Originally Posted by
RyeMex
I flew ADHOC cargo for about 4 1/2 years, though on the Falcon 20. Being that you would basically have your pick of what regional you wanted to work for, and the fact that you could expect to make about 60k your first year at so many of them, and that there are so many flow through agreements, etc. I cannot bring myself to ever recommend that anyone ever fly for the Kalitta 2 / IFL Group / Ameristar / USA Jet / Royal Air types. I had a lot of fun while I was in that section of the industry, but you will not find a more difficult / less rewarding niche in aviation. What they do (in terms of crew scheduling / rest rules) is illegal and extremely unsafe.
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+1 agree 100%. I did auto parts for the same amount of time. If it came down to it and I needed a flying job to pay bills I would go back b/c I know what the deal is but with the industry the way it is there is No reason to waste time at these places anymore.
On my 121 interview I had to basically get on my knees and explain to the DO and CP why I had been operating illegally for the last 4 1/2 years it wasn't pretty or fun but somehow I pulled it off. (They had both done freight back in the day) got lucky I guess and I imagaine a legacy would not be as accepting. I guess what I'm saying is if your at a place like this u may have to leave for something else, somewhere that actually abides by FAR's to "washes your hands" per say, to move on anyway assuming u don't die. Good luck.