skylike

Trust me. Don't show up for your helicopter check ride with a burrito lunch. It is a good story, actually.........

Jet757

Hey does anyone know are new hires going to the predator or the C206?

RCpilot2018

If you go to Sierra Vista you will bounce the 206 for currency. In San Angelo you’ll fly the PC-12 maybe a third of the time.

Jet757

Thank you.

When you're not flying what are the typical duties?

Kerizbro

Is Puerto Rico the closest base to Miami? What is a typical day like? And finally is 100k a realistic 1st year salary?

thanks

mimark

Homestead is closest to Miami, then Jacksonville. Puerto Rico may be the closest that is currently hiring.

$93156 is what the first year pay is plus nights, holidays, and Sunday pay may get close to 100K

TransWorld

After Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Homestead became a Reserve Air Base. Last time I heard it was active was for airlift after a disaster in Haiti.

mimark

Not sure what your point is?
Miami Air and Marine Branch is located at Homestead.

Kerizbro

Ok thanks, which aircraft do they fly out of homestead? and when you are not flying what does a typical day look like?

Thanks I really appreciate it.

mimark

King Air 350, Astar, UH-60

Shift work, 5 days a week. Fly some days, firearms and other training some days, work on collateral duties other days. Home a majority of nights but TDYs to other locations for anywhere from a couple days to two weeks typically.