How do you get a Hawker job with those times? I assume if it's a Hawker, then you'll be flying people. I also assume those people would know what ARG/US is, and my understanding is they have pretty high minimums for even their lowest rating. Plus there's insurance and all that.

But if it's a real opportunity, then more power to you. That operator wouldn't have a need for a BBJ pilot would they? Maybe I meet their minimums.

got lucky I guess...Worked at an FBO, became good friends...part 91...got me an SIC type...owns an aviation insurance business...so probally fudged it...

one of the more suspect things I have read in a while

390tt, 20me and a Hawker? Unless it is your dad's plane I am taking that with a huge grain of salt.

if i were you i would apply right away. hiring is slowing down, the sooner you get in the better off you will be. Seniority pretty much rules your life. Just be prepared to work your tail off during the ground school. I work as a CFI rt now, ans only reason i am not applying is because i am in my last semester.

Don't take this the wrong way...
Insurance companies often require hundreds of hours of multi and even several hours in type to be covered in a Seneca or a Baron. What makes you thing that with 390 and 20 that you should be in a Hawker? If I were you, I would try to get some experience in something more your level, such as a Duchess or a Seminole.
I am not trying to bring your down, just trying to put things in perspective. You really have no business in a commuter aircraft.

with that hawker gig you have :rolleyes:, why would you want to switch to a much lower paying career?

Just to inform the airline guys out there- whoever told you that you need all kinds of time to put you in a buisness jet didnt know what the hell they were talking about- I was 22 yrs old with around 350hrs tt when I landed my first SIC gig in a Sabreliner 65 (2004). A year later got typed (PIC)
in the airplane with less than 500 tt. Oh and by the way it wasnt my dads airplane either. In the Corp. world (Part 91) hours play a very small role in getting a job, who you know AKA "Networking" is what really matters, second is that you have to be a likeable person , since you will be spending alot of time with the owners their familly and friends -We dont close cockpit doors in this buisness.
I fly contract work alot now for the extra $$ and believe me I can now say I've flown with all kinds- total time is not what makes you a good pilot- the most dangerous ones I've seen in the past year are the 15,000 hr guys-theve gotten to a point were they think they have seen and done it all-and have forgotten that in our line of work something new can happen every day!!

Enjoy the 800 my friend -you'll know when your ready to do something different-Corp. aviation can be a bit of a burnout so enjoy it now and get a schedule job when your ready-Trust me when I say an RJ will always be there waiting on you, but the Hawker may T/O and not come back.

meeeooow! why so feisty dude?

I didnt mean to be-hope you guys didnt take it that way


"Insurance companies often require hundreds of hours of multi and even several hours in type to be covered in a Seneca or a Baron. What makes you thing that with 390 and 20 that you should be in a Hawker? If I were you, I would try to get some experience in something more your level"


Who is he to tell him to fly something his level? Tell this to the regionals that have no mins.

Do you work in the Aviation Insurance buisness?