Thanks for the advice, I'll pass it along to my friend. He wants the PIC type to appear more attractive on his resume and help obtain a better job in the future. The SIC type is only good for twelve months. He is also planning on paying for his ATP. I would estimate that would range from around two and a half to four thousand. The PIC type would include the ATP, so the type itself would then only cost around eight grand depending on how you look at it.

I told my friend he should persuade his flight department into typing him, considering the good price being offered at simcom. I would also like to know if anyone has experience with simcom and how they compare to FSI or CAE?

I've heard of some companies that will only hire guys that have trained at FSI or CAE...

How is his sic type only good for 12 months?

Going back to the original thread and having more than 10 years in corporate aviation I think asking what's the "Best corporate jet type rating" is pretty vague. I hold a GV (450/550/GV) type rating but I am not really happy with my job, I have more than 1,000 hours on the plane too, but to tell you the truth unless I switch to a G that doesn't keep me away from home like the one I fly now, I'll be happy with flying a citation or a hawker. It just depends on what are you looking for. Of course the "best" would be like they say here: GLEX/GV's/GIV's but certainly money isn't everything and certainly not all Gulfstream/GLEX jobs pay what they should. But it all comes down to what you are looking for.

bumping an interesting thread (to me, anyway)


Also...


How about this for criteria, in order of importance:

1) employer demand, today and in the future
2) widest range of job options (read: operations) to choose from
3) best pay

(Note: I don't include QOL on this, as QOL means different things to different people. Some folks want to be home every night, others place less importance on that vs. other considerations. I used the criteria I think the most folks would all agree on. Please add any I may have missed that you feel should be listed. Also, feel free to differ, but please explain why.) Thanks, in advance, to those in the know for your time and input!

I was very unimpressed with Simcom (TBM8), and it hasn't been a consideration since. Don't see myself training there in the future unless it's the only choice.

As for the best type rating? A type that is still in production is always a plus. There is no real answer to this question, whatever is going to get you work. You don't have to be flying an airplane thats name starts with a G to make stupid money. A buddy of mine has made $15k plus contracting on a CJ3 over the past two months, for very little flying.

What's his day rate?

Is a current production type better? Maybe. Not sure though.

$850"ish" I believe.

Believe it or not, i've been able to get $1,000/day on CJ3. NYC/East Coast.

There's still a fair amount of Lear 35 action. You could run a King Air around for a while. That would place you in a better position to network, Etc.