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I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD RECEIVE ANY ADVISE, ON A CAREER MOVE. I'M A 1700 HR TT PILOT COMM/SEL/MEL INST RATING, WITH 1000 HRS OF MULTI-ENGINE.

I'VE BEEN OUT OF FLYING FOR ABOUT 5 YRS NOW, AND I HAVE BEEN CONTEMPLATING GOING TO EAGLE JET IN MIAMI, AND BUYING SOME BEECHCRAFT 1900 TIME.

OR POSSIBLY GETTING TYPED, IN SOMETHING AND THEN BUYING SOME TIME, SO I WOULD HAVE THE PIC TIME IN COMPARISON TO THE SIC TIME IN A 1900

NOW IVE HEARD THAT THIS IS FROWNED UPON IN THE INDUSTRY, DUE TO THE FACT OF PUTTING YOUR DUES IN.

BUT IN MY CASE, IVE PUT MY DUES IN OVER THE YEARS, MEANING I'VE DONE THAT THROUGH DUAL GIVEN, AND 135/125 CARGO OPERATIONS.

BEING IN MY LATE 40'S, I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS, THAT WOULD HELP ME GET BACK UP TO SPEED, AND POSSIBLY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS A REGIONAL, OR A BIGGER HEAVY JET OPERATION.

I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR RESPONSES.

[thebushpilot]

Did you ever consider bush flying in Africa?
There are some countries like Botswana and Namibia, where a low houred pilot (2-300 TT) can get a flying job and quickly boost the logbook to 1000 hours. There is a guide to everything you always wanted to know about scoring that first pilot job in Namibia or Maun, Botswana. The tips and tricks of scoring that first job in the African bush. There is a Cessna 206 or a Cessna 210 waiting for you as well. Look for the Low Time Pilots Guide to African Bush Flying (http://maunpilot.blogspot.com/2012/02/low-time-pilots-guide-to-african-bush.html)