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Hey Thanks for watching . . . glad you liked it.

It failed the Ice test, so could not fly into icing conditions, which, at the time, Aspen and Rifle, CO both had.

downlocks and . .well heck, it's been so long, I forgot what the others are for! LOL

@@jerrywhite2390 I never flew the jungle jet but I am guessing that 3 are for landing gear, 1 for nose gear steering bypass but no idea on the 5th one.

I flew for Spirit and Endeavor

@@jerrywhite2390 thanks. I think Spirit is in serious trouble way beyond the 260 furloughs.

You two guys work very well together. Good CRM and checklist discipline. Are you still flying that airplane?

@@freds5619 No, the company let everyone go. I'm flying a Gulfstream 450 now

@@jerrywhite2390 nice!

Thank you so much

Thank you so much! Really appreciate you watching and taking the time to post

It’s a good gig and pays well. Yea, the over nights can be cool, but often times it’s just crap places. The thing that makes this job good is if/when you have great crew. They can be like a family for you when you’re on the road. The job is not for everyone, and the “float if flying” does go away at some point. But it is/can be a great career. Beats working in an office. 46 is not old though … even for airlines, you could still have a 13 year career.

@@jerrywhite2390 thanks for the reply my friend, and appreciate your content, you truly give people an inside look and feel of what pilots do Someone my age getting into the Airline, you mentioned has 13 years left, I'm guessing it probably takes that long to gain any good seniority, with a decent schedule

Thank you!

LOL- no . .we just didnt show the taxi in. Thanks for watching the and question

Hey Thank you Lurker - unfortunately, my current employer does not allow us/me to make videos while working. Thank you for taking the time to watch these old videos.

​@jerrywhite2390 New Sub....dang will definitely miss more of your videos.....!!

@@jerrywhite2390 Understood Jerry, but I'm glad to hear that you're still in the business and keeping well. Stay safe and enjoy those skies!

I appreciate that . . . keep going for your goals though, no matter what . . . it took me 10 years just to get my private pilot license because of finances.

If you want something bad enough you'll find a way- get a loan, have you looked at flight schools over seas that are a fraction of the cost

My friend, I just came across a youtube video, apparently if you hire and get trained by a CFI it's way way cheaper, and better training ua-cam.com/video/zxg3OcGp200/v-deo.htmlsi=JY9zTEQ-AjFy3aZD

ha ha ha ha I can argue with that!

HA HA HA I am sorry for that!!! It is kinda funny how we want to see how we each live . . . was it close to how your week goes? Thanks for watching.... this is an old video, surprised anyone even sees it anymore.

DONE!

I’m not the OP obviously, but I can probably get you a pretty good ballpark idea on some of your questions. In order to be a corporate pilot, you need a bare minimum of the following certifications: Private Pilot License, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot License, Multi-Engine Certification. The cost varies depending on where in the country you go to school and the type of school you go through. The very cheapest to get to that point will be around 50-60k. Some people take longer to learn and so that means more money. Most pilots also earn their Certified Flight Instructor and Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument Licenses as well so they can teach and build more hours/experience before they are able to be hired. I am starting a new job as a first officer (Second In Command) next month for a private jet operation. The salary is $60k per year starting. After a year or so, I could sign a contract to get type rated in that aircraft, which means I can also fly in the left seat, or Pilot In Command. Usually your pay doubles or at least increases greatly when that happens. I have no idea what the gentlemen in this video are making per year. They are flying a very nice jet that usually takes years to get placed on. My guess is they’re making 250-350k per year. They’re possibly making more if they also fly overseas flights. Hope that helps.

@@VictoryAviation hey man thanks for that ! What in your opinion are the complex calculations they talk about ? Trying to figure out if I'm actually smart enough to do it lol. Not great at math. Thanks again !

@@powshredder3716 There’s a lot of people WAY smarter than us that are pilots. There are also those that struggled super hard but still made it. Honestly the math isn’t super hard. It’s just understanding HOW to calculate things like performance numbers, cross country planning, etc. You could do it. It takes a lot of studying but if you focus like crazy and put the work in, you can absolutely do it.

@@VictoryAviation ok that's cool. Was a bit worried about that part. How long did it take you to get where you're at? also I am 50. I was a carpenter forever then a truck driver. I was told I was too old for heli because I just wouldn't get hired. You think it's too late too late to start this? I don't want to fly airlines because of the forced retirement at 65 but corporate you can fly till you die, is what I heard?

@@powshredder3716 correct on forced retirement. Though the FAA just raised the age to 67. But if you fly for part 91 or part 135, you can fly as long as you have at least a 2nd class medical. Really the training time comes down to a couple factors; 1) How much time do you have to devote to training/how much time WILL YOU devote to training? 2) How are you going to pay for the training? If you can answer, Training will be your only responsibility and you’re willing to focus only on that, and you have access to the appropriate funds to complete your training, then you could do everything you need to do in around 1 - 1.5 years. Then you’ll need to build some more hours to get to a minimum of 500 - 700 to get hired on as SIC like how I am getting ready to be.