orbits2000

Thanks tons for the info-with the range of total times you talked about, what would be the lowest multi times they might consider for an F.O. job?

fishforfun

$580/day for FO and $630 for CA is not bad coin for 60 days on and 60 off. Sounds like a good place for some folks to build multi PIC time if the upgrade is quick enough and not live on the street.

sushka02

I see the ads for them all the time. I applied and got the phone interview, then a no thanks email a few days after. I'm not sure what they are looking for exactly.
I'm at almost 4000 hours and 2300 TPIC in turboprops.

flyingskinz

Interesting... All the flying positions require DoD clearance. Working for the government can't be that bad, right?

BeardedFlyer

What I see on Dynamic's web site is: "minimum 1200 hours total flight time, 1000 PIC hours, with 300 PIC hours in King Air or multi-engine turbo-propeller specific airframes"

You're saying guys are really getting hired with less than half of their stated mins and no T prop time?? I have 350 tt, 20 multi. Applying with times like this actually wouldn't be a waste of time?

orbits2000

I saw the same mins you saw and that's exactly what prompted my previous post with basically the same question-are they short enough pilots that they have reduced mins or is there a series of other 'formulas' ie flight school attended, age, prior experience, veteran status that could also get someone in the door? Thanks for any info.

Mabee201

I have a number of friends at Dynamic who were hired with just around 250TT. However, I believe that was largely made possible because of the relationship our school (LeTourneau University) has with Dynamic. Almost all my friends hired there 3-4 years ago are now captains, and a few of them are making six-figure numbers in the ISR department, but they do spend alot of time in Iraq and Afghanistan.

BeardedFlyer

What kind of relationship does LeTourneau University have with Dynamic exactly? How much preference is given to their graduates?

Could you go in as a transfer student who already has a commercial, instrument, and multi and pick an unrelated major or do you have to have an aviation specific major and earn all your ratings through LeTouneau's School of Aeronautical Science to get the advantage?

AKfreighter

I see the pay posted above as 580/630 a day for FO/CA. I assume that starting pay, but is that accurate? I thought dynamic was supposed to be the highest paying of the carriers doing that type of flying.

So Wonwee

That pay is accurate for 1st year pay (at least for captains) in Iraq. Dynamic is not the highest paying, more likely the lowest paying. L3 starts at 675 for captains.
Low timers are not going to the ISR department straight away. Dynamic does plenty of other stuff - hence the name Dynamic. Different departments have different pay scales. Different programs within a department have different pay, it really depends on the contracts.
As to what is the secret to get hired or even called in for an interview is anyone's guess. A hand-carried application is a great start and the best way. If you are trying to go ISR, a clear statement that you understand the living conditions are austere, locations are hostile, and you want to support the troops is a must.
Low-timers with an A&P have a leg up on those that don't, but that in itself is no guarantee.
We have guard/reserve pilots in ISR. Problems tend to rise within the unit rather than with Dynamic. Dynamic supports reservists.

There are projects outside of the two war zones, most are not ISR though. There are always rumors of more elsewhere. Pay varies.