Originally Posted by
mwf008
@SIUav8er
In your other thread you said "Tons" of 1900 and Metro pilots are leaving to go to the regionals. Would you be so kind as to PM me the names of these individuals? I'll bet you can't because its not true. In regards to 1900 and Metro pilots you said, "no one will look at them except the regionals." This is simply not true. I may well be the most recent 1900/Metro pilot to leave Ameriflight and I got a damn good job. One of the main reasons was because of my current employers respect for the skills required to fly single pilot freight in turbo props. Ameriflight was the best thing that happened to my career. I know that some don't have the same good experience with the company as I did, but your statements are simply untrue. I received my recall letter from Shuttle America while working at Ameriflight, and giving up my recall rights was the best thing I could've done for my career. The regionals are a great place to work for the right individuals; I enjoyed very much flying an RJ and the crews I worked with while it lasted. That being said, you are drinking a bit too much of the RJ cool-aid. The one individual that I know of (not personally) that left the Metro to fly for the regionals recently was a very special circumstance... There may have been a FEW others over the last 6-9 months but "tons?" Maybe you are mistaken for 99 pilots. Dead end job?! Come on, dude...
Awesome! congrats on the new gig! Corporate or charter I would guess
? Anyway, maybe "dead end job" was a little too harsh... I am mostly talking to people who want a career in the major airlines. If you want to work in another sector of the industry AMF is the place to be, or any 135 cargo outfit for that matter. It most definitely is a hell of an experience to do this kind of flying! I have gained a lot of personal satisfaction flying here. buuut, I wish I would have simply gone to a regional sooner rather than later simply to advance my career. There is a difference between becoming a hot stick at AMF and actually advancing your career and checking the boxes to get on at the Majors, as much as I hate to say that.
I am mostly addressing the guys who's goal is getting into a major as fast as possible. Spending several years at AMF simply puts you several years behind the guys who are flying at a regional NOW.
you want names of whos leaving for the regionals? well, thats not appropriate on a forum here. but I can guarantee you nobody has received an interview at any major airlines that have been hiring/interviewing lately (Delta, Southwest, UPS, Fedex, jetBlue)