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View Full Version : Found! The perfect flying job


lowduster
03-19-2011, 08:30 PM
OK Boys you can stop looking, I have found the perfect flying job on another chat board called beechtalk.com based at a sh@# h#$% town in Montana and just had to share it. I could not stop laughing.:D

Tim Robertson
I joined this forum a few months back to learn more about an airframe/engine combination for a C90A (PT6A-35). Have since purchased the a/c and am in the pilot search process.
Below is most of the job description -- hope I'm in keeping with the spirit and rules of this forum and thread.
Any leads on an interested and qualified individual would be appreciated. This has been posted on Climbto350.com (briefly) and in that time we received many "interesting" resumes...and a few truly qualified candidates, but haven't found the perfect person yet.

Thanks in advance! Replies directly to me.
Tim

Based at: Lewistown, Montana

Job purpose:
To provide professional piloting services in the corporate aircraft on an as-needed basis throughout the year. In addition, the Corporate Pilot is responsible for conducting and/or ensuring (in cooperation with his/he supervisor) professional scheduling, paperwork management, cleaning of the aircraft, light and heavy maintenance of the aircraft through the local FBO, caretaking of the hangar facility (interior and exterior) and all related aviation duties. When not working on aviation-related duties, the Corporate Pilot will provide general technical duties that may include hangar improvement projects, antique aircraft/auto/tractor restoration and maintenance, and/or general technical duties.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
1. Conduct flights as the sole pilot in the corporate aircraft, always ensuring that safety and professional piloting standards are maintained to the highest degree possible.
2. Fly approximately 200 - 300 hours/year in King Air C90A.
3. Fly approximately 30 – 60 hours/year in Cessna 182 (VFR flight only).
4. Maintain currency and obtain regular training as defined by FAA regulations, insurance requirements and corporate policy. Century pays for all training.
5. Maintain a flight schedule via Microsoft Outlook on the Century network servers.
6. This position requires the Corporate Pilot to be in an on-call status throughout the traditional asphalt paving season. This season is defined as roughly April 15 to November 15. “On-call status” is defined as being able to provide legal flights with a one-hour notice from 5 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Saturday during the paving season. Limited vacations and relief from “on-call status” are available with adequate planning and permission from the supervisor.
7. During “off-peak” or outside of the traditional construction season the pilot will be on call with a 3-hour response time on Monday through Friday during normal working hours. Most flights during this period of time will be scheduled days or weeks in advance.
8. Monitor and ensure that the corporate aircraft are in airworthy, ready-to-fly status as is possible based on maintenance schedules and requirements.
9. Perform cleaning and light maintenance of the aircraft as is permissible by FAA regulations. The local FBO performs all A&P/IA required maintenance.
10. Maintain and manage all aviation-related paperwork as required by government agencies and per Century policies and procedures. Create paperwork systems and policies as they are needed in order to maintain a safe and highly efficient aviation program within the company.
11. Provide training and currency assistance to other corporate pilots or employees as defined by supervisor.
12. The corporate hangar is a combination aircraft hangar/museum/meeting and event center. Provide caretaker services as required by the hangar lessee, including maintenance of the interior and exterior of the building(s) to the lessee’s standards for professional presentation, prepare for and clean up after meetings and events, and maintain the museum quality of the facility.
13. When not providing the above-mentioned duties, collectively described as “aviation duties,” maintain a productive level of contribution to the company in one of the following capacities:
1. General mechanical technician duties.
2. Hangar special-event preparation and cleanup
3. Fleet maintenance assistance, which may include any of the tasks or responsibilities performed by the employees of the equipment division.
4. Antique aircraft/auto/tractor restoration and maintenance as the individual's talents and experience allow.
5. Perform miscellaneous tasks and duties as assigned by the supervisor or management.
While “comp time” is not a formal element of this job, we do recognize the nature of a professional pilot’s job. Long days and weeks are the norm, therefore appropriate preparation and recuperation time are allowed for, which means that both the pilot and the employer must be flexible with the pilot’s schedule in times of heavy flying. Century is a heavy/highway construction company with a true “team” culture wherein all employees are expect to go above and beyond for the good of the team. We expect all of our employees to contribute to the best of their ability – the pride in company and extraordinary results benefit all employees with great compensation and an exemplary work environment.
Compensation:
Salaried position, wage commensurate with experience; $45,000 - $62,000/year
Extensive benefit package including full family medical, dental and vision coverage (premium fully paid by Century), fully vested retirement and 401K programs worth on average 8 – 12% of base wage; short-term and long-term disability; PTO (Paid Time Off) earned from day one, Life Insurance policy; Flexible Spending Account; Century Credits worth more than $800/year for a full-time employee.
Typical benefit package value: $12,000 - $15,000/year


