Whats your total flight time?

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UAL747400 said:
You mean you didn't think 18 hour x-countries were FUN???
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Actually I did. Those were the best part! I traveled further in a day in that little airplane than I ever have in a turbine.
 
Well this thread has confirmed what I have started to believe... There are a lot of qualified pilots on paper. So what is it that sets you apart from your constituents?
I recently had a sit-down with the DO of the charter company I fly 91 stuff for from time to time... They have been interviewing applicants and they have had me running the sim sessions while one of our senior captains looks on. So, I have had the opportunity to look at some of the applicants resumes and I've noticed one outstanding thing: People with 1500TT and an ATP are just as interesting to the company as those with 4,000TT and multiple Type Ratings. They seem to give preferential hiring to pilots they know or come on a personal recommendation from a current employee. So it goes to show, NETWORK! Just more evidence that its who you know, not what you know. Hours are just a check box on a resume. You have to get out there and meet people. Go out of your way to talk to other pilots while sitting around the FBO.
 
chrisreedrules said:
Well this thread has confirmed what I have started to believe... There are a lot of qualified pilots on paper. So what is it that sets you apart from your constituents?
I recently had a sit-down with the DO of the charter company I fly 91 stuff for from time to time... They have been interviewing applicants and they have had me running the sim sessions while one of our senior captains looks on. So, I have had the opportunity to look at some of the applicants resumes and I've noticed one outstanding thing: People with 1500TT and an ATP are just as interesting to the company as those with 4,000TT and multiple Type Ratings. They seem to give preferential hiring to pilots they know or come on a personal recommendation from a current employee. So it goes to show, NETWORK! Just more evidence that its who you know, not what you know. Hours are just a check box on a resume. You have to get out there and meet people. Go out of your way to talk to other pilots while sitting around the FBO.
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Very true...of my 5 aviation jobs (CFI, XJT, Cape Air, Omni, and now Golden Giant Airlines), the only one I didn't network for was XJT. That of course was in 2007, when you could fog a mirror and get a regional job. Every other job included internal recs who helped me get in the door for the interview.
 
Back when I was flying RJs, my rolling 12 month total exceeded 1100 hours at a few points! That was a lot of flying.

Doing a much more leisurely 400 or 500 hours a year at the legacy level now.... Total is around 8500.
 
chrisreedrules said:
Well this thread has confirmed what I have started to believe... There are a lot of qualified pilots on paper. So what is it that sets you apart from your constituents?
I recently had a sit-down with the DO of the charter company I fly 91 stuff for from time to time... They have been interviewing applicants and they have had me running the sim sessions while one of our senior captains looks on. So, I have had the opportunity to look at some of the applicants resumes and I've noticed one outstanding thing: People with 1500TT and an ATP are just as interesting to the company as those with 4,000TT and multiple Type Ratings. They seem to give preferential hiring to pilots they know or come on a personal recommendation from a current employee. So it goes to show, NETWORK! Just more evidence that its who you know, not what you know. Hours are just a check box on a resume. You have to get out there and meet people. Go out of your way to talk to other pilots while sitting around the FBO.
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To answer your question, IMO the only thing that sets someone apart is their attitude. The right person is the right fit for any company. I don't care if Eddie Rickenbacker showed up tomorrow. If he's an ass, he wont get hired. Thats about all it comes down to.
 
UAL747400 said:
Dangerous is more like it! :) 228 or something like that in one month in Spokane. Spokane gives me the hebejeebies now. Equated to an 11k paycheck for that month though. :D Bump that. Never again...
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Damn. I worked for the wrong Picto contractor.

I also flew more than 1,000 in one twelve month period during my time at Landcare and subsequently in JNU. That included having most of a month off as I transitioned between the two.

In my year in JNU I flew 900 hours and had 1,700 landings.
 
4k+ At the current regional i try to block around 500 to 550 a year. Im enjoying the 20+ days off for the moment.
 
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