How To Land A Flying Job?

[Larry Dighera]

How to build hours without cost:


PSSSST: WANNA BUY A PILOT?

Finding a good pilot is always one of the more formidable
challenges aircraft operators have. Of course, the converse is
true: Finding a decent piloting job at a trustworthy company can
be harder than the flight training necessary to do the flying. One
enterprising Norwegian pilot is trying to use the popular Internet
auction site eBay to widen his job search

(http://cgi.ebay.com/One-1-Pilot-Male_W0QQitemZ120115824754QQihZ002QQcategoryZ1467Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QqcmdZViewItem)
and, hopefully, snag a flying job. The pilot, with the eBay ID of
"jonas_tind," is auctioning "unlimited use of a male pilot (27)
for one year." According to the auction, he so far has earned his
FAA commercial pilot certificate and an instrument rating and has
logged 350 hours total time. He's also type-rated in the
Beech/Raytheon 1900 B/C/D.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/bizav/862-full.html#195161




With his auction's $1.00 starting price, it's easy to see that he'll
be performing his piloting and "other things" for the price of a
(one-way?) airline ticket, 50 hours flight time per month, and room
and board:

You are bidding on unlimited use of a male pilot (27) for one year

Hi and welcome to this auction.

I am auctioning my services as a pilot away to the highest bidder,
what the winner gets is unlimited use of me as a pilot for one
year. The winning bid will be my salary for the whole year in the
winners service. Will go to anywhere in the world the winner
requires.

Except for the winning bid, the winner have to pay for shipping
(the airlineticket [sic] from Norway to whereever [sic] the winner
wants me), and accomodation [sic] througout [sic] the year in the
winners service. And also a guarantee of aprox. 50 flying hours
per month.

In other words; potentially, depending on the bidding, a very
cheap pilot-service!!

This is [sic] my qualifications as a pilot:

Certificates:

FAA Commercial License MEL / Instrument ME
First Class Medical
Norwegian CAA BSL ATPL written

Hours:

350 H Total Time
80 H Multi-E. Time
70 H Instr. Time
255 H PIC Time

Beech 1900 B/C/D Type-rated

Referrences [sic] and documentation on request.

Remarks: I have a unrestricted Norwegian passport. But I will
require a work permit if necessary.

And when I am not flying, I am usefull [sic] for other things too.



I wonder if this item he purchased is for his tongue or someone
else's. "Other things" indeed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140103456439
GENUINE PEARL TONGUE BARBELL RING BODY JEWELRY *CLASSY*
(#140103456439)

[tom418]

I guess "other things" does not mean being a part-time English teacher ;)
"Larry Dighera" > wrote in message
...
>
> How to build hours without cost:
>
>
> PSSSST: WANNA BUY A PILOT?
>
> Finding a good pilot is always one of the more formidable
> challenges aircraft operators have. Of course, the converse is
> true: Finding a decent piloting job at a trustworthy company can
> be harder than the flight training necessary to do the flying. One
> enterprising Norwegian pilot is trying to use the popular Internet
> auction site eBay to widen his job search
>
>
(http://cgi.ebay.com/One-1-Pilot-Male_W0QQitemZ120115824754QQihZ002QQcategor
yZ1467QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QqcmdZViewItem)
> and, hopefully, snag a flying job. The pilot, with the eBay ID of
> "jonas_tind," is auctioning "unlimited use of a male pilot (27)
> for one year." According to the auction, he so far has earned his
> FAA commercial pilot certificate and an instrument rating and has
> logged 350 hours total time. He's also type-rated in the
> Beech/Raytheon 1900 B/C/D.
> http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/bizav/862-full.html#195161
>
>
>
>
> With his auction's $1.00 starting price, it's easy to see that he'll
> be performing his piloting and "other things" for the price of a
> (one-way?) airline ticket, 50 hours flight time per month, and room
> and board:
>
> You are bidding on unlimited use of a male pilot (27) for one year
>
> Hi and welcome to this auction.
>
> I am auctioning my services as a pilot away to the highest bidder,
> what the winner gets is unlimited use of me as a pilot for one
> year. The winning bid will be my salary for the whole year in the
> winners service. Will go to anywhere in the world the winner
> requires.
>
> Except for the winning bid, the winner have to pay for shipping
> (the airlineticket [sic] from Norway to whereever [sic] the winner
> wants me), and accomodation [sic] througout [sic] the year in the
> winners service. And also a guarantee of aprox. 50 flying hours
> per month.
>
> In other words; potentially, depending on the bidding, a very
> cheap pilot-service!!
>
> This is [sic] my qualifications as a pilot:
>
> Certificates:
>
> FAA Commercial License MEL / Instrument ME
> First Class Medical
> Norwegian CAA BSL ATPL written
>
> Hours:
>
> 350 H Total Time
> 80 H Multi-E. Time
> 70 H Instr. Time
> 255 H PIC Time
>
> Beech 1900 B/C/D Type-rated
>
> Referrences [sic] and documentation on request.
>
> Remarks: I have a unrestricted Norwegian passport. But I will
> require a work permit if necessary.
>
> And when I am not flying, I am usefull [sic] for other things too.
>
>
>
> I wonder if this item he purchased is for his tongue or someone
> else's. "Other things" indeed.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140103456439
> GENUINE PEARL TONGUE BARBELL RING BODY JEWELRY *CLASSY*
> (#140103456439)

[Jay B]

My first CFI (of four along the route to my PPL...) had another
student starting at about the same time I did and he turned out to be
a very wealthy business person who eventually hired away my CFI to be
his Corporate Pilot / Personal CFI. Not long after leaving the FBO,
the student/boss hauled off and bought a brand new Piper Meridian.

For the Student/Boss, not a bad way to train...
For the CFI/Corporate Pilot, not a bad way to build hours...

Jay B

[buttman]

On May 9, 6:58 am, Larry Dighera > wrote:
> How to build hours without cost:
>
> PSSSST: WANNA BUY A PILOT?

Thats not as bad as an ad I saw on eBay a few weeks ago. Some guy who
I assume had a corporate/charter gig was offering his left seat out to
time builders. The winner of the auction was to pay him ~5,000 to sit
left seat (and do all the flying) while he sat right seat, all while
he (I assume) got yet another paycheck from his employer. AND, the
winner was responsible for his/her transportation to the flight origin
and meals during the flight. I sincerely hope no one bid on it.

I wish I could find the posting. I think it was on the eBay motors
section. I remember it being just for one long ~6 hour flight in one
of those 400-series Cessna twins.

[Bertie the Bunyip[_2_]]

buttman > wrote in news:1178779688.641858.57680
@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> On May 9, 6:58 am, Larry Dighera > wrote:
>> How to build hours without cost:
>>
>> PSSSST: WANNA BUY A PILOT?
>
> Thats not as bad as an ad I saw on eBay a few weeks ago. Some guy who
> I assume had a corporate/charter gig was offering his left seat out to
> time builders. The winner of the auction was to pay him ~5,000 to sit
> left seat (and do all the flying) while he sat right seat, all while
> he (I assume) got yet another paycheck from his employer. AND, the
> winner was responsible for his/her transportation to the flight origin
> and meals during the flight. I sincerely hope no one bid on it.
>
> I wish I could find the posting. I think it was on the eBay motors
> section. I remember it being just for one long ~6 hour flight in one
> of those 400-series Cessna twins.
>

Hey, you could try and sell yourself there as a radio cop!

Bertie