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Timestamps: Intro: 00:00 What will you learn? 00:20 What is the IATRA exam? 00:25 Why is this exam important? 00:49 Exam requirements: 01:52 Passing requirements: 02:31 Best IATRA exam prep: 03:03 Outro: 03:42
Hi Keith, I have a long winded question for you: For building time to get the first job. Which would you say is better to focus energy (money) on? 1. Instructing 2. Flying your own airplane (single engine) Single Pilot, PIC, IFR, Cross Country, International (USA/Caribbean), Night, etc.. If I could be a little specific to my own situation for a moment. I'm working on career 2.0 now. I already own an IFR aircraft and do NOT have an instructor rating. I can churn out IFR PIC hours very quickly without quitting my current career. Getting an instructor rating would take time and money obviously and then I would get a few hours here and there flying evenings and weekends. Or quit my current job to instruct full time. Ideally would like to keep my current job as long as possible. I guess part 2 of my question is, Do you think the time I log flying my own plane like I described before be useful toward getting hired eventually? Or are employers more interested in 'working hours' even if they're instructing day/vfr/local primarily? Thanks very much for all the info.
Great questions, I'll try my best to answer them here. 1) To build time for your first job that is NOT a regional or NOT and airline you can fly your own airplane. However, only having hours on your own airplane are not counted at bigger companies because it is not "operational commercial experience.". I would do just enough hours needed to get a smaller turboprop job flying a King Air, B1900 etc. Then use that commercial experience to apply to bigger regionals or the airlines directly. 2) Getting an instructor rating will give you "operational experience" but it's not "commercial operational experience". Major airlines such as Westjet or AC won't hire with only instructor hours. In your situation, I would build 500-700 TT on your own airplane. Then apply for a small turboprop prop flying gig or a PC12 flying gig. Then after 2 years, apply directly to the major airlines. The way things are going right now, you can skip the regionals completely.
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However, the above guide is too detailed. You can spend hours studying for a topic that might not even be on the exam. That's why I have made my course super effective without wasting time. As of making this video, I have over 300 of my students pass various TC exams.
Timestamps:
Intro: 00:00
What will you learn? 00:20
What is the IATRA exam? 00:25
Why is this exam important? 00:49
Exam requirements: 01:52
Passing requirements: 02:31
Best IATRA exam prep: 03:03
Outro: 03:42
Hi Keith, I have a long winded question for you:
For building time to get the first job. Which would you say is better to focus energy (money) on?
1. Instructing
2. Flying your own airplane (single engine) Single Pilot, PIC, IFR, Cross Country, International (USA/Caribbean), Night, etc..
If I could be a little specific to my own situation for a moment. I'm working on career 2.0 now. I already own an IFR aircraft and do NOT have an instructor rating. I can churn out IFR PIC hours very quickly without quitting my current career. Getting an instructor rating would take time and money obviously and then I would get a few hours here and there flying evenings and weekends. Or quit my current job to instruct full time. Ideally would like to keep my current job as long as possible.
I guess part 2 of my question is, Do you think the time I log flying my own plane like I described before be useful toward getting hired eventually? Or are employers more interested in 'working hours' even if they're instructing day/vfr/local primarily?
Thanks very much for all the info.
Great questions, I'll try my best to answer them here.
1) To build time for your first job that is NOT a regional or NOT and airline you can fly your own airplane. However, only having hours on your own airplane are not counted at bigger companies because it is not "operational commercial experience.".
I would do just enough hours needed to get a smaller turboprop job flying a King Air, B1900 etc.
Then use that commercial experience to apply to bigger regionals or the airlines directly.
2) Getting an instructor rating will give you "operational experience" but it's not "commercial operational experience". Major airlines such as Westjet or AC won't hire with only instructor hours.
In your situation, I would build 500-700 TT on your own airplane. Then apply for a small turboprop prop flying gig or a PC12 flying gig. Then after 2 years, apply directly to the major airlines.
The way things are going right now, you can skip the regionals completely.
Hi Keith , Can i do the IATRA exam with just a PPL ? i have the flight time requirements
hey Thank you for the video! Since when there is 50% exception? and why ?