tlewis95
I drive planes
Exactly what I thought of when I saw all of the free time and that it was out in Minden. HahaI would do this and then spend all free time soaring
Exactly what I thought of when I saw all of the free time and that it was out in Minden. HahaI would do this and then spend all free time soaring
BTW, the minimums I quoted here were actually less than what my insurance broker told me. There's not much I can do beyond that. I would think however, with a KA350 type rating, the ME requirement could be less. The jet time however is an absolute minimum and I'm not sure that will fly considering some of the resume's I have seen thus far.
Having been in the corporate flying world for 10 years now, and flying for over 20, and it is of course my interpretation of a "dream job" and seriously, for the right person, I believe it could be as well. When I'm sitting in Palm Springs enjoying the weather, sipping on a scotch, knowing I leave the next day for a 2 day trip to Scottsdale then go home, I have, on numerous occasions said to myself "I love this job." I put the line about the company coming first, to sort of weed out folks who are on the fence about being away from their family, raising a kid, etc. It's not as bad as it sounds but in the corporate world, you can't call the boss' wife 3 hours before a flight and ask to cancel because your kid is sick. An emergency is one thing; an inconvenience entirely another. A lot of you have never been in the corporate world and I know my boss, the owner, how he thinks and what he expects.
Lastly, someone said something about the jet etc. We just just hired a broker, have been looking seriously for 6 months now, my boss' fractional contract is up this Summer and I have been directed to have purchased one, gotten the training/type rating on it, do all the paperwork and fly the 25 hours with the FAA to get it on our 135 certificate before that contract is up. We have made 6 offers on jets already. So it's not just words and a promise. I suppose there could be a chance that all that falls through, but who cares? So I don't get a "jet" raise and then still fly 180/yr with the rest of the time off? Gee, shoot me!
What the heck is it with Jet time anyway...That frustrates a lot of us who are damn good pilots that have in some cases thousands of hours in turbine 121 equipment that would make excellent employees and stay around as long as we could with a good company. Some of these insurance people need to ride the jumpseat in a Dash, Saab, 1900 or ATR then go ride in a jet...They will see real fast that TP drivers have zero difference in skill and ability and in a lot of ways what we do is a bit more challenging at times then flying an "auto" jet.
Angry. Not angry. I still wanna get a beer. After about two all my friends will tell you I start just about every rant (every other sentence) "Don't get me started..."You're missing one important minimum for corporate ops: you need to become un-angry.
You make the assumption that the person getting hired only sat right seat in a citation yanking gear and pushing the ptt.
Its a simple answer, you are all looking at it wrong, the insurance company does not want you to learn how to fly a jet on their jet. Let someone else take the risk.
It's probably also worth mentioning that insurance companies aren't run by idiots. Me, I could have flown a Jet from Siberia to Kuala Lampur when I was diapers, because I'm special (heavy sarcasm). But the real fact of the matter is that numbers don't lie. Actuaries are paid a LOT of money because they're very, very good at determining Risk. If an actuary has determined that I'm a worse risk than someone else, I'm forced to admit that he's probably right, all other things being equal (which of course they never are). As fsi says, growing the credentials is the only way to progress. If you don't feel like you're getting where you want to be in your current position...find another one. The up side of a volatile market where no one retires where they started is that there are always employers looking for someone who's looking to improve their resume. Carpe Diem etc etc.