fly-efi

We have many pilots move here from around the US. Some pilots may share a house or 2 bedroom apartment and others prefer to live alone. You can get a nice studio apartment on a nearby golf course for about $850 a month. Free golf after 2pm.

LR45DRIVER

Pretty low pay for that area of the country.

rocketman99

It is fairly low for NY, but then again it is the average starter for an outfit like this.

Anybody on here actually fly for them that can provide a little info?

fly-efi

Actually the starting salary is about average to above average for the equipment. Pilots with experiance and/or currency in type will make more. Also, we offer a pretty quick upgrade to PIC so the salary will jump when the pilot upgrades. Most companies that pilots go to initially will not pay top dollar for someone that has no experiance in type or in their operation. Even the Majors.

If you want to broaden your horizons, gain valuable experiance, have the opportunity to upgrade to PIC, and be someplace that can offer long term professional growth and security then Executive Fliteways is not a bad place to be.

Our average pilot has been here 5 years. We have many that have been here 10 years or more and some that have been here for 15+. Most pilots that have left in the past year or two have left to go to fortune 500 flight departments. Others have left to move to where they were from after after being here for 2 or more years. There is almost no turnover in the Falcon 50 and larger aircraft.

fly-efi

Since I posted this thread last month, I have gotten many qualified applicants for the positions that were available. We actually hired two out of the six new pilots that found out about EFI on this site. Looks like we are once again properly staffed, for now.

I am being told to expect a fleet expansion in the 1st quarter of 2007. We will possibly be acquiring 3 large cabin business jets. I will be sure to vistit this web-site and post job openings when the need arises. I will be lurking in the shadows until then.

Thanks again for all the positive responses!

tone

Hypothetically, if the expansion happens, when may you start screening new pilots to fill seats? Also, I read that pilots get 8 days off per month. If some are soft days, do you check in to see if you indeed have off, and if so, on that day are you not on call? Also, if you have to work on that soft day would they offer another in its place later that month? I'm not looking for some kind of cushy airline work rules, just wondering if EFI is a little better than most part 135/corporate-charter. When I work, I am willing to work hard, and just want to count on some days to recoop. I am willing to relocate if so. Thanks.

wrox

The average 1 bedroom apt in a descent area will go for 900-1200 per month plus utilities. Then the standard apt. agreement is 1st month rent, last month rent, plus 1 month security to get the key to an apt. Good luck trying to find an apt. that accepts smokers or pets. Plus high car insurance.

Then you have to deal with all of the spoiled, overweight housewives driving around in oversized SUV's and yapping on their cell phones.

wrox

The average 1 bedroom apt in a descent area will go for 900-1200 per month plus utilities. Then the standard apt. agreement is 1st month rent, last month rent, plus 1 month security to get the key to an apt. Good luck trying to find an apt. that accepts smokers or pets. Plus high car insurance.

Then you have to deal with all of the spoiled, overweight housewives driving around in oversized SUV's and yapping on their cell phones.

I know, I grew up here on Long Island.

fly-efi

We are always screening pilots. We try and always keep at least 3 pilots in the hiring pool at any one time. I was told that we would be given 2 to 3 months lead time to hire pilots for the aformentioned expansion so I am not concerned with stepping up the recruiting efforts yet.

Days off is an area that I have been trying to improve over the past four years since I became Chief Pilot. The system we have in place is actually pretty good. Each aircraft is staffed with a Lead Pilot, PIC, and SIC. Each individual crew agrees on the days that they want off and then submits them to be incorporated into the next months days off schedule. A soft day becomes a hard day at 1800 the preceding day. Pilots can schedule 6 hard days in a row with soft days on either end if they can make it fit considering vacation days and planned training events. Pilots average 15 days of actually working each month.

You really cannot compare any General Aviation job with the "cushey" airline schedule as most GA jobs cater to more of an "on demand" clientel. We do staff the aircraft adequately enough to have a pretty good quality of life for our crews when compared to other similar companies and yes I think we are a much better company than the average 135 operator.

As far as cost of living goes, it was discussed on previous posts in this thread. If you do not feel that you can live on Long Island at the wages presented then you should go elsewhere. My advice is to live where you want and try and find a job in that area.

tone

Wow. Sounds like a tough town.