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How To Land A Flying Job?
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...QqcmdZViewItem) 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/archive...ll.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...m=140103456439 GENUINE PEARL TONGUE BARBELL RING BODY JEWELRY *CLASSY* (#140103456439) |
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How To Land A Flying Job?
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...hZ002QQcategor 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/archive...ll.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...m=140103456439 GENUINE PEARL TONGUE BARBELL RING BODY JEWELRY *CLASSY* (#140103456439) |
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How To Land A Flying Job?
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 |
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How To Land A Flying Job?
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. |
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How To Land A Flying Job?
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 |
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