The beech is gone and I'm not sure about those cities, some of the ones left went to sun air

 

Is Silver hiring?

 

We definitely are!

 

Salukipilot4590, I am going to assume you are a SIU alumi like myself? I graduated from SIU in 1992 with a B.S. in Aviation Management. I was a flight instructor CFII, MEI for about 4 years before leaving the industry to run the family business for the last 20 years. I have flown on and off for pleasure over this time and currently have 2,000 TT and 430 ME.

I have been seriously considering getting back into aviation to fulfil my dream of being a professional pilot. Maybe I am going thru a mid-life crisis but was wondering what you thought of Silver Airways as a starting point to getting back into flying. I live in Ocala, Florida so it would be the most convenient regional to commute too starting out while getting back into flying more complex aircraft before jumping into a CRJ job.

My concern is that I have read a lot of negative comments on this forum about Silver Airways regarding management, customer service, etc. and whether the airline will be around much longer due to it's reputation.

I would appreciate any insight you could give me on the companies future and also whether you think I have a chance of getting hired. My one negative is that i have not flown much in the last 12 months but I recently got my Cirrus SR22 back that Ih ad leased back a couple of years ago so I am just starting to built time again. I am not sure if Silver Airways is a stickler on recency of experience or if that is not a requirement with them?

 

I forgot to mention I have my ATP as well. Thank you.

 

To be honest if you want to be based "at home" while you get into the 121 thing we're a good option. If you CAN go straight to an "advantageous" jet regional that would always be a better option.

The good news is that upgrade times here are going to be coming down in the next few months as some of the senior guys bail(myself included).

 

+1... How is this place still in business?

 

SilverBullet,
Plenty of guys have been hired at Silver this past year with very little recent experience. The negativity on this board gets a little exaggerated at times. There are definitely some issues with management and contract violations etc., but our union does a pretty decent job of keeping them in check. We do have a pretty decent contract, "most" of which usually gets followed. Obviously the pay is lower than at the "jet" regionals, but for someone who lives in Florida, I think Silver a pretty decent option.

Currently the most junior person in Orlando has five months of seniority. It looks like the most recent class all went to Fort Lauderdale.

 

Back in my day the most recent class went to Greenville and FLL was unobtainable unless you were hired by Gulfstream

 

Yep, some things have actually gotten better here. No more Greenville for the new guys!