Originally Posted by
Whistlin' Dan
That's three days more than they'll get at most companies. If they need three days to prepare for a line check then they are fortunate indeed to be working for Ameriflight. It's likely to be the pinnacle of their professional careers.
Working for Ameriflight is like having an affair on weekend layover. You both know it isn't going to last forever because neither of you wants it to last forever. That doesn't mean it's not grand fun while it lasts, or that you won't look back on it many years from now with great fondness. But once your batteries are charged, the affair has run it's course. You "Friend" them on Facebook and move on...
That is really funny and true!! I flew for them back in the early nineties for 4 years (man am I getting old) and it was great fun. Yes were some people a pain in the ass.....sure, but show me a job where everyone is perfect. The flying was awesome, I flew along the West Coast and mainly out of SEA in our great weather. What a fun challenge and character builder in the ice, snow, wind, fog, and RAIN!!! I was home every night and weekend and new what my schedule would be for months at a time. I didn't have to commute or sit on my ass for hours as I have done in the heavy metal. I have great memories of AMF and would do it all over again. Flying single pilot in 99s or 1900s with little or no cargo (and no company radar) was the best flying I have every done. If I can impart any advise to someone looking to build excellent skills and turbine PIC time I would highly recommend AMF. No I am not smoking anything or from management.
