Originally Posted by
Bearhawk23
Hi FreightDogs!
As a CFI whose just gotten to that 500 hour mark could you elaborate what ACP stands for? I'd love to work for Ameriflight but was having a hard time with really considering it since I've got a family here in the PNW. But I did not know that FO's were flown to an assignment and then choose a base when there at Captain hours. You have now definitely reignited my interest a little bit haha!
ACP stands for Accelorated Captain Program. It is where we hire pilots at about 800 hours total time and make them FOs in either the BE1900 or SA227 to get to 1000 hours (and the remaining part 135 IFR minimums.) Its during this time that we will TDY you to where you are flying.
Once you hit 1000 hours, you will train as a BE99 captain. You will be a Restricted IFR captain, meaning you can fly IFR, but your departure and arrival minimums will be higher than normal (close to VFR.) From here until you hit 1200 hours TT and become an unrestricted IFR captain we will still TDY you (probably to PHX where the weather is good.) Once you hit 1200, you would relocate to your permanent base and continue your career from there.