school, sims, and checkride all are very similar to 121
08-11-2019 | 11:11 AM
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I would say 135 prepares you better for the 121 world. I did both, and yes teaching makes you a good pilot, but being IFR all the time in bad weather going to major airports with complex procedures teaches you more for 121. Also, ground school, sims, and checkride all are very similar to 121
To max the chance of your app getting pulled, do both. CFI until you have the hours for a year at a 135 outfit. Preferably NOT SIC at the 135 outfit.
08-12-2019 | 02:48 PM
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I agree with you that doing both looks good. Why would you tell someone to not take an SIC job at a 135 outfit at say, 1000-1200 hours, for a year, though (besides the obvious that PIC time is always better)? I did a year as an SIC on a Citation Excel (got a full PIC type at FSI) and I feel like the training experience, jet time, and on-the-job crew experience was invaluable. Everyone has their own opinion, I'm just curious to hear your thought process with that.
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