private message sent

 

When you are on for a 7 day shift can you expect to spend any of those nights in your own bed? Or you spending all those night in some motel around the county?

 

Most of the time you'll be out your entire cycle...which as of this week will now be 8 days. During busy periods like the summer you may find yourself coming back to base more often and switching planes/crews. However I think that'll become a thing of the past with the changes they are making in the scheduling efficiency.

 

A bunch of NG questions:

How many NGs do you guys have and how many will you get going forward? Is the plan to eventually replace all older versions with NGs by a set date? Do certain bases operate more NGs than others (i.e., PDK vs. PSM)? Also, are all pilots cross-trained on both the NG and the regular version (can you fly both during a typical tour)?

For those who fly the NG, what do you think of it? What are the pros/cons? Beyond the cockpit changes, any notable performance improvements? I have heard great things about the Pilatus in general although I have not seen an NG up close...

 

7 NG's now. Looking at hopefully 3 deliveries next year. They come on property as the older core aircraft are sold. PSM generally sees more NGs just because that is the main base but PDK will have one or two from time to time. New hires are only trained in the Legacy. They pick out guys for NG training randomly from time to time.

It used to be that you'd take an airplane on the road and stay with it for 7 days. With the new 8 and 6 I have no clue how it'd work.

Personally, I like the NG's. They still have that new airplane feel and are still pretty tight. The avionics are nice...depending on who you ask. They do sometimes have some funky things going on but I think MTX has evolved enough with them that the dispatch rate is still pretty good.

They definitely have that big airplane avionics feel. VNAV, WAAS approaches, cross hair FDs, and a similar FGC you'd see in a biz jet or regional airliner.

Pilatus makes a nice airplane. Some may think the avionics are overkill for a big single. The one pitfall I see is the higher price to acquire one with all the fancy bells and whistles.

 

Does anyone have the FO mins? Ill give them a call later this afternoon regardless.

 

Here is the email I received:

Thank you for your interest in a pilot position at PlaneSense, Inc. At this time we are interviewing for First Officer positions.
In our screening process, we look for pilots with strong work ethic and exceptional skills that adapt well to the ever changing environment that fractional flight operations demand. Crews must live within 2 hours of PSM or PDK, and must hold a current and valid FAA Commercial or ATP pilot license with single and multiengine land ratings. Our First Officers, minimums are 1200 hours total flight time/fixed wing.
Pilots must also hold a current and valid second class FAA medical and possess a current Passport with unrestricted international travel privileges and driver’s license. Flight time in Part 135 and/or Part 91 subpart K corporate flight experience is preferred.
Please send your resume to [email protected] or fax it to 603-590-7954 with the following information:
• Flight times
• Copy of your medical certificate,
• Copy of your pilot certificate &/or your current ratings. (must include SEL)
Thank you again for your interest in PlaneSense, Inc.
Sincerely,
Human Resources Department
PlaneSense®
PlaneSense, Inc.
115 Flightline Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801

 

Classes are spooling up beginning April 26 at PSM, with two more classes to follow. I'm unceretain about the PDK current needs, however attrition may allow for some vacancies there.

 

I bet those minimums drop like a stone in water in the next twelve months. Anyone with 500 hours or more and building time should send them a new resume every two hundred hours or so. They've hired many pilots over the years with less than a 1000 hours.

 

Why would they drop? 121 regs are going to require 1500tt with an ATP soon... They'll have plenty of 1200hr CFI guys to choose from that don't meet 121 mins.