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04-05-2013, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by gr8vu
Appreciate responses so far. I renewed my CFII yesterday at FSDO. The examiner was a retired C 141 LM and said I could get an L-300 type rating if I brought in my proof of qual. Does it help to have multiple type ratings even if aircraft no longer exists. Will just cost me another 3 hours to schedule appt and drive to PHL.
It probably wouldn't hurt to have multiple types listed on the resume, it shows that you can be trained, and having said types on your ticket (and the online database) makes it a little easier for an employer to verify your background.
Won't matter for a major airline...they are used to military folks and know how to read your military docs, but might be helpful for a smaller civilian outfit.
04-05-2013, 04:51 PM
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Yes gas plus 5 bucks toll to leave NJ. The frustrating part was that the examiner only had to give me his computer for 3 minutes to log back into IACRA to fill out form and submit and I would have been done. I had proof of C-141 IP with me but I couldn't talk him into taking a quick break. I tried to do it via my phone in the lobby but IACRA requires full IE web access. At least I didn't have to do the online course for CFI renewal this year since I used military competency (seems like FAA is more accepting of mil competency now then when I did my ATP in 1997 since back then I had to call around the country to find a FSDO that would accept my military lear sims since we couldn't do V1 cuts in the jet on the practical).
04-05-2013, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by gr8vu
There were several different contracts I saw. The state side ana cargo was one through Hawaii aviation but believe you still have to do JCAB training in Japan for 6 to 8 months and sign a 3 yr contract. The others paid 2k to commute to Narita every month or free business class ticket. I had a tough time deciphering the pay structure since many of these offered a monthly salary plus other pay. Are these types of jobs just interim jobs or are you able to do long term employment. I have done the long hauls most of my career.
Atlas has one of the closest models to my current job. Show up and fly pax/cargo and go anywhere in the world. Pay is good without having to domicile but long trips and fair amount of deadheading. Like many strat mobility crewmembers I've landed on every continent and flown into hundreds of airfields big and small.
Atlas has one of the closest models to my current job. Show up and fly pax/cargo and go anywhere in the world. Pay is good without having to domicile but long trips and fair amount of deadheading. Like many strat mobility crewmembers I've landed on every continent and flown into hundreds of airfields big and small.
Trips vary depending on what you end up on and what the month holds.
What you really need to consider is the long term of the industry. Passenger flying can and will be impacted by economic trends, i.e., disposable funds impact vacation flying which can affect passenger flying. Cargo tends to have more long term stability in that while there may be seasonal ebbs and flows, the smarter carriers like Atlas have diversified their business model to dampen out the curve and as a result, have shown more stability and consistency. Passenger airlines tend to follow a ten year curve of boom, better pay, economic slide, givebacks to the previous levels...maybe a bankruptcy, leading to more givebacks...and repeat. Cargo (FedEx, UPS) and operators like Atlas (ACMI, CMI, high end pax charter, mil pax charter and AMC)...less so.
Good luck.
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