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Originally Posted by spilot  I'd love to know how and where you can beat a year of single pilot multi engine IFR experience, the actual instrument time, and the pay, that you get from AirNet?
I'm not trying to say its impossible or that AirNet is the only thing out there; I'd just like to know, because I very much believe I made the best move possible by choosing AirNet, and would like to know if there's a better choice I could have made. |
I'm "next in line" so to speak to start flying as SIC on King Air C-90s for a local charter company. They have three C-90s and a Citation. They've told me they're just waiting for their business to pick up a little more before putting me through training, but things look promising. It's not something everybody can do, but I happen to be at the right place at the right time for them.
Then it becomes the traditional route up, going from SIC to PIC, PIC on the C-90 to SIC in their Citation, then ultimately PIC in their Citation if I stick around long enough.
Pay is similar to AirNet, with most flying happening Monday-Friday during the daytime, with very few overnight trips. I'd be home every night, have a good schedule, decent pay, and not have to relocate. So a year or two from now I could be PIC on a King air and five years from now I might be PIC on a Citation, compared to PIC on a Lear...pretty similar.
Plus I'm making decent money at the flight school I work for, and although I work a ton during the week, I'm home every night and have weekends off. What I'm saying is, it's not like I'm dying to get out of a job that I hate.
So life's not that bad. I would've liked to go to AirNet because I was really impressed by them, but I have a lot going for me where I'm at. I figure if the charter gig never materializes (entirely possible...it's aviation!) and I'm tired of flight instructing in another six months, I'll go get some sim prep and reapply to AirNet.