Low-hour pilot wanting non-CFI work

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Luke Froese

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I've searched enough to know that everyone will tell me that I need to become a CFI, so let me just address that right off the bat...I'm working on it. But, I'm holding out a small glimmer of hope that there is a non-CFI job out there for me. I live in Denver and am an instrument rated Commercial (AMEL/ASEL) pilot. My time is as follows:

Total: 227.3
Instrument: 119.8
PIC: 146.9
MEL: 97.7
SEL: 128.5
Cross Country: 96.5
Night: 22.2
Landings (day/night): 406/42

Does any non-CFI job exist out there that would hire me with the time that I have? I have a family so flying seasonally away from Denver would be difficult but not completely out of the question (especially if housing is provided). I would also take any "networking" advice since I don't come from an aviation environment.

P.S.
And don't reply with "McDonald's"
 
Luke Froese said:
I've searched enough to know that everyone will tell me that I need to become a CFI, so let me just address that right off the bat...I'm working on it. But, I'm holding out a small glimmer of hope that there is a non-CFI job out there for me. I live in Denver and am an instrument rated Commercial (AMEL/ASEL) pilot. My time is as follows:

Total: 227.3
Instrument: 119.8
PIC: 146.9
MEL: 97.7
SEL: 128.5
Cross Country: 96.5
Night: 22.2
Landings (day/night): 406/42

Does any non-CFI job exist out there that would hire me with the time that I have? I have a family so flying seasonally away from Denver would be difficult but not completely out of the question (especially if housing is provided). I would also take any "networking" advice since I don't come from an aviation environment.
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You can leave out the decimal points. Nobody cares that you have 227.3 TT. Just 220 or 230 will work. I have to ask how you have more than half of your time as instrument, though. Also, nobody cares about total landings. TT, Inst, ME, PIC, are the important numbers at your times, in my opinion.

Go airport to airport around you, knock on doors with resume in hand addressed to each business, and find something. Get your name out there. Apply to aerial survey and meat missile (skydive ops) companies.

Best of luck. We were all there at one point! Also, welcome to JC. ;)
 
Skydive operations are you best bet if you don't want to move. If you are okay with being gone a lot, hit up the survey companies. The Picto vendors hire in the fall (around Oct) and you are on the road til around Jun. This time of year they might have some openings but it's rare. Try landvue.com or look up Skylens on here.
 
Do some time splitting under the hood to get above the 250-300TT and 100XC hour marks and be mechanically inclined. If you land a job dumping jumpers outta cessnas chances are you'll be changing the tires and oil. Drop Zone owners that run ancient cessnas love flying grease monkeys.
 
I'd check the usual survey, jumper and banner tow type operations. Your times may be on the low side for most places insurance mins, but you never know...
 
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