Originally Posted by
RogerUp
Hi everyone,
I'm a PPL student here aiming to be a cargo/airline pilot as a life goal. Have a couple questions in regard to Ameriflight's UPS FlightPath program and wonder if someone could help:
There are qualifications for the program. Is having a commercial pilot license with multi-engine and instrument rating the min. requirements to enroll it? Do I need to have any kind of recommendation from UPS management? I'm currently working for UPS in a different department.
I've graduated and got my master degree more than 2 years ago. Path II looks like requiring more flight time as a turboprop captain to start to program. Would it be a wise decision to enroll an undergraduate degree in community collage prior to starting the program at Ameriflight?
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I have so many questions. Unfortunately, so far only the recruiting admin replied my email request. Hopefully someone familiar with this program could help me out. Many thanks!
I'm sorry I cannot help you with some of the specific hiring questions to start the process but I can at least give you an idea of what to expect while in the program.
You get hired on with UPS as an intern and work for them for at least 1 year (might be 2) and get paid $15/hr I think. During that time, you can build your flight hours so that you meet Ameriflight's FO minimum (500TT, 75 instrument, etc..). Then you work at Ameriflight as an FO (unless you meet PIC Mins) where they put you on the Brasilia, 1900 or Metro. When you meet PIC Mins you go into the Beech 99, then ideally you upgrade into a typed aircraft (1900 or Metro). I believe the minimum time required to be at Ameriflight is 3 years and then you get priority hiring back at UPS, it's not an automatic hire so keep your record clean.
A few things to consider; FO pay will be the same as your UPS intern pay (all the pay scales are on their website). Only the Brasilia is a 2 crew requirement so if you are put into the 1900 or Metro as an FO, that time will likely not count toward your ATP cert later on.