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12-06-2010, 09:25 AM

#11

757upspilot

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Originally Posted by Fresh Hot Pizza

I was at CKS for four years. It isn't a great place, but it is fun. Everyone knows everyone. You call scheduling and tell them your first name, usualy they know who you are. Your home based. You bid a schedule with cities on certain days, but you never fly your whole schedule. They call you a day before your on the schedule and ask you if you want to start out of New York or LA, that sort of thing. If you don't complain, well, you typically get screwed because they figure you are "easy" and give you the crap trips that weren't even a part of your schedule to begin with. The upside is this is the sort of shop where they really keep "score", and if you work with them, they will take care of you. Nine years ago Connie put a guy on the Concorde when his wife was nearly killed in a car accidnent in Missouri. He landed in Dubai, and a cellphone was handed to the pilot upon landing. two hours later the guy was on a plane to London, and he was able to reach his wife within a day of her accident. Connie is a trip- walks around with his butt crack showing from his jeans as he carries bags of garbage to the dumpster, gets in fist fights with road workers, and is banned from most bars in belleville, Michigan where he lives. His paychecks dont bounce.

So if you want to drink with Connie you have to go to YPSI, they never ban anyone from a bar.

12-06-2010, 02:11 PM

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ERJF15

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Looked on your website but couldn't find where to apply. My old man wants to get back into the PFE seat. Where/whom would he send his resume?

Thanks fellas!

Last edited by ERJF15; 12-06-2010 at 02:32 PM.

12-06-2010, 02:33 PM

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EZRider

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Originally Posted by Worldguy

i just read a post by an evergreen guy in another thread that said in the last 2 years he had business , 0, zero, times, for his commercials.

Don't know where you read that or wrote it, but it is simply not possible. Over the last 2 years, I've had coach exactly 0 times, and I know of no other pilot or FE who has (outside of the month or two where Evergreen management was knowingly violating the contract, before they lost the grievance). Your mileage will NOT vary on this one @ Evergreen.

As far as Kalitta, I will say that it is nice to have home basing, for sure. Would I trade it for coach travel? Hmm . . . get back to me after I have to ride JFK-PVG direct in a coach middle seat, and no lounge access before the flight either.

Totally spot on with the 'everyone isn't cut out for ACMI' though. This job is not for everyone.

12-06-2010, 07:35 PM

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needtofly

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Thanks to all of you. I don't see any info on pilot hiring on their website, so I guess will give them a call tomorrow. Any suggestions on how to get in front of the right person?

Quick Bio- ~6500hrs, 4800PIC, 1520 Jet (727/320), 1300Turbo prop, 4300 M eng etc...A-320 type...any takers....

12-07-2010, 12:23 PM

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Learflyer

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Any Kalitta II folks on here? Just wondering about the qol of the Doug Kalitta 727 side of things. Looks like 2-3 legs per day/night according to flightaware. How are the scheds? Home based?

12-07-2010, 02:33 PM

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myoface

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Originally Posted by needtofly

buddy of mine there sez you pretty much need a rec to get hooked up there.

12-07-2010, 04:44 PM

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Fresh Hot Pizza

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You folks might find this kind of strange, but I had a better life flying for Connie "butt-crack" Kalitta than I have had in the past four years at Fedex. And I made WAY more money as a simple line-holder at Connies' airline than have made at "Big Purple" per year! I took a huge pay-cut to come to Fedex from Kalitta Air.

12-07-2010, 05:57 PM

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matty

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Originally Posted by Fresh Hot Pizza

Maybe you should quit...I hear Kalitta is hiring.

12-08-2010, 04:27 AM

#19

mpjk1234

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I know the monthly guarantee is 62 hours. Can anybody roughly tell me how many hours of flying a month one could expect? Thanks.

12-08-2010, 06:36 AM

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orka

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Hours of flying has little to do with hours of pay. I've flown anywhere between 8-90 hours in a month and have been paid anywhere between 62 and 135 hours. Its hard to break guarantee in a 17 day shift. It can be done but why bother. OT is paid above guarantee and adds up faster.