A rookie with a C/MIFR has a good buddy at a charter company (fancy jets and such), possibly his/her Dad knows the chief pilot or what not. Can this low time guy get in? Does this happen or do insurance requirements totally dominate who gets in? No I dont have any good friends like that lol...I just wanted to know if it actually happens. Ive had friends get some pretty cushy jobs because Daddy knows someone...just wondered if that applies to nice flying gigs too.
not THAT severe, lol, but i have seen people get on with hard to get into companies ie Fedex cause their father was a pilot. they had the hours required, they just got bumped to the head of the line because of who they knew
i have buddies who get nice jobs cause of Daddy (non flying). I wish I had friends in high places is what i meant (for flying). I dont like typing...sorry.
The problem is not that if you have two good CV you get your friends, the problem is when they choose and inept over the other because he is somebody's friend.
It happens A LOT, scary ha?
I know a guy who is guaranteed a right seat on a PC12 upon graduation.
He may have knew someone but i don't really consider right seat on a single pilot plane to be jumping way ahead of the pack. That is the type of job you would expect to get right away these days with or without knowing someone.
I know a guy who is guaranteed a right seat on a PC12 upon graduation.
He may have knew someone but i don't really consider right seat on a single pilot plane to be jumping way ahead of the pack. That is the type of job you would expect to get right away these days with or without knowing someone.
I wish I could get that job right away, lol. Something like that is atleast 1.5 years down the road for me. Thats 1.5 years of instructing.
