Larry Dighera
May 9th 07, 02:58 PM
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)
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)