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Originally Posted by twdriver
Good Morning,
I am getting close to the 135 IFR PIC minimums and have some family commitments that require me to stay in the Seattle area, so I am curious what are my chances of getting hired for an open Beech 99 position in Seattle?
Currently my times are:
Total Time: 1020.1
PIC: 913.8
PtP: 521.1
Dual Given: 172.3
Instrument: 94.9 (All in Flight)
Night: 92.2
Multi: 35.8
From what I hear, new hires with less than 150 hours multi are going to the Chieftain, if I relocated temporarily to get the remaining time at a Chieftain base, would I have a good chance of getting back to Seattle?
Hi!
In general, your chances of being hired into a BE99 position in Seattle are pretty high. With pilots transitioning to bigger aircraft and pilots moving to other bases or out, we often see 99 positions open up in Seattle.
I'm sure you know of our BE99 Captain time requirements, but I'll reference them here: 1,200 TT, 50 ME, 500 XC (defined as point to point), 100 night, 500 PIC, 75 instrument
So, at this moment it looks like you are short on TT, ME, and (just a little) night.
If you intend to wait until you hit 1,200TT to apply, I'm sure you'll be good on night by then. Depending on what your ME time is at that point, we might be able to consider you since you would be good (and way above in some cases) on the other times. If your ME is still around 35, the Chieftain would probably be your only option. If it's closer to 100, you should be fine (especially if you are higher on other times - like you are for PIC). Ultimately, your recruiter would have to get it approved by the flight department, but usually it isn't an issue.
Sorry for the length! Let me know if you have any other questions!