CrimsonEclipse

What he said ^^^^^^^

'sup DC?

CE

Pilotpip

Crimson and districtpilot,

Are you currently employed at MAC? I have been offered an interview and I am very interested in learning more. I'm about to be a furloughed pax guy and think this could be a good fit. I'd love to hear more from some guys on the line. If you don't want to post here, feel free to PM me.

texaspilot76

Is the PIC requirement for a caravan captain flexible for people with 121 turbine experience?

CrimsonEclipse

I don't know about PIC requirements. Best to apply anyway.

As for life at MAC. It is not like the airlines, leave that lifestyle at home.
You may have to file an occasional flight plan, get your own coffee, and
complete all your own paperwork, this even more so for international flying.
You will also deal and supervise everyone first hand, customs, loaders, fuelers
etc. You'll find after a few weeks, this is actually a good thing and can make
the entire process a bit smoother.

Bring your stick and rudder skills. Yeah, we have GPS and Sat link, but our
airplanes get a bit busy in the cockpit under certain conditions (specifically
ice). The maintenance is generally pretty good, but don't expect air
conditioning (we don't have any) but the heat works nice.

Best part: No PAX!!!

Again, there are cake runs with 4 day weeks with 5 hour duty days but
there are also 6 day a week runs that last ALL day. QOL really varies per
line. Also, time flown per month also varies per line. Some will nearly max
you out every month.

CE

Pilotpip

Which aircraft are you on?

I fueled feeder aircraft for a long time so the hours/supervising aren't really a problem and quite frankly the airline thing isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Pilotpip

Got more. Interview scheduled so I'm trying to find out more.

You guys have a training contract?
Sounds like MEM is open, how often do bases come available?
How many crews are at IND and SGF respectively?
Is the 4 year upgrade listed here correct?

CrimsonEclipse

Training contract is usually a year.
Bases come available...well... randomly. There's no predicting it. When someone upgrades, moves, quits, or retires, then that slot becomes available.
I think there is only one crew in IND, and I'm pretty sure there are no crews in SGF.
I remember when the upgrade was 7 years, but we've had a run on pilots recently and it was as short as 2 years. Again, pretty random.

CE

monkeypaws

Anybody know how senior the Caribbean and South America bases go?

Thanks

152hvy

we lost south america a year ago.
Puerto Rico (SJU BQN) is always availabe in the caravan...

CWA...if I'm lucky will be available next year (winter)...

districtpilot

Whats up CE. I tell you riding here is a lot harder than even when I lived in Denver and the Rockies.
You may be right about SGF not being a base for ATR crews, but I know it's at least a midpoint city. I get the 121 schedule special delivered to me every so often because I expressed to management a possible interest in the ATR in about a year or so.
I read an article somewhere that the new FedEx mini-hub in GSO is on schedule for an early 2009 opening which I guess would mean a need for pilots and airplanes. We will see. I also remember reading that ASA is getting rid of all their ATR's. (FedEx is going to buy them?) I'm not sure, I think it was the ATR guy who has a picture of Roberto Benigni as his Avatar who talked about that.