Cape Air
09-28-2016, 07:20 PM
#1572
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2014
Posts: 14
Originally Posted by rswitz
I was hired in February 2016, and still have not received a class date. Yup.
Doesn't stop there. When they offered me the job a week after my interview, I signed the original contract which did not include the 30k training bond.
A few months later they sent me the new contract to sign. I signed it and they told me I'd be getting a class date the next month.
Well, it's mid September and no word.
I am now flying a Hawker for a 135. At this point I'm just curious if Cape will ever reach out to me. It seems they forget about the people they hire.
A little about the new contract - it's 30k non prorated. Yes. If you leave one day early, you owe them 30 grand. Levi, their recruiter, confirmed this with me.
I asked Levi if they would offer any assistance in moving to the Caribbean, to which he responded "No, everybody else does it on their own and so will you."
I got lucky finding another job, and I understand that for many it may be the only option especially at low time.
Folks, if you can, stay away from this very crappy establishment. It is an embarrassment to this profession.
Doesn't stop there. When they offered me the job a week after my interview, I signed the original contract which did not include the 30k training bond.
A few months later they sent me the new contract to sign. I signed it and they told me I'd be getting a class date the next month.
Well, it's mid September and no word.
I am now flying a Hawker for a 135. At this point I'm just curious if Cape will ever reach out to me. It seems they forget about the people they hire.
A little about the new contract - it's 30k non prorated. Yes. If you leave one day early, you owe them 30 grand. Levi, their recruiter, confirmed this with me.
I asked Levi if they would offer any assistance in moving to the Caribbean, to which he responded "No, everybody else does it on their own and so will you."
I got lucky finding another job, and I understand that for many it may be the only option especially at low time.
Folks, if you can, stay away from this very crappy establishment. It is an embarrassment to this profession.
10-03-2016, 06:28 AM
#1573
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2014
Position: Left Seat
Posts: 149
Quick CapeAir question that is unrelated but didn't want to start a thread for one question. Thinking of trying to "jumpseat" from SJU to EIS in Feb...should I just go to St. Thomas and take the ferry or is this a realistic option. Thanks!
10-12-2016, 09:16 AM
#1574
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: Gulfstream Pilot
Posts: 139
Originally Posted by Sparta
Quick CapeAir question that is unrelated but didn't want to start a thread for one question. Thinking of trying to "jumpseat" from SJU to EIS in Feb...should I just go to St. Thomas and take the ferry or is this a realistic option. Thanks!
10-27-2016, 07:28 AM
#1576
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: Kool-Aid Aficionado
Posts: 71
Originally Posted by AJPH
What does a First Officer actually make in their first year with the company?
For me, it was worth the pay cut to not have to instruct anymore, when I got hired with around 850 hours.
10-29-2016, 03:41 AM
#1577
New Hire
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 9
Hmm...Interesting , all these comments. I was interviewed in July ( I have 17 years part 135 ownership and experience, an ATP and close to 4000 hrs of which 1000 is multi) and although they said that they have room for a few expat pilots, and there is very little work available where I'm from (South Africa) and would really have loved a move, I wasnt hired after the skype interview.
Unless I gave a really cr@ppy interview, the only reason I can see NOT to have been accepted was the fact that there are by far MORE applicants to Cape Air than they need (in the USA), and my application and the subsequent paperwork would just have been a headache.
A real pity. I have a lot of experience to have given the company as I am also Safety Management (SMS) and Quality audit qualified. I am also client driven, as I owned my own part 135 for years......
Unless I gave a really cr@ppy interview, the only reason I can see NOT to have been accepted was the fact that there are by far MORE applicants to Cape Air than they need (in the USA), and my application and the subsequent paperwork would just have been a headache.
A real pity. I have a lot of experience to have given the company as I am also Safety Management (SMS) and Quality audit qualified. I am also client driven, as I owned my own part 135 for years......
Last edited by saracen; 10-29-2016 at 03:42 AM. Reason: Wanted to add where I was from , for clarity
10-29-2016, 03:45 AM
#1578
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: Dream Job
Posts: 403
Originally Posted by saracen
Hmm...Interesting , all these comments. I was interviewed in July ( I have 17 years part 135 ownership and experience, an ATP and close to 4000 hrs of which 1000 is multi) and although they said that they have room for a few expat pilots, and there is very little work available where I'm from (South Africa) and would really have loved a move, I wasnt hired after the skype interview.
Unless I gave a really cr@ppy interview, the only reason I can see NOT to have been accepted was the fact that there are by far MORE applicants to Cape Air than they need (in the USA), and my application and the subsequent paperwork would just have been a headache.
A real pity. I have a lot of experience to have given the company as I am also Safety Management (SMS) and Quality audit qualified. I am also client driven, as I owned my own part 135 for years......
Unless I gave a really cr@ppy interview, the only reason I can see NOT to have been accepted was the fact that there are by far MORE applicants to Cape Air than they need (in the USA), and my application and the subsequent paperwork would just have been a headache.
A real pity. I have a lot of experience to have given the company as I am also Safety Management (SMS) and Quality audit qualified. I am also client driven, as I owned my own part 135 for years......
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10-29-2016, 06:10 AM
#1580
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: Kool-Aid Aficionado
Posts: 71
Originally Posted by saracen
Hmm...Interesting , all these comments. I was interviewed in July ( I have 17 years part 135 ownership and experience, an ATP and close to 4000 hrs of which 1000 is multi) and although they said that they have room for a few expat pilots, and there is very little work available where I'm from (South Africa) and would really have loved a move, I wasnt hired after the skype interview.
Unless I gave a really cr@ppy interview, the only reason I can see NOT to have been accepted was the fact that there are by far MORE applicants to Cape Air than they need (in the USA), and my application and the subsequent paperwork would just have been a headache.
A real pity. I have a lot of experience to have given the company as I am also Safety Management (SMS) and Quality audit qualified. I am also client driven, as I owned my own part 135 for years......
Unless I gave a really cr@ppy interview, the only reason I can see NOT to have been accepted was the fact that there are by far MORE applicants to Cape Air than they need (in the USA), and my application and the subsequent paperwork would just have been a headache.
A real pity. I have a lot of experience to have given the company as I am also Safety Management (SMS) and Quality audit qualified. I am also client driven, as I owned my own part 135 for years......
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