Originally Posted by
JaxUAviator
Anyone out there working for Air Choice One? Recently got called for an interview. Any info about the QOL, scheduling, the interview process, etc will be appreciated.
Thanks!
JaxUAviator, I have flown there and still talk to their DO on a regular basis...feel free to PM me for more information if you'd like.
Originally Posted by
Natca
It's an eas carrier out of STL. They flying to Burlington IA and a couple others then up to ord. One year employment contract...ie a training contract that renews each year if they choose to retain you and you wish to remain with them. 10k value as that's the "cost" of flight safety. They do fly with fo's just as seaport does to extend the duty days.
From their GOM, and because of how the C208 is designed (single pilot) the crew concept allows them to schedule crews up to 8.0 hours between required rest periods. The 8 in 24 is essentially taken away, just 8 between rest.
Originally Posted by
SenecaII
Pretty sure I read somewhere once that they require a 10k non prorated contract for FO and 24k non prorated contract for Captain. I've also heard these renew every year when you do recurrent, as well as being on the hook if you fail your checkride. Just for pure perspective, that is worse contract and worse pay than RAH. For a caravan? A friend of mine gets better treatment launching meat missiles in a caravan in Chicago.
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To be fair, you are on the hook if you fail a checkride anywhere lol...
But there was no contract renewal or extension with the recurrent I've been through. After contract you can leave at anytime, didn't have any issues there.
Originally Posted by
BeechedJet
Here's the deal. 10k, 12mo training contract for FOs non-prorated. $18hr with a 60hr monthly guarantee. If/when you upgrade it's another 10k, 12mo non-prorated. Per diem only on overnights at $1.25. FO training is done in house but captain initial is done at Flight Safety in Wichita. Oh when you head out there you pay all of your expenses for lodging and food is out of your own pocket and upon successful completion of training, you may file an expensive form for at least the lodging.
I still have friends there so I won't tell any stories about what happens in flight ops but when I had my exit interview, I was shown a piece of paper that had a bunch of numbers on it. This was all of my paychecks from my time there and how much from each paycheck I was undercharged for insurance or something. They ended up garnishing my final paycheck for money I didn't know I owed them. That's the ACO experience right there.
FO guarantee is 60 hours and then the CA guarantee is 60 hours and 70 after 1 year, has been that way for awhile. The FO got the guarantee started last year I believe. Got word that per diem is now $1.50 and is applied to every flight assignment, even the ones in and out of STL, not just the overnights.
FSI is still the CA training place and expenses reimbursement is turned in at the end of the training, and IOE. I believe most places you have insurance that you pay into you end up owing something if you leave? The last industry I was in I didn't have the luxury of having insurance (but worked full-time hours as PT, don't ask) so I went through a backdoor method via family...so I'm not 100% on that.
Originally Posted by
BeechedJet
Oh I forgot to mention, no cancellation pay and they are NOT, I repeat block or better.
This is true about the cancellation pay. Block or better is on operational pulls and equipment swaps, have gotten paid for that before. They have a PA31 and if it runs a route and a crew is pulled off they got paid what they were pulled.