Best 121 option
- Thread starter Vapor Lock
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Well, if my goals were the same I'm sure your wife would probably get annoyed with me real quick. 
At this point in my career I'm all about getting back into the cockpit and racking up quality time that leads to more quality time. Like solid ME SPIFR which should lead to some MTPIC.
Whenever I get around to adding a woman to my life I'm sure my priorities will shift a bit.
At this point in my career I'm all about getting back into the cockpit and racking up quality time that leads to more quality time. Like solid ME SPIFR which should lead to some MTPIC.
Whenever I get around to adding a woman to my life I'm sure my priorities will shift a bit.
surreal1221
Well-Known Member
Aww...Emily...you have a good one my dear.
I recently took a job that will fulfill that goal (which is the same goal I have had).....Aviation Safety Inspector at the local FSDO. Haven't spent a night in a hotel in over a month! Still get to stay in aviation, still get to fly a little, and lots of time at home.
CaptMaxPerformance
New Member
Omni and USA Jet seem to like guys who don't want to stick around. You'll get international twin turbine time with them, maybe quick upgrade and then on your way to SWA, FedEx or UPS.
Vapor Lock
Well-Known Member
Well I have thought a LOT about USA Jet. I talked to their top pilot a while back and though it would be great to get to PIC jet that fast I'm turned off by moving my family to detroit as well as the 24/7 on call issue. Are they Sup121 or something cause I know that's not legal 135 and i just don't feel like playing that game. I have interviews with Air Wisky and Compass but really feel like i'm selling myself short with that and OMG the pay. Thinking about buying an ATP and type rating then pursuing Avantair aggressively but that's a decent expense for no guarantee. At least compass would get me the ATP and type while taking me over that 1,000 multi and getting the jet column started but in the mean time my pay gets cut by 65% and i see my family only a couple days a month.
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
At my company, the number of days off you get depends on what you want.
I have 19 days off next month, and I'm only actually FLYING the plane for 9 days (recurrent ground next month). The flip side? I'm making 75 hours, and I should really only be making 60 (but because of the recurrent ground thing, I'm getting paid a bit more than I would with that many days off). This month I had 18 days off and I credited 60 hours.
The flip side? In October I had 12 days off and credited 100 hours.
So basically, you can have money, or you can have time off. What I go after depends on the month, but generally I'm a time off kind of guy.
Commuting to reserve sucks, there's no doubt about it, but commuting to a line, especially if it's commutable, isn't really that bad. The guys that complain about commuting the most have never done it, and the guys that complain about the pay at the regionals don't work at one.
Vapor Lock
Well-Known Member
Good comments. I guess what I anticipate if I go to compass would be commuting to detroit from memphis until i can get MSP. Then perhaps moving to MSP when the time is right but with the pay I wouldn't qualify me for any kind of housing up there for my family. At least if I stay in memphis I have a place to live although I would hardly be able to pay the 1200 rent as well as crashpad. With the commute I expect I would not really be home much at all at first especially and not sure if it's worth putting my family through that. Right now i'm home at least a little bit every day with 18 hard days off a month.
Tram
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There, fixed it.
Tram
Well-Known Member
You should find the tact button on your keyboard and hit it occasionally..
jhugz
Well-Known Member
You'll get over it...or not...either way not losing sleep.
Tram
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Vapor Lock
Well-Known Member
nice guys, lots of help. Anyway, interview at Air Wisconsin went well but I have not decided yet. Compass interview is next week if I turn down Air Wisky. Does anyone know if new hire FO's in 121 get ATP's. A Chautauqua captain told me that is a new rule that everyone has to be ATP. I'm pretty sure no since mins are still super low. Also, anyone have any good info on Allegiant?
Vapor Lock
Well-Known Member
yeah i thought the ruling is going to require 1500 hours but not an ATP necessarily and that is not for another year or so anyway.
juxtapilot
Snowflake
My recommendation to you is to take the job which will make you most happy, not necessarily the one that will give you an ATP. I know you'll get the ATP at Compass, but will that airline work well with your plans (to commute etc.)? You can always go to allatps and get an ATP on your own dime at a pretty reasonable cost.
Vapor Lock
Well-Known Member
No doubt. Compass would be easier to commute to probably because there are plenty to direct flights from memphis. With Air Wisky (which i turned down) I would probably need to see what FedEx has going to Raleigh which wouldn't be a problem if they have direct flights there. I'm not sure either would make me happy and I wouldn't plan to stay long anyway. Airlines are not what I want but at this point it seems they have the most to offer me to get over a little hump here. I could have flown a space shuttle in the past but now it has been two years since a have flown a twin, i have no jet time, no atp, and no type ratings so nothing decent is going to look at me. Regionals however will get that jet column started as well as push me over the 1,000 multi really quick here. Also gets ball rolling in another direction in case the 135/91 side doesn't work out. There are really only a couple good 135 jobs out there and too many pilots that want them so it's kind of a house of cards. Right now if I could pick a company to work for that is realistically obtainable it would be Avantair but I think the only way i have a shot is if I have an atp and type rating.
juxtapilot
Snowflake
I think you're on the right track. But quite honestly I think you need to get a little bit of jet time on your resume. You've got the part 135 time and the face to face interaction with customers which the fractionals might like to see. It seems like fractionals might be the sector of the industry which would interest you most. Netjets still has lots of furloughs but Options, Flexjet, and Avantair have called back their furloughs and will probably be hiring again in the next 2 years. I would get busy to make sure you're the pilot they want to hire when they're hiring again.
Also according to XOjet's website they are hiring. I have very little knowledge in this area but do a little research and I think you'll find something that will suit you and give you the lifestyle you're looking for.