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Old 10-21-2017, 08:35 AM
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Any Berry Emb120 FO's out there I can PM about some specific info? Thanks
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Old 11-15-2017, 08:17 PM
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Any Berry Emb120 FO's out there I can PM about some specific info? Thanks
I’m a CA, can I help?
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Old 11-17-2017, 05:38 AM
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How hard is it to get out to Kwajalein to fly? I worked on Kwaj back in 2002-2003 and loved it. I would love to work for Berry flying out on Kwaj when I retire soon.
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Is the payscale on here accurate for Captains? 55k salary and .28/mile first year plus a .05/mile annual bonus.
With 136,000 mile a year average being 38k plus the 55k for a first year salary of 93k. Plus off day pay etc.
Is there a good qol on the cargo side?
I have heard very little about Berry.
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Sorry I didn’t respond sooner. I’m entering my 4th year did mid $100s. We have a salary but more than 50% of our compensation is mileage based so your compensation depends on how much you work.

QOL is not like the airlines at all. If you can handle ASAP trips with 12+ hour duty days and little to no advanced notice, this could be the job for you! We live like firefighters on the cargo side, always ready to head out but no guarantees if we’ll get called or when what time we’re getting home on Fridays. Overall it’s a close knit group of guys and that’s what really makes it fun. Berry is a stable company with a solid safety and maintenance reputation top tier pay. I’ve been here 4 years, so it’s definitely doable, but not for everyone.
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How hard is it to get out to Kwajalein to fly? I worked on Kwaj back in 2002-2003 and loved it. I would love to work for Berry flying out on Kwaj when I retire soon.
From what I know with most of the candidates being dual rated the candidate pool is limited. That fact hasn’t stopped us from finding guys and keeping that contract going. I have no idea how often the jobs become available, sorry.
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Old 12-19-2018, 01:39 PM
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Can any FO's give me the scoop on what their average monthly hours are at Berry on the Bro?
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Old 12-27-2018, 02:18 PM
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I’m a Berry Bro captain.

It’s looking like the average pilot here flew somewhere around 700 hours this year. The guys who like to volunteer their weekends got over 900 though. Berry is a solid company to work for. The firefighter comparison is good though as we are completely on-call Monday thru Friday and have to go at a moments notice. You’re required to live within 30 minutes of your base. HYI, CAK, and DTO are the current bases. The schedule sucks but we are well compensated because of it. It is a great group of pilots here and we want to keep it that way. Upgrades aren’t seniority based, they’re based on ability and judgment as recognized by the captains you fly with. We’ve had FOs upgrade right at 135 mins and FOs who may take 5+ years to upgrade if ever.

The flying we do is interesting work and it’s hard work. Often days go 14 hours plus and we’re pushing the cargo ourselves at the stops. We have lots of Mexico and Canada trips but we hardly ever overnight there. If it’s legal to fly, we fly. We see plenty of ice this time of year and not much daylight. It’s an old school freight dog gig. I love it.
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Any insight on the Commercial, On Demand Cargo, FO role? Is it commutable or do you have to reside at a base? Idea of schedule? Thanks, also I should mention I have no idea what the Bro is you're referring to above, so if this role happens to be that, then it is answered, if not, thanks in advance.
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Any insight on the Commercial, On Demand Cargo, FO role? Is it commutable or do you have to reside at a base? Idea of schedule? Thanks, also I should mention I have no idea what the Bro is you're referring to above, so if this role happens to be that, then it is answered, if not, thanks in advance.
M-F on call 24 hours, with a 30 minute callout. Bro is the Brasilia.
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