motormadness

So how does their training work if you're part time? Hopefully no training bond either. Also what is this I saw a while back, you can be based in your city of choice? Or are they just trying to find new places for future bases? What are the current bases? Nationwide by next year seems awful ambitious.

PotatoChip

Indeed. Smoke and mirrors.

Captyeager

We are seeking full-time and part-time (Flex) pilots for the following bases: KDXR KGSO KCHS KLZU KPDK KJAX

E-mail resumes to: [email protected]

Download an application at: https://flyimagineair.com/?q=blog&id=3

Captyeager

Full and part time positions are open for pilots in Tallahassee Florida.

Boripilot

Any part-time flex positions available at RDU? How the part-time flex concept works? Thanks in advance.

cons

Will there be any 'flex' pilot positions available in the NY (Long Island) area in the upcoming future?

Also, someone posted earlier that the flex pay is $175/day. How many hours working per day is that? Any overnights for flex pilots? Is there a training contract ($8K) for flex pilots as well?

Thanks for any answers.

ericthewellread

PM me & I can give you the Chief Pilot's email, as well as his .xls spreadsheet which explains the flex pay.

Here are some items from that flex pay spreadsheet:

Quote:
*Must Fly 12 Days a quarter OR on schedule 24 times in a quarter (or pilot-paid remedial training required)

*Must fly 50 Days in a year OR 150 Cirrus hours in a year (or pilot paid extra training)
*If you do not get 50 days or 150 hours in a year pilot pays training cost to continue.
*$50 for on call, but does not count as day flown

*$75 for coming in. If you fly 91 leg counts as a day flown, but must fly a 135 leg to get full day pay. No flying = no day flown.

*1.5x pay on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, New Years Eve/Day, Easter, and July 4th.

End quote.


I don't work there any longer, but I can give some answers:
Max Hours on duty (14) and max flight time per day (8) is the same as all 135 operators. It varies. Sometimes just 2 legs a day. Sometimes 4. The most I ever did was 7, but that was rare.

I was on salary, 4 on 3 off schedule, but would often pick up 1 extra day per week. Many days I was at home on call, but no fly.

From my logbook:

10 months, (304 calendar days)
Total flight time: 578
Total days worked: 145
Average flight time per day: 4.0
Average days worked per month: 14.5

ImagineAir will only schedule an overnight if you are on duty the following day.
If you are on the last day of your duty cycle, and if returning to base will put you over your max duty or flight time, they will give you a hotel room away from base. You have the option of returning to base (empty part 91) the same evening, or stay in a hotel and return to base the following day.

PotatoChip

Let me get this straight... If a pilot works for the company, but the company does not schedule them enough of to fly, the pilot has to PAY the company for training???

Please tell me I'm reading that incorrectly.

seoceancrosser

I got the same message. That's like hiring a plumber then charging him for the privilege of being on call because business is slow. Doesn't sound like a good return on your flight training investment.

ericthewellread

Err...NO PotatoChip,
You are reading that incorrectly.

It does not mean that if the company does not schedule the pilot enough, the pilot has to pay.
If the pilot puts himself on the schedule as available for at least 50 days a year, the company will be flying him enough.

It means if the pilot does not make himself available for enough days in the year, then he would have to pay the cost of any recurrent training (which probably wouldn’t be much $$$).

I did not write that bullet point, the C.P. did.
...and I am not trying to defend these policies, this is just my attempt at an explanation.

Seriously, if a pilot were interested in the flex pilot position (and there are some that do it and like it) then I would suggest that you contact the C.P. and discuss it. He is a really nice guy and will be able to explain the way it works better than I can.