remlap

Does any have any gouge on where I can find information on Fedex and Simulator Instructor positions.

I am a line pilot at DAL, but it looks like I may need a new position in the near future.

I have one recommendation at FedEx, but apparently that isn't enough to get an interview. I have heard that this may be a reasonable way to get through the door.

Any information on salary, weblinks, contacts, etc. would be appreciated.

TonyC

If you're serious about working for FedEx Express as a pilot, I would not recommend the instructor route. A "Professional Instructor" will owe FedEx THREE years before he can go to the line. A "handler" will owe 12 months. Both get an interview. I recommend a trip to your nearest Employment Office where you can apply for ANY permanent position (full-time or part-time) with FedEx Express (only Express, not Ground or Freight or Custom Critical or Corporate - - it only applies to Express) and put in a good 12 months, then use the internal application process to get the interview. Meanwhile, figure out a way to maintain "recency of experience" with some kind of flying on the side.



Good luck.




- The truth only hurts if it should -

jzuniga

although, as a sim instructor you would make more coin$$, and you are now guaranteed a pilot slot (after the three yr. commitment) as the application process is the same as for a line pilot position. the box thrower way would be your best bet assuming you passed your interview after your first yr.
good luck
Z

TonyC

Short term, perhaps. A Professional Instructor gets paid more than a courier. However, if you compare 3 years as a professional and one year on the line with one year as a courier and 3 on the line, the advantage is dramatic.



And luck is about the best way to describe it, too. Do you take your chances on a "sure thing" that costs you three years, or do you take the 12-month shortcut for a "almost sure thing"? It depends on your personal circumstances, your thirst for reward, and your stomach for risk.


I know guys that were hired as professionals, are now training guys on the MD-11 that were hired after them, and they'll still be waiting another 2 years to get on the bottom of the seniority list. While they're grateful to have a job, there's a certain amount of bitterness that they deal with. Nobody's fault, it's just the way it is. Just something to consider.


Two years seniority can make a world of difference.






- The truth only hurts if it should -

aspiring_pilot

if you're flyin for fedex you're set; count your blessings

FR8Hauler

It depends on your age too. If 60 is around the corner the sim instructor route might work out if you need the coin for the long term. You are pretty well hosed on getting an interview until you are actually furloughed from Delta or give up your Senority number. FedEx took it in the shorts years ago when American called a bunch of furloughed guys back and they left FedEx. Now they will not consider you until the bond is cut.

sailor

Does FedEx have line pilot sim instructors also? If yes, how many (compared to the 'professional' instructors)?

Ranger

Yes, we do. They're referred to as flex instructors. Among other things. The name is a bit of a misnomer (sp). The concept is that they hire a line pilot into the training center as a sim/classroom instructor. Then once every three months the pilot would "flex" back to the line, i.e., fly a normal line for a month. But it rarely happens. They hang out in their instructor jobs and rarely fly the line for anything more than an afternoon out and back.

cmcdonel

TonyC is right in many cases but what he doesnt bring up is that if you sit on the waiting list for an interview for two or three years and then get hired on....or never get hired on then the Professional Instructor route is not so bad. Thats exactly what I did 17 years ago. I spent three years as a Pro and then went to the line. I learned a lot about the company and made a lot of contacts along the way. It wasnt a waisted three years. By the way.....one of the new Pros told me the other day that its only a two year contract now.

HercDriver130

I guess the other question is why you think you need a job other than your DAL position.