Freight Dawg Mins

[mccube5]

Bottom line is, reading your guys quotes lets me go to sleep in this desloate hotel room with a smile on my face. Youre all crazy but god bless ya!

[mikecweb]

No piss for me last night but I did get to ride home with 12 mice.

[mnixon]

Originally Posted by mikecweb

So you mean I can't just walk up to a lapquest pilot and hand him a warm cup of....my piss and say take this to New York.?

I wanna see you do that, just so I can sit back and watch the hilarity ensue.

[mojo6911]

Originally Posted by H46Bubba

I'm just curious as to what the mins are for freight. I know the FARs for 135 PIC IFR. I'm getting ready to finish up with my comercial ASEL and I'm trying to figure out where to go next. I wanted to originally instruct but I'm not feelin it anymore. Any advice is welcome.

How do you plan to get time to meet the 135 Mins? 1200 hours is a lot when you only have 250 after getting your commercial.

[qflyer]

Hey guys! I've been reading the JC forums now for about a month, so I thought it's about time for my first post!

I've never really looked at 135 stuff much because I only have 390 hours X-C time (I'm defining X-C as greater than 50 NM). After reading this forum a while, I've looked at several companies' employment requirements and I'm curious about the note about X-C time saying that it's not necessarily over 50 NM, but just point to point.

I'm assuming there is a minimum distance to count towards the X-C time requirement, or can I really count all the 5-20 NM flights between local airports as X-C for the 135 mins? Almost seems too good to be true!

Anyways, I've been flying for about 8 years, teaching for 2. TT is over 1350 now, and all I lack for 135 mins is that X-C time. If I can count the short hops, I'd guess I'm over 700 hours X-C...My original plan was to finish up Multi and just rent a twin for the 100 hour minimum that most regionals look for. After reading some of the freight dawg stories, I'd say spending a year or two as a freight dawg would be incredibly valuable time/experience that a regional would consider favorably?

Well, thanks again for all the info/advice you guys offer on these forums - it's very much appreciated!

[Ian J]

Originally Posted by qflyer

I'm assuming there is a minimum distance to count towards the X-C time requirement, or can I really count all the 5-20 NM flights between local airports as X-C for the 135 mins? Almost seems too good to be true!

No min distance, and point to point counts.

And welcome to JC!

[mikecweb]

Just a landing at an airport other then the one used for departure.

[mojo6911]

Originally Posted by qflyer

I'm assuming there is a minimum distance to count towards the X-C time requirement, or can I really count all the 5-20 NM flights between local airports as X-C for the 135 mins? Almost seems too good to be true!

My understanding is that the flights after your initial Commercial rating that are point to point count as X-C. Private, Instrument, and Commercial define what an X-C is. ATP doesn't define a cross country, so you go back to Part 1's definition of X-C.

[H46Bubba]

Originally Posted by mojo6911

How do you plan to get time to meet the 135 Mins? 1200 hours is a lot when you only have 250 after getting your commercial.

I'm, sitting at about 450 TT. I was just inqiring as to what were the mins which as everyone aswered was 135 PIC mins. So that answerd my question. I'm not sure if I want to instruct, so I'm covering all the bases as to time building.

[mikecweb]

Originally Posted by mojo6911

My understanding is that the flights after your initial Commercial rating that are point to point count as X-C. Private, Instrument, and Commercial define what an X-C is. ATP doesn't define a cross country, so you go back to Part 1's definition of X-C.

That is incorrect. Your point to point XC time starts from day one. Some licenses/ratings require at least 50nm but that doesn't mean you can't accrue point to point time.

[FatBastard]

Originally Posted by H46Bubba

I'm, sitting at about 450 TT. I was just inqiring as to what were the mins which as everyone aswered was 135 PIC mins. So that answerd my question. I'm not sure if I want to instruct, so I'm covering all the bases as to time building.

Hey Bubba, try IBC Airways out of Miami, Lynx air out of FLL, and where your at -ABX air. They fly small short hops out of Wilmington. You need that COMM MULTI for all though. Most require 300 tt.

With you working for Comair, aren't your internal mins like 400tt with 100 multi?

Just curious.

[EatSleepFly]

Originally Posted by FatBastard

and where your at -ABX air. They fly small short hops out of Wilmington.

Hahahaha... You're kidding, right?

[FatBastard]

Originally Posted by EatSleepFly

Hahahaha... You're kidding, right?

Nope. They have allegedly, a small fleet of twins that they fly on short hops.

[jtrain609]

Originally Posted by FatBastard

Nope. They have allegedly, a small fleet of twins that they fly on short hops.

Don't believe anything the person that told you that ever again.

ABX=Airborne Express=DHL now, I don't think they fly anything smaller than DC-9's.

[FatBastard]

Originally Posted by jtrain609

Don't believe anything the person that told you that ever again.

ABX=Airborne Express=DHL now, I don't think they fly anything smaller than DC-9's.

Thanks Train. Is there a contract carrier they have?

[EatSleepFly]

Originally Posted by FatBastard

Thanks Train. Is there a contract carrier they have?

ABX Air IS a contract carrier for DHL. We (Ameriflight) have a Brasilia that goes into ILN every morning, I believe Air Cargo Carriers flies a Shorts in and out of there, and some Convairs from a Canadian company. There might be some other "small twins" providing feeder service or charter, but that's it that I know of. The smallest twin flown by ABX Air themselves is a DC-9.

[H46Bubba]

Originally Posted by FatBastard

Hey Bubba, try IBC Airways out of Miami, Lynx air out of FLL, and where your at -ABX air. They fly small short hops out of Wilmington. You need that COMM MULTI for all though. Most require 300 tt.

With you working for Comair, aren't your internal mins like 400tt with 100 multi?

Just curious.

Just depend on who you know I guess. Most internal applicants which are few, have had the posted mins of 600/100.