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Pilot placement

Finding a pilot you can trust

Unless you have a flight department that already exists, it’s a challenge to find a pilot to step into the organization and take the reins of not only developing a flight department but also accepting the responsibility of piloting your aircraft. How do you begin to find someone that you can trust to fly you, your family and your employees? How do you trust someone enough to spend up to $25,000 for training in the aircraft when you don’t really know if he/she will be a good fit with your company? Is it a gamble for the new owner? Absolutely!

The pilot has to have a serving heart. He or she not only has to have a character with a serving nature, but they must be articulate, detail oriented and have a special love of flying. They also have to be stable, conscientious and confident enough to change the direction when safety is compromised or evident. This is where Global Aircraft Consulting can step in and help lessen the gamble. We have been in the industry for a long time and know what it takes to find a good fit for your company.

The line checkout

If you already have an established flight department with personnel in place, your methods of doing business may have to change a bit due to the different procedures of the new aircraft but this is a minor change to the operations. Once the training is complete whether it’s done in a simulator or in the aircraft, there is a period of time where the newly type rated pilot must fly with another pilot that has experience in the aircraft. In the airlines, they call it a line checkout where a certified check airman rides along with the new captain or copilot, reinforces the procedures learned in training and provides hints, techniques and observations of how the job can be done in an efficient and safe manner.

So how do you find an airline check airman to insure that your newly trained pilots get off to a good start? These airline check airmen aren’t available to the Executive jet arena so that’s where Global Aircraft Consulting steps in. We provide training services, mentoring service and contract pilot services for the new owner. The program is personalized to the new owner.

Russ Bird, president of Global Aircraft Consulting, can and will provide pilot services for you. He started flying at the age of 15 and was instructing by the age of 18. He started flying private jets at the age of 22 and has been actively involved with flying ever since, from high performance gliders to Boeing 777’s. Since retiring from American Airlines, he specializes in Embraer products that include the Phenom 100/300, the Legacy 450/500, and the Praetor 500/600 aircraft.

GAC will continue to hold your hand through the transition period of taking in your new aircraft. We will assist with finding a pilot that you can trust and we will provide pilot services from within our staff of hand picked pilots that Russ Bird has personally flown with and trusts enough to allow them to fly his own family. Whether you need one pilot or two pilots, Global Aircraft Consulting can populate the flight deck with a proven articulate, safe and caring individual that you will want to keep as your own pilot.

Questions about the training and mentoring programs are answered on the questions and answers page.