jetcareers - View Single Post - First year FO -- Need some career direction please

skydog · September 14th, 2006, 12:24

Oh, and one more, one more thing. There are other ways to get PIC time. For instance, have you considered becoming an instructor? One of my cohorts at AWAC was a mechanic with a CPL and multi-rating. But he knew the BAe146 like the back of his hand. So when the need arose, the company tapped him to be an instructor, and typed him on the airplane. Dude didn't have 1500 hours or an ATP, which meant he couldn't fly the line, but he could fly repo's and test hops, which he did every chance he got. When the word came down that the 146's were going away, he flew these kinds of trips every time he could, got his 1500, got his ATP, and then transistioned to Captain on the CRJ.

Granted this is probably a rare case. But I think that if you were to become a systems or simulator instructor, you could probably get typed, and then at least start logging Part 91 PIC turbine. More food for thought.

September 14th, 2006, 12:24	#47
skydog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 503	Re: First year FO -- Need some career direction please Oh, and one more, one more thing. There are other ways to get PIC time. For instance, have you considered becoming an instructor? One of my cohorts at AWAC was a mechanic with a CPL and multi-rating. But he knew the BAe146 like the back of his hand. So when the need arose, the company tapped him to be an instructor, and typed him on the airplane. Dude didn't have 1500 hours or an ATP, which meant he couldn't fly the line, but he could fly repo's and test hops, which he did every chance he got. When the word came down that the 146's were going away, he flew these kinds of trips every time he could, got his 1500, got his ATP, and then transistioned to Captain on the CRJ. Granted this is probably a rare case. But I think that if you were to become a systems or simulator instructor, you could probably get typed, and then at least start logging Part 91 PIC turbine. More food for thought.