Air Methods Fixed wing??
05-23-2020, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CardboardCutout
I've been gone for ~6 years. When I left it was great, aside from the pay. Any more specific questions, feel free.
05-24-2020, 05:47 AM
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Joined APC: Mar 2019
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Within the last year......
Pay base rate was set in cba 68-73 doe. Other signing bonus/stipend/ off duty housing dependant on location. Some higher living areas offer a cost adjustment. Managers prefer to hire local, so pilots can fill shifts on days off. 7on/7off, 12hr shifts at the base/airport. Off days worked pay 1.5* hourly rate. Some remote less desirable bases provide off duty housing. Base transfers are usually after 1 year, based on company seniority.
Pay base rate was set in cba 68-73 doe. Other signing bonus/stipend/ off duty housing dependant on location. Some higher living areas offer a cost adjustment. Managers prefer to hire local, so pilots can fill shifts on days off. 7on/7off, 12hr shifts at the base/airport. Off days worked pay 1.5* hourly rate. Some remote less desirable bases provide off duty housing. Base transfers are usually after 1 year, based on company seniority.
04-22-2022, 08:04 AM
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Joined APC: Feb 2020
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I left as soon as my 1 year contract was fulfilled. I did it because I needed an interim job. I was not a fan. If you are fixed wing, you are basically the step child. You are working for a helicopter company that has 500 helos, and like 30 airplanes.
05-30-2022, 01:13 PM
#9
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: Center seat, doing loops to music
Posts: 825
With inflation as it is right now, that CBA basic pay rate is gonna have to increase to keep up with other industries. Hell, rank and file sub-5 year floor nurses are negotiating 38/hr (72K) sight unseen in Nebraska (anecdote from a wife's former nursing school classmate) for crying out loud. A such, single-pilot T-prop work in this economy is a 90K affair minimum, otherwise I'm getting my butt into nursing school lol.
I'm watching these outfits passively for a post mil retirement gig. The airline thing doesn't appeal to me and we're looking for a small metro for retirement, so these jobs line up well.
I'm watching these outfits passively for a post mil retirement gig. The airline thing doesn't appeal to me and we're looking for a small metro for retirement, so these jobs line up well.
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