Right Seat Time in Caravan or Pilatus?

caliginousface · March 7th, 2008, 22:10

Just a general consensus question: how is right seat time in a Caravan for a 135 operator looked at? My goal is not to continue to any regional or major.

Similarly, how about the right seat time one would accrue with Alpha Flying looked at?

Would other operators take maybe 1/4 of the time you flew right seat in a Caravan for?

Is the 135 experience gained worth the potential bullshazzy future opportunities may throw my way in an interview?

Thanks for the help!

BobDDuck · March 7th, 2008, 23:29

I'd think if you were required to operate the aircraft they will take all of the time. I think if you were just keeping a seat warm they probably won't take any of it.

Notice I said think. I have no idea really.

bike21 · March 7th, 2008, 23:35

Probably depends on who is conducting the interview. But as a rule of thumb, it is generally not regarded as 'quality' time.

SpiraMirabilis · March 8th, 2008, 00:14

If you were sick and didn't show up could the other pilot legally continue the flight without you?

BajtheJino · March 8th, 2008, 03:20

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Originally Posted by caliginousface

Just a general consensus question: how is right seat time in a Caravan for a 135 operator looked at? My goal is not to continue to any regional or major.

Are you planning on every "upgrading"? If you're not going to a regional I wouldn't worry about it. Whoever you work for is going to move you into the left seat sooner than you'd probably think. Unless you are doing this for someone in your town I would never move for a job doing this unless the money was right and you were going to upgrade very soon. If you're sitting at 500 hrs and won't upgrade for a long time I would advise against it. CFI or single pilot VFR135!

wrxpilot · March 8th, 2008, 10:16

Is it part 91 or 135? If 135, will you be taking a SIC checkride?

caliginousface · March 8th, 2008, 10:40

The van will be 135 and there would be an SIC ride.

I think Alpha Flying with the Pilatus is the same.

Anyone correct me if I'm wrong! I'm starting to hover at 600TT, low I know. I'm CFI'ing now, working on the II, have the MEI and 43 multi. Graduating in May (hopefully), and looking to move out, and move on.

SaberFlyer · March 8th, 2008, 10:43

(Quote: Are you planning on every "upgrading"? If you're not going to a regional I wouldn't worry about it. Whoever you work for is going to move you into the left seat sooner than you'd probably think. Unless you are doing this for someone in your town I would never move for a job doing this unless the money was right and you were going to upgrade very soon. If you're sitting at 500 hrs and won't upgrade for a long time I would advise against it. CFI or single pilot VFR135!)

Do you mean some VFR 135 time will help you get to the regionals?

flyinkibblez · March 8th, 2008, 11:03

im not sure if misunderstood the questions, cause many others seem to be answering about if it is your logged time is legit or not...im going to go a little different direction with this.

Nothing against guys flying the caravan, but talking to a few that i know who do, they have thousands of hours flying a turbine powered aircraft.....but single. no multi time. i know our operation has overlooked a few of them just because our insurance wouldnt do anything for them until we left them in one of our king airs for most of a year to build up enough multi turbine time to keep them satisfied. if you need hours...do whatever you can...turbine time is great time anyways...but multi seems to be key for more of the corporate world

Tram · March 8th, 2008, 15:28

Man, I'd love to get some time in the PC-6..

I wouldn't see the purpose of logging right seat time in one and unfortunately most of the PC-6's in this country only have one seat..

USMCmech · March 8th, 2008, 17:51

It's legit time to put in your logbook if it is a 135 opertor whose OpSpecs require an SIC.

That said, I wouldn't regard it as really good experiance.

Same goes for any other SIC in a single pilot airplane.

BajtheJino · March 8th, 2008, 18:39

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Originally Posted by SaberFlyer

(Quote: Are you planning on every "upgrading"? If you're not going to a regional I wouldn't worry about it. Whoever you work for is going to move you into the left seat sooner than you'd probably think. Unless you are doing this for someone in your town I would never move for a job doing this unless the money was right and you were going to upgrade very soon. If you're sitting at 500 hrs and won't upgrade for a long time I would advise against it. CFI or single pilot VFR135!)

Do you mean some VFR 135 time will help you get to the regionals?

PIC is always preferable to SIC, ja?

Hey Tram, the Pilatus peoples is talking about is a PC12!

Tram · March 8th, 2008, 20:36

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Originally Posted by BajtheJino

Hey Tram, the Pilatus peoples is talking about is a PC12!

Oh, I guess someone has to fly the boring one..