Johnny150
The Warden
Very true... But I try not to beg
After cargo???
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Very true... But I try not to beg
Maurus
The Great Gazoo
I don't think there has been enough recent hiring to know if 135 freight guys will be picked up at the majors like in the past. To say "no" is shortsighted. Worst case scenario in the cargo route is that you just get your 1000TPIC well before most regional FOs get upgraded to captain. If you aren't getting any hits then go to a regional and get that FMS, Jet, and 121 time some majors like the see.
EIR
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
Why limit yourself to only two companies? That sounds ridiculous. Hell, all three of the companies I worked for I had no idea existed, until I ran across them accidentally.
Johnny150
The Warden
If I ran across another company that I liked I would defetnly try to get on with them, (and I'm always looking for new opportunity) both of the company's I want to work for I had no idea existed until I ran across them... Lots of factors come in to play when Im trying to find a job like location, QOL, pay, aircraft, just to name a few (and I have only been able to find 2 that ,meet my needs)
Johnny150
The Warden
Sorry about that I guess I could have said it a better way, I didn't mean anything bad by it, no hard feelings to anyone on the forum.
Sol Rosenburg
Well-Known Member
I think he was more referring to selling yourself to company as an asset to their company rather than just "meeting your needs." I could be wrong.
Seems like the vast majority of the last bunch to leave was for the regionals. They were all relatively young for the most part.
IDK I'm still flying cargo. But I've had coworkers and friends leave straight to majors, regionals, charter, corporate, air attack, EMS, private. Basically all sorts of flying after. As for me i would like to move on to majors or EMS unless the golden corporate gig comes along.
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
FWIW, just about every fixed wing EMS pilot I know of came from a cargo background. It's interesting because the jobs are very, very different in just about every way, but when there's going to be just one guy without a lot of support making the decisions, they seem to like military guys for the spinny wings and freight guys for the stuck wings.
Dugie8
Well-Known Member
really? We have an entire base of either 121 or flight instructor backgrounds. I don't know how we ever get off the ground?
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
*shrug*. Just saying what I've seen. I don't remember saying anything negative about 121 pilots, although now that you mention it...
avi8tor1983
Well-Known Member
135 single pilot cargo in a 208--135 single pilot EMS and charter in a 421--135 single pilot EMS in a PC-12
I agree with the badanov. I think the EMS thing goes along with making choices, checking WX all that noise. Even though there are some crew members think they are pilots also. That's another story.
I agree with the badanov. I think the EMS thing goes along with making choices, checking WX all that noise. Even though there are some crew members think they are pilots also. That's another story.
Not now I'm back on brown box run. Should be back to purple boxes once other pilot can't go skiing.
Bandit_Driver
Gold Member
I went 135 Cargo, 121 Pax, and then 121 Cargo. QOL and Pay have been far better in 121 cargo than they ever were on the Pax side.
jhugz
Well-Known Member
So how much better is it flying purple boxes over brown?
Johnny150
The Warden
Either or must be better then flying Chinese students, risking life and limb
