TransPac is a 141 Ab Initio flight school that contracts with airlines from other countries, mainly China and Vietnam. They send new cadets to Phoenix to get their training up through Commercial Multi, as well as some High Performance training. The program goes about a year for a new cadet, then they return home and begin simulator training for the airline.

Flight instructors are hired based on incoming students, which there are several hundred new students coming in the next few months. An instructor is assigned usually 4 students that he would work with daily, mainly for the flight training. Students also attend a ground school two days a week, and those two days are the flight instructors days off. They are consecutive days off. You will typically be assigned 4 students who will start at private and you will see them through as far as your certificates will allow.

Flight instructors are paid a base salary of 28,000 per year which comes to about 2100 a month. There are other incentives and ways to heard extra on the side (first time checkride passes, working an extra day...etc). Most flight instructors fly 4-6 hours a day, for 5 days, so the average flight time is easily 80-100 hours per month. For a pilot looking to get hours fast to get the regionals it's a decent option, pay is better than most other places.

They also have other positions for experienced and retired pilots such as High Performance instructor, ground school instructor, stage check pilot...etc. Most of those other positions start salary around 45,000 per year and go up.

The signing bonus of $3,000, which would be received in two payments: 1k with first paycheck, 2k in the paycheck after completion of basic standardization, probably 2-3 weeks after arrival. There is a 12 month contract for the signing bonus, but if you ended up leaving early you would repay a prorated amount, about $250/month, so if you look at it it's like making an additional $250 each month til you leave.

Ive enjoyed the foreflight pro mainly for overlay of some plates and such, but TransPac has an agreement with Foreflight that allows them to utilize the docs folder disseminating all company manuals to each employee. That feature wouldnt be available through the standard version. A new hire who already has a subscription will have their personal account put on hold by foreflight, who will let it go through the remaining months after you leave.

Hopefully Ive answered most of your questions. Please PM me for anything.