I have to do a 4 day recurrent training with a PC in Seattle. Looking to find someone who may want to partner up to split the costs. It's at Alteon/Boeing. Training would be sometime soon...waiting for the dates.....Thanks!
I have to do a 4 day recurrent training with a PC in Seattle. Looking to find someone who may want to partner up to split the costs. It's at Alteon/Boeing. Training would be sometime soon...waiting for the dates.....Thanks!
Cost and dates?
Henning: You read it wrong. It's for a 777, not a 337.
I know what he said. I've gotta bail out of the country here for a couple days at the end of the month anyway, might be able to turn it into an ATP ride.
I know what he said. I've gotta bail out of the country here for a couple days at the end of the month anyway, might be able to turn it into an ATP ride.
I have to do a 4 day recurrent training with a PC in Seattle. Looking to find someone who may want to partner up to split the costs. It's at Alteon/Boeing. Training would be sometime soon...waiting for the dates.....Thanks!
I don't understand. Who do you fly for that you have to pay for the sim time and would allow you to look for a sim partner off the street? Help me out here. I am not connecting the dots.
Neither am I. The only explanation I can think of is if the OP is a contract pilot. But does anyone hire contract pilots for B-777s? Or there is, of course, wabower's explanation.I am not connecting the dots.
Neither am I. The only explanation I can think of is if the OP is a contract pilot. But does anyone hire contract pilots for B-777s? Or there is, of course, wabower's explanation.
Several African and Asian carriers hire "contract" pilots.
But still, I imagine those carriers provide the training for those pilots.
Neither am I. The only explanation I can think of is if the OP is a contract pilot. But does anyone hire contract pilots for B-777s? Or there is, of course, wabower's explanation.
I have to do a 4 day recurrent training with a PC in Seattle. Looking to find someone who may want to partner up to split the costs. It's at Alteon/Boeing. Training would be sometime soon...waiting for the dates.....Thanks!
PFT on a 777 ? .....gotta be kidding me...this is a new low
Yea, but as long as you have people willing to pay to play.......
If the OP is a contract pilot it isn't really PFT. In the corporate aviation world quite a few companies use contract pilots and the pilots usually pay for their own training unless they have some specific arrangement with a customer who uses them a lot. What generally happens is that a company has some pilots on the payroll but they use contract pilots to fill in for various reasons. I have flown with a contract pilot on a handful of occasions. Some of them do it because they can't find a full time job and others do it because they like the flexibility to work when they want. I just had never heard of B-777s operated in this manner but I don't know anything about that end of the business, especially overseas.PFT on a 777 ? .....Im sorry to hear that
If the OP is a contract pilot it isn't really PFT. In the corporate aviation world quite a few companies use contract pilots and the pilots usually pay for their own training unless they have some specific arrangement with a customer who uses them a lot. What generally happens is that a company has some pilots on the payroll but they use contract pilots to fill in for various reasons. I have flown with a contract pilot on a handful of occasions. Some of them do it because they can't find a full time job and others do it because they like the flexibility to work when they want. I just had never heard of B-777s operated in this manner but I don't know anything about that end of the business, especially overseas.
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Hell, Southwest Airlines requires you to show up with a 737 TR in order to apply.
I don't know what the current scales are, but back a few years back the pay was well worth it. Basically, the overage in pay from what an airline would pay, would more than cover the cost of the training within the time of the contract. They did pay for it, but you had to prove you could pass first. They spare themselves the risk of hiring someone who can't pass and being out $40k and still needing a pilot. Hell, Southwest Airlines requires you to show up with a 737 TR in order to apply.
Maybe what you have in mind as "well worth it" are far below industry averages. The African companies are notorious for making huge promises and not delivering. More than one pilot has gone over for one of these "contract" jobs only to wind up paying his own ticket home and flat broke.
Working "contract" in foreign countries has it's own share of woes to those not familiar. There are a few good jobs out there, but not many. Right now there is a glut of type rated highly qualified pilots looking for work so the overseas companies know this and want them to provide their own training in order for the job.
Apparently you really don't know how it works in some cases because quite a few contract pilots don't just work for one company but free lance for many companies. In that case which company would you have pay for the training? You are supposed to factor the training costs into your per/day charge.I know how contract flying works....used to be a PC check was taken care of even up until last year...
Wow...Let me be more clear....I was with with a commercial carrier for 23 years....Type rated on the 777 for 10 years. Haven't flown in over a year.....need to get current...and yes I have to pay for the training myself. No they don't let just anyone "drop" in to do training, even if they could pay. I started the thread in case there was someone out there like me that has wanted to do recurrent training but couldn't afford the almost $10,000.00 for one person. Most airlines require currency withing 6-12 months when applying...and now I just hit another snag...has to be on an actual revenue flight.
I apologize for not being clear ....It should have read:
"Former Commercial Airline Pilot needing to get current on B777 would like to find a partner to share training and sim/PC time in SEA. Should be around $4800.00. Waiting for the dates"
Wow...Let me be more clear....I was with with a commercial carrier for 23 years....Type rated on the 777 for 10 years. Haven't flown in over a year.....need to get current...and yes I have to pay for the training myself. No they don't let just anyone "drop" in to do training, even if they could pay. I started the thread in case there was someone out there like me that has wanted to do recurrent training but couldn't afford the almost $10,000.00 for one person. Most airlines require currency withing 6-12 months when applying...and now I just hit another snag...has to be on an actual revenue flight.
I apologize for not being clear ....It should have read:
"Former Commercial Airline Pilot needing to get current on B777 would like to find a partner to share training and sim/PC time in SEA. Should be around $4800.00. Waiting for the dates"
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Actually I would suggest propilotworld.com even though it's a pay site.