Air Choice One
12-06-2012, 01:04 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by stlcfii
They talked about safety and wanting to grow to become like Southwest, but their training program, employees, and overall operating attitude screamed differently. It appears they want young low time pilots that will not tell them no when they tell them to do illegal or unsafe things. They don’t pay you for things that almost every other airline operation does (taxi pay, per-diem, etc), have policies that force you to buy uniforms/items through them at a much higher cost than you could get at the same location they are buying them from ,and flat out lie to your face. My advice is to RUN and never fly on them.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That was your clue to run. What are they smoking?
Sorry they screwed you.
I hope you have found something. Did you try Cape Air? I think their Midwest domiciles are very junior.
12-08-2012, 06:05 PM
#32
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I did look at cape air. It is true that their Midwest bases are junior, but at this time of year the Caribbean is even more so. There was no guarantee of STL and i'm not commuting for that schedule. Within a month of AC1 pulling their bs I was offered a job with a better schedule and over twice as much pay. If I had continued with AC1 I would have been under contract and wouldn't have even seen the other job. It's amazing how things work out sometimes...
12-10-2012, 11:57 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by stlcfii
I did look at cape air. It is true that their Midwest bases are junior, but at this time of year the Caribbean is even more so. There was no guarantee of STL and i'm not commuting for that schedule. Within a month of AC1 pulling their bs I was offered a job with a better schedule and over twice as much pay. If I had continued with AC1 I would have been under contract and wouldn't have even seen the other job. It's amazing how things work out sometimes...
12-10-2012, 01:03 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by KC JODA
A pilot who'd upgraded there left after AC1 decided NOT to abide by the contract after he'd upgraded, and kept him at the lower scale for Captain. He was told they couldn't pay the $36/hour as per contract.
So he told the owner he'd be looking to accept a position if one should come along. The owner said he understood.
When the offer did come along, the owner tried to sabotage the pilot by saying he had an oral agreement to stay on as a Captain. Fortunately, the pilot had STRONG references, a few of whom also knew the new boss at the new company and gave the pilot a thumbs up and said he was a good man and a man of his word who just ended up working for a company like AC1 out of NECESSITY.
The pilot is now doing JUST fine and getting paid what he is SUPPOSED to get paid without the song and dance.
AC1 is a good place to learn the ropes of scheduled carrier into a busy airport, but get in, get your time and GET OUT.
So he told the owner he'd be looking to accept a position if one should come along. The owner said he understood.
When the offer did come along, the owner tried to sabotage the pilot by saying he had an oral agreement to stay on as a Captain. Fortunately, the pilot had STRONG references, a few of whom also knew the new boss at the new company and gave the pilot a thumbs up and said he was a good man and a man of his word who just ended up working for a company like AC1 out of NECESSITY.
The pilot is now doing JUST fine and getting paid what he is SUPPOSED to get paid without the song and dance.
AC1 is a good place to learn the ropes of scheduled carrier into a busy airport, but get in, get your time and GET OUT.
07-01-2016, 01:32 PM
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Hello everyone!,
can anyone confirm if all the information provided is true? or if it WAS true at some point, has something changed at all?.
I really want to get my 1500h, but not in the mood to risk my future with that PRIA crap haha.
Any updated information? Is it true F/O have to sign a 2-year contract?
can anyone confirm if all the information provided is true? or if it WAS true at some point, has something changed at all?.
I really want to get my 1500h, but not in the mood to risk my future with that PRIA crap haha.
Any updated information? Is it true F/O have to sign a 2-year contract?
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