Scott D wrote:
On a side note, without knowing what his goal is, ie: Corp or
Commercial, it actually might help him to get his license locally if
the corporate side is where he wants to focus on and that is the town
he would like to live in. People on the field will get to know him
and how he flies and when a position opens up, they are more prone to
go to someone local. Also, when he reaches the goal of CFI, the
flight school that he attended to get that CFI would more than likely
utilize him as a CFI. It tends to be hard for a CFI to come into a new
town and find a job flight instructing.


I know guys who did exactly that and ended up with good corporate jobs. If you
hang around a field long enough, people get to know you and might think of you
when opportunities pop up. I have a good friend who was taken under the arm of
a retired USAF pilot who would take him along to sit right seat in a Cheyenne on
his business trips. He wasn't needed, but the seat was there and the colonel
was of a mind to bring somebody along. Then a left seat job for a local company
appeared and my friend was recommended for the spot, even though he was still
pretty young.

Now he's flying internationally in a Citation. Left seat.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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