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October 14th, 2004, 13:41
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Queen Creek, AZ
Posts: 314
|  What\'s your p/t job? I'm considering getting a part-time job to pay for part of my flight training. (I already work full-time) Eventually, I will have to get some sort of loan to help speed up the training. My question is what kind of part-time job do you see as the most ideal for this situation? For the folks already doing this sort of thing, what kind of p/t job to you have and does it work for you? Thanks for your feedback AZ |
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October 15th, 2004, 09:46
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE US
Posts: 2,959
 | Re: What\'s your p/t job? My recommendation is go get a p/t ramp job at your local airport, either fueling & washing a/c, or whatever you can do to meet pilots...see networking thread for more information. |
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October 15th, 2004, 10:44
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Richmond, VA
Posts: 549
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? BigDog---I reccomend if you're close to Sky Harbor... go get a job there with whomever has the airlines fueling contracts. Or a ramp job with Mesa (AWA Express). I work at Toledo Express in Ohio... small airport, lots of RJ's and SABB's. I can't tell you how many cards I have from guys. Not to mention we have flight schools drop by our ramp with their 172's and what not. It really gives you a good chance to evaluate some options for the future. Who knows, you might even get a job offer out of the whole deal! Best wishes. Chris |
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October 15th, 2004, 18:13
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 13,529
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? I second txpilot on this one. I was just in IAH for a week doing ramp training, and I made a TON of contacts down there. Add those to the SWA pilots I met on the ramp, and I've got a nice little web of a network going. Now if I only had the hours to DO something with it...... |
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October 15th, 2004, 21:43
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| Agent Smith  | Re: What\'s your p/t job? [ QUOTE ] Add those to the SWA pilots I met on the ramp, and I've got a nice little web of a network going. [/ QUOTE ] And that's what it's ALL about. I never got a job without networking, except for my CFI job. And that took a l o o o o o o n g time. |
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October 18th, 2004, 11:58
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CFI / CFII in PA
Posts: 2,633
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? I ended up working as a lot-porter at Lexus cleaning cars. Then I switched over to working the graveyard shift at a 24 hour fitness place & held a job on the line at the fligth school. I started detailing aircraft for cheap to suppliment and network. Of course airport jobs get you networking, but you gotta do whatever it is that gets you through training - and if that means taking 2 $6/hr jobs but your moving forward....remember you can sleep when you're retired. -mox |
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October 18th, 2004, 14:02
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,468
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? I used to sling Yay-Yo when I was paying for my training... Just a joke, officers...  |
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November 2nd, 2004, 11:23
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DTW
Posts: 1,695
 | Re: What\'s your p/t job? I'll have to agree the txpilot. Working for the local airport as a rampie is a great way to meet people. You may even get a few rides or find a right seat at nights to build time. Good luck |
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November 2nd, 2004, 12:36
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| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 161
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? i work full time with a company that pays pretty decent, it's allowing me to do put about 1000-1200 a month in flying. it's not at the airport, but it's allowing me to work through my ratings at a decent pace. whatever can get you through it and pay the bills. |
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November 2nd, 2004, 21:53
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,468
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? [ QUOTE ] i work full time with a company that pays pretty decent, it's allowing me to do put about 1000-1200 a month in flying. it's not at the airport, but it's allowing me to work through my ratings at a decent pace. whatever can get you through it and pay the bills. [/ QUOTE ] Heyyyyy!!!! Stop being so specific!!! |
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November 3rd, 2004, 06:15
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: BKK --> CT --> FL
Posts: 81
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? My p/t job? Trowing newspapers to houses at 3am.....  |
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November 4th, 2004, 07:05
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Home Sweet Home!
Posts: 957
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? I'm a full time corporate pilot and my part time job is as a Army National Guard Pilot ... you can't beat it. Jim |
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November 5th, 2004, 12:31
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| Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: BKK --> CT --> FL
Posts: 81
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? Hope you are not the one that shot the school in NJ the other day..  ...just joking. I solute you sir!and by the way, what part of SW Asia are you stationing? |
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November 11th, 2004, 12:18
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: was Ophir, CO, now in SLC!
Posts: 1,477
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? CFI |
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November 12th, 2004, 00:48
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 977
| Re: What\'s your p/t job? My part time job is being an airline pilot. My full time job is living off of my wife's income. Do the dishes, wash a few loads of laundry, and sweep twice a month - spend the rest of my time on the golf course - and it pays a whooooole lot more than flying. |
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