How to build flight time – The Sharp Advantage

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To get your dream job and fly the bigger airplanes or heavy iron, you will need to start small and build your flight time. Below are some typical ways to build flight time.

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Becoming a CFI or a Certified Flight Instructor is the most common way to build flight time. You will instruct other student pilots towards getting their Private Pilot License(PPL) and Commercial ratings. You will conduct Biannual Flight Reviews(BFR) for rated pilots.

Additional ratings are a CFII (Certified Flight Instructor Instrument), or an MEI (Multi-Engine Instructor).

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After you get your commercial flight rating, you can build flight time by flying freight in a small airplane. 'Next day air' means that big airplanes (UPS, FED EX, or Amazon Prime for example) fly into large cities, the freight is then loaded onto smaller airplanes and flown to remote airports. That's where you come in! You would be flying a single-engine or smaller twin in a regional geographic area.

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