Looking for low time job in Chicago area

[Max1594]

Hey guys,

I'm looking for work/time building this summer in the Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin Area. I'm taking my commercial checkride here in the next week or two, right around 250 hours tt, while I figure that insurance requirements and the ability only to work the summer would disqualify me, I thought I'd at least try.

Looking for anything that would take a low time commercial pilot, be it glider towing, jump pilot, traffic, banner towing, etc. If anyone has any leads or advice it would be greatly appreciated!

 

[tlewis95]

Any tail wheel time?

 

[motormadness24]

Get your CFI.

 

[Max1594]

Any tail wheel time?

Nope, figured that would also put me at a big disadvantage.

Get your CFI.

I'm in a college 141 program currently, thats the plan eventually, just looking for something to build time between the spring and fall semester.

 

[motormadness24]

There used to be an operation out of DPA that did traffic. I would reference @DPApilot for that.

 

[tlewis95]

Nope, figured that would also put me at a big disadvantage.



I'm in a college 141 program currently, thats the plan eventually, just looking for something to build time between the spring and fall semester.

Hhh...how? I know of a job on the WI/IL border that is seasonal and would hire with 250TT and 50TW.

 

[drunkenbeagle]

Nope, figured that would also put me at a big disadvantage.

Aroo? For a low timer, tailwheel is about the second most useful thing you can have, other than a CFI. It is usually going to be high performance, PIC sole manipulator time, definitely looked favorably upon everywhere I have ever been.

There are a good number of fairly decent gigs out there, if you have 50-100TW. If you don't, well, you just eliminated a bunch of options.

 

[Max1594]

Hhh...how? I know of a job on the WI/IL border that is seasonal and would hire with 250TT and 50TW.

Aroo? For a low timer, tailwheel is about the second most useful thing you can have, other than a CFI. It is usually going to be high performance, PIC sole manipulator time, definitely looked favorably upon everywhere I have ever been.

There are a good number of fairly decent gigs out there, if you have 50-100TW. If you don't, well, you just eliminated a bunch of options.

Sorry I wasn't more clear, I meant that I figured not having tailwheel time will put me at a huge disadvantage.

 

[Max1594]

There used to be an operation out of DPA that did traffic. I would reference @DPApilot for that.

I know the place you're talking about, I actually worked with @DPApilot there, but at least last I knew they lost the contact and its being done in a helicopter now, I'll have to double check though if its changed since.

 

[tlewis95]

Sorry I wasn't more clear, I meant that I figured not having tailwheel time will put me at a huge disadvantage.

Oh ok. You had us bewildered for a few minutes there. It is never too late to start working on some tailwheel lessons. Worst thing that could happen is you will have tons of fun and become a better pilot.

 

[Max1594]

Oh ok. You had us bewildered for a few minutes there. It is never too late to start working on some tailwheel lessons. Worst thing that could happen is you will have tons of fun and become a better pilot.

Oh trust me its something I'm looking into!