FLYMIA

Sorry for the late response. First Offficer and Captain pay are salary. FO starts at $60K and CA $90K. $4K year raise for both ranks annually. Health care at no cost to employee unless you have family. I hear that costs a bit. CASS carrier with the only agreement for jumpseat being jetBlue. Full Home Basing. Schedule is currently line bidding for either A or B, essentially alternating weeks of work. Crew Scheduling typically gives you a few days notice before a trip. Management is trying for a 7/7 schedule. Staffing the past six months has not been at the levels needed to achieve that. Typically it has been 7/5. However, this looks like it is changing for the best as more pilots are coming online. I think the goal of 7/7 is achievable as it has been in the past. If they can get another class in behind the current one, QOL could be great. You get to keep hotel points and rental car points which is nice. Some people collect airline points but I'm not familiar with that.

The flying is divided into Two parts for the year. Summer-Fall is typically the slower season. It consists of Seasonal scheduled routes as well as year round scheduled service. Occasional charters will be flown as well. The airline has contracts with Caesar's for Casino flying also. Historically, if staffed properly, schedules during this time are great at 7/7 or better. Last year this time, some guys were getting up to two weeks off at a time. The other half of the year is the busy season. End of Fall to late Spring is when the NCAA charter season starts. Again, not to sound like a broken record but your QOL during this time depends on staffing. This past season was very tough due to lack of pilots. Tough being 7/3. However, as an example, the year prior had adequate staffing and resulted in a 7/7 throughout the whole season. I am hopeful that with the current large class and with another class staffing could be where we need it to be to attain a decent QOL.

Training is about a month in Melbourne FL. Theres another post regarding that from a current student currently in ground.

For New FO's upgrade is once you hit 1K 121. Thats about a year and a half, essentially minimum time. We have hired Direct entry Captains however they do not upgrade to Captain until they are needed in the seat. This seems to be running at 6 months? Couldn't really tell you.

If you have any specific questions post them here as I won't check PM. Overall I really do enjoy my time here with great crews and pretty decent trips. If you need specifics just ask.

Poopoopants

Does Elite have a part time option for CL-65 typed pilots? Not looking for any benefits, just some flying here and there. Thanks.

RUSHAIR

Is the email on the website the best way to apply? is the CRJ type required for consideration? thx

djlivex45

Contact them by email you never know. NCAA season is coming so a lot of flying.

djlivex45

Just finished the oral exam with my sim partner yesterday very thorough 2+ hrs a lot of orals next week sims schedule till late Oct.
Firehose
I am happy here management really nice and instructors as well.

frankgh

It is unfortunate that your experience was so negative. However, mine has been completely opposite. I have found that management will go out of its way to accommodate its employees. I’ve seen them first hand deal with folk’s issues as best they can.

I bet you cannot name one new hire that was told the schedule was 7 on, 7 off. Why, because it just is not true. It is a goal that is being addressed with an increase in hiring. Management is VERY clear on this.

Not every person is going to be a good fit at every company. It is a relationship. What works for some doesn’t work for others. That said, if you were unhappy, fine move along like a grownup. But don’t post lies and hyperbole as an anonymous keyboard warrior. I have wasted enough time engaging you and will not do so further. Fly Safe!

djlivex45

Take a look at climbto350 they advertised for Oct. class sen in your resume.

Dragon Jet

Is that really matter if you are not current for the past few years ?
Specially in this time of aviation .

Friend of mine lives in Fl and have sent his resume a few time but never got a response .

He have two Type Rating over 5000 TT and 4000 multi over 3000 part 135 jet and 2000 jet pic .

Any advise would appreciated .

FLYMIA

Tell your friend to re apply. He seems more than qualified. There is in fact an October class but unsure of the start date. It's a pretty good choice in my opinion if your looking for : 1. Home Basing 2. $60K FO to start, straight salary. When it comes to 121 charter airlines, I don't think your going to find that at any of them, aside from Omni. Even the 737 operators out there like Sun Country, Miami Air, Swift etc. pay less to start. Only Sun Country beats the pay scale later down the road by far, in the Captain category. The others are sketchy at best anyway. Good Luck.

lowbalance

Hello,

was wondering if anyone could shed some light as to what the training foot print is like over at Elite? Also how is training, Instructors, materials etc? For the October class is there a break for Thanksgiving or straight through?

Thanks