lifestyle of a fedex pilot
09-04-2008, 05:39 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by Bulletboy
Wow, that old and with that little time? 6000+ hrs, and 24 when I got my hire letter ;-)
09-04-2008, 05:47 AM
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Sorry for bringing this back around -
whats the mins and lifestyle of the feeder jockeys?
whats the mins and lifestyle of the feeder jockeys?
09-04-2008, 06:27 AM
#43
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Having been military, corporate, charter, commercial passenger and now cargo I can say with irrational exhuberance that this job beats working for a living!
09-04-2008, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Careercfi
Sorry for bringing this back around -
whats the mins and lifestyle of the feeder jockeys?
whats the mins and lifestyle of the feeder jockeys?
09-04-2008, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetjok
I believe that they are all contract pilots to the companies that provide the feeder flying, so you might have to ask them. From what I've seen here in Connecticut, the feeder guys fly in, off/onload their freight, hang around for a while and then leave, single pilot, for a number of stops before flying back to their base. They spend each day at home, and the ones that I've talked to seem to like their jobs. I believe they are paid a salary as opposed to how the rest of the FedEx pilots get paid.
I thought that was UPS doing that?
09-04-2008, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by AL E NEWMAN
Without going into the whole Saturday Night Live biz re ASS-U-ME that you are the ONLY mil guy around, the sponsor/meet and greet, thingy needs to end. Plenty O' good dudes from lots of backgrounds, and diversity is what we need(IMO).
The 'diversity' crap worked really well with Auburn Calloway, now, didn't it?
WONDER who HIS sponsor was? Got a feeling he was hired for the purposes of 'diversity'. . only . ..with NO background checks. IF they HAD checked, there were plenty of reliable folks with 'the story' out there. . but no one checked. They were putting an 'x' in the box - for 'diversity'.
'Diversity' is killing this country. Ask Gov. Lamm (ex CO)
Need to stick with the tried and true model. It works. (besides . .I prefer to fly with military guys . .I know they are standardized -and tell better stories)
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09-04-2008, 07:44 AM
#47
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Originally Posted by Careercfi
Ahhh, I see - so even though there are Caravans sitting there with FEDEX written on them the planes and pilots are supplied by subs?
I thought that was UPS doing that?
I thought that was UPS doing that?
09-04-2008, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by dojetdriver
Yeah, good point. Because if the guy is coming from another airline, there is NO WAY to verify how long he worked there, or his flight time if they desire 
.
.So, a guy still flying at another carrier wants his flight mgmt contacted by Fedex pilot hiring to verify his claimed flying time? Hope he doesn't tank the interview and have to stay at his current job.
Also, having been there twice, if a carrier has shut it's doors, flight and training records are hard to get ahold of.
09-04-2008, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by W0XOFF
Yeah ! Right !
The 'diversity' crap worked really well with Auburn Calloway, now, didn't it?
WONDER who HIS sponsor was? Got a feeling he was hired for the purposes of 'diversity'. . only . ..with NO background checks. IF they HAD checked, there were plenty of reliable folks with 'the story' out there. . but no one checked. They were putting an 'x' in the box - for 'diversity'.
'Diversity' is killing this country. Ask Gov. Lamm (ex CO)
Need to stick with the tried and true model. It works. (besides . .I prefer to fly with military guys . .I know they are standardized -and tell better stories)
The 'diversity' crap worked really well with Auburn Calloway, now, didn't it?
WONDER who HIS sponsor was? Got a feeling he was hired for the purposes of 'diversity'. . only . ..with NO background checks. IF they HAD checked, there were plenty of reliable folks with 'the story' out there. . but no one checked. They were putting an 'x' in the box - for 'diversity'.
'Diversity' is killing this country. Ask Gov. Lamm (ex CO)
Need to stick with the tried and true model. It works. (besides . .I prefer to fly with military guys . .I know they are standardized -and tell better stories)
I don't think that's the " diversity " he's talking about. Stick to telling us your boring stories about towel-slapping your squadron buddies.
09-04-2008, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Careercfi
Ahhh, I see - so even though there are Caravans sitting there with FEDEX written on them the planes and pilots are supplied by subs?
I thought that was UPS doing that?
I thought that was UPS doing that?
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