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I wish there was a flight school I could work at at BUR after I get my CFI... it would be create to make some contacts there.

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There's quite a few instructors around the valley who are current or former ameriflight pilots, you'll run into one eventually (it's actually kind of hard to avoid it).
 
Trybysky was right at their mins when he got hired and never flew the Lance. He was out of the PA31 in six months. He got hired into the Seattle base, though, so maybe that's why he didn't have to fly the Lance.

Amflight training isn't easy. How "hard" is it? I think if you are a competent pilot, work your butt off, and have a good attitude, you have a good chance of getting through it. We are talking single pilot, night, IFR, in twin turbine airplanes. They really need to make the training tough to keep the insurance company happy and keep the hull losses down.
 
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Trybysky was right at their mins when he got hired and never flew the Lance. He was out of the PA31 in six months. He got hired into the Seattle base, though, so maybe that's why he didn't have to fly the Lance.

Amflight training isn't easy. How "hard" is it? I think if you are a competent pilot, work your butt off, and have a good attitude, you have a good chance of getting through it. We are talking single pilot, night, IFR, in twin turbine airplanes. They really need to make the training tough to keep the insurance company happy and keep the hull losses down.

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Thanks for the info. Those minimums seem reasonable, but the 500 hours x-country would be hard to get as an instructor. Do you know off-hand if Trybysky had a contact within AF, or did he just apply off the street?

ESF - Would you say the majority of on-demand operations have the same working conditions that you are experiencing? It seems like much of what you are describing would not be so bad if you were building multi time in the process... would you agree?
 
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Thanks for the info. Those minimums seem reasonable, but the 500 hours x-country would be hard to get as an instructor. Do you know off-hand if Trybysky had a contact within AF, or did he just apply off the street?

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The 500 requirement is airport to airport, it doesn't have to be 50 nm.

And I know you're not a CFI so I'll forgive ya, but getting 500 hours of x-country isn't hard as an instructor.

I think I have around 250 x-country hours with only 600 hours of tt. Airport to airport I have 450 or so. So no, this requirement isn't hard to reach at all.
 
"but the 500 hours x-country would be hard to get as an instructor."

I believe all you have to do is land at an airport other than the one you took off from to call it X-C when trying to meet 135 mins. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Anytime you take a student to another airport you could log it as X-C.

There were some inside connections to Trybysky getting noticed but I don't believe he directly knew anyone at Amflight. He heard about the position through a coworker who didn't have the mins and was nice enough to put in a good word. Then, it was a matter of some networking that was mainly possible because he was from the area.
 
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I believe all you have to do is land at an airport other than the one you took off from to call it X-C when trying to meet 135 mins.

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That's how I understood the rule.

The XC time came pretty swiftly when I was a CFI. Primarily because I'd take my students to quieter airports to practice pattern-work and did a lot of instrument students.
 
Going to scenic would be chasing PIC time, which I have determined is a fruitless effort- since I don't even know where I ultimately want to end up. Besides, I don't think they're hiring street captains anymore (probably don't meet the mins anyways), and I wouldn't take an SIC position at Scenic for all the tea in China... no offense, 602.

All I know is, I'm tired of having zero QOL. I fly all over the country but I feel like a prisoner. I never stay anywhere more than a couple hours, and when I'm not "on the road" I'm in my apartment waiting for the pager to go off.

I am becoming more concerned with enjoying my life, rather than be miserable chasing PIC time and not knowing what to do with it when I get it.
 
Well it might not be the best solution but I think it's a decent step up for me and I think it's gonna be some fun flying. It's a good outfit from what I can tell and I'll be home most every night. So no offense taken, but if you don't like airlines and don't like the way you're being treated doing frieght you're not left with a lot of options.

As far as "chasing" PIC time goes ... you're gonna need it to go anywhere when/if you decide what you want.

Have you thought about finding a different/better frieght job? Joining the guard for a flying slot? Going back to instructing for a while? Looking for a corporate job? A large(r) charter outfit?

What are your times? How bout Swift Aviation group here in PHX? They fly Legacy's, Citation X's, CJs, etc. 6on 7off starting pay is around 40+k topped at 85+ in five years (for right seaters). It's corporate but I hear they treat their pilots well. They usually like about 2500TT for right seat but never hurts to send a resume.
 
EatSleepFly,

Off topic.

Was looking at your pics on your website. The pics of the P51 at JHW brought back alot of memories. Walking through that small terminal over 20 years ago was the beginning of my airline career with CHQ when they were a small ma & pa airline based out of JHW. Doesn't look like much has changed since I was there.

The hangar behind the P51 was CHQ's maintenance hangar at the time. The hangar to the right of the terminal building in the distance was where I attended BE99 ground school. I got my SA227 type and Capt upgrade ride late one snowy night at that airport.
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I hardly recognized the place without 3 feet of snow everywhere!

Thanks for the memories...

Now back to regularly scheduled programing
 
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What are your times? How bout Swift Aviation group here in PHX? They fly Legacy's, Citation X's, CJs, etc. 6on 7off starting pay is around 40+k topped at 85+ in five years (for right seaters). It's corporate but I hear they treat their pilots well. They usually like about 2500TT for right seat but never hurts to send a resume.

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That sounds like a decent gig. They the ones on the PHX south side by Cutter?
 
ESF,

Sorry, I can't remember, but have you tried Airnet? I'm racking up twin time, and have the Van also. Upgrade to the Lear in 12-14 months, and most runs have good QOL. You'll at least have weekends off and it's East Coast and Midwest flying.

Good luck whatever you decide. PM me if you need more info. DON'T GO TO THE DARK SIDE, MAN!!!
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