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docflyer · May 9th, 2008, 23:09

I started off sitting right seat as a private pilot in a King Air and PC12 based at the FBO I was working at. I was just along for the ride the first couple flights, and after the pilots were comfortable with me I started handling the radios, GPS/FMS, and pressurization. Didn't get to log any of it but got very valuable corporate experience, flying IFR, and going into some busy Socal Airspace.

A lot of the guys I flew with were happy to have some company, especially on the longer flights. The first time I asked to go along I told the CP about my aspirations of being a corporate pilot and that I had my private pilot license so far, and asked if it would be okay to go along with some of his pilots and learn the ropes. He talked it over with the owner and the other pilots and they all said it would be fine. He liked it especially from a safety point of view, having another set of eyes in the cockpit as well as having somebody that might actually have a chance of getting the plane back on the ground if something happened to the pilot.

Good luck!

May 9th, 2008, 23:09	#16
docflyer Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 61	Re: Right seat in king air.... I started off sitting right seat as a private pilot in a King Air and PC12 based at the FBO I was working at. I was just along for the ride the first couple flights, and after the pilots were comfortable with me I started handling the radios, GPS/FMS, and pressurization. Didn't get to log any of it but got very valuable corporate experience, flying IFR, and going into some busy Socal Airspace. A lot of the guys I flew with were happy to have some company, especially on the longer flights. The first time I asked to go along I told the CP about my aspirations of being a corporate pilot and that I had my private pilot license so far, and asked if it would be okay to go along with some of his pilots and learn the ropes. He talked it over with the owner and the other pilots and they all said it would be fine. He liked it especially from a safety point of view, having another set of eyes in the cockpit as well as having somebody that might actually have a chance of getting the plane back on the ground if something happened to the pilot. Good luck!