I have seen some crazy flying jobs but this one beats all. As one guy said you need to be a Pilot, Lawn Mower, Museum Operator, Janitor, Mechanic, Auto Mechanic, Event Coordinator, CFI, Tractor Restorer/Mechanic..... Meeting Setterupper/Cleanerupper..... ect. ect.:eek:


citation35hf
03-19-2011, 08:58 PM
Once I saw the "restoring antique equipment"..... this has to be a joke.

lowduster
03-19-2011, 09:09 PM
Nope it looks like the real deal, I heard from a friend of mine they have fired at least three pilots in the last four years or so, I wounder why? guess they did not cut the grass even enough.:)


deadstick35
03-20-2011, 05:06 AM
First rule of BT is not to talk about BT! :D Now all the APCers will want to join...

gearcrankr
03-20-2011, 07:03 AM
Tim Robertson sums it up best, stating he has not found the "perfect person". Good luck in your search.

OleDawg
03-20-2011, 07:16 AM
Sounds like most corporate jobs, except for the retirement and health care packages.

HercDriver130
03-20-2011, 09:00 AM
This job has been posted at least one other time in the past two years.

7Xdriver
03-20-2011, 10:52 AM
lowduster,

I don't think your post is funny at all. I don't know Tim nor do I know anything about the job he is offering. What I do know as a member of BeechTalk's forum is the members there are honorable men and women who love their Beechcrafts.

I think, in all fairness, others on this thread should know that you deliberately deleted something in Tim's Beechtalk post.

"PLEASE do not copy and post this job on other sites/boards!".

Just sayin', that's kinda sleezy.

detpilot
03-20-2011, 11:01 AM
"PLEASE do not copy and post this job on other sites/boards!".




Well I wonder why!?!

lowduster
03-20-2011, 11:16 AM
Sorry, could not resist sharing.:o I thought it could not be a real job posting untill I started asking around about it.

Z_Pilot
03-20-2011, 12:54 PM
Its fine if the operation wants the "perfect pilot/employee" to do everything on that laundry list, however, they must be willing to pay for it.

ImperialxRat
03-20-2011, 03:03 PM
Its fine if the operation wants the "perfect pilot/employee" to do everything on that laundry list, however, they must be willing to pay for it.

I don't know the cost of living in Montana, but 62k seems low for that amount of work.

FlyJSH
03-20-2011, 03:58 PM
Sounds like most corporate jobs, except for the retirement and health care packages.

Except for the antique car mechanic, it is a typical single pilot gig, only this guy has spelled it out better than most.

Tim Robertson sums it up best, stating he has not found the "perfect person". Good luck in your search.

The first requirement to be the perfect person would be to want to live in a town of 5300 a hundred miles from Billings. The second requirement is that he isn't too proud to anything other than fly a plane.

NowCorporate
03-20-2011, 04:13 PM
If you dont like it dont apply?

At least the guy spells it out up front!...that says more than half the lower end corp jobs out there today.

Someone who wants to live in rural Montana might find it perfect, maybe not you or I...but who cares?...at least you could pay the rent and eat as opposed to the 20K people make at the regionals?

:confused:

FlyJSH
03-21-2011, 02:23 AM
If you dont like it dont apply?

At least the guy spells it out up front!...that says more than half the lower end corp jobs out there today.

Someone who wants to live in rural Montana might find it perfect, maybe not you or I...but who cares?...at least you could pay the rent and eat as opposed to the 20K people make at the regionals?

:confused:

Exactly! For that "perfect person" this could be the perfect job. In my younger days, with less experience, I might have jumped on the gig. It isn't my dream job, but for a year or two, I could have done alright. For the guy who wants to live in Montana and not fly TOO much, this could be the gig.

To the man writing the job description" kudos for trying to be complete and accurate. There are a bunch of folks who are not as forthcoming.

CitationCapt
03-21-2011, 04:54 AM
Lewistown is a nice town to live in and nestled near some mountains with a few lakes. Good fishing and hunting there. Be prepared for plenty of snow in the winter. The salary is probably commensurate for the area. The cost of living is not out of sight. I'm a native of Great Falls about 100 miles west and spent a fair amount of time in Lewistown.

Sounds like a difficult employer to work for, but in this day and age of high unemployment the overall package might be fine for the right person.

CC

3XLoser
03-21-2011, 05:58 AM
At least the job post didn't say "must have own credit card, or pilot must pay for own recurrent training."

Retension will be a continual problem with this demanding of a boss, and from what I've seen so far, this boss is probably untrainable to reasonable expectations, so I guess it's his problem that he has to keep firing and hiring pilots. The guy will never understand that the more he demands, the more likely that the only applicants will be knuckleheads with no where else to go.

Oates82
03-21-2011, 10:20 AM
I think they have had something like 179 apps for the job.