Air Cargo Carriers is calling.....What should I say?
 

I appled last year at Air Cargo Carriers when I recieved my MEL rating. Last week, they called me every single day, sometimes up to three times a day! Something is fishy, anyone have any info on them (other than what APC says)?

turbine time, thats good, funny story, 7 or 8 yrs ago I was coming out of CWA going down to MKE in a C310 hauling checks, one of thier shorts came off right behind me and checked on with chic. center. controller gave him alt setting and said he showed 1500' low. his response was , "we shut one down due to low oil press, can we get 5000' for a final tonite?" like it was just everyday occurance for them!!! Controller paused and says , say intentions , to which he replys, were going to MKE , just cant make 7000' . honest to god story.

Yea, I am hearing alot of that kind of stuff.

Last I know of is they are good, do a lot of UPS contracts, and some on-demand. You will be flying a semi-truck with wings, and multi-turbine.

Anyone know if the pay on APC is current and correct?

I heard thats about the right. They called you every day sometimes three times a day??? That sounds like they are in some serious shortage of pilots. Hmm... sounds nice I must say. You mind if I ask how much total and mulit did you have when you applied?

Looking back in the log: 261TT with 48 multi. I have around 400 now but 261 is what they have on my resume........

I got 358TT and 30 Multi. ACC fit my needs perfectly. I want a company that only flies domestic flights cause my visa doesn't allow me to travel in and out of US. I'm praying day and night for ACC to call me, but unfortunately they don't. If they interview and offer me a job I will take it in a heart beat regardless of where they base me.

What are the minimums for Air cargo carriers?

500TT and 50 Multi, but no minimums for pilots that get recomanded by company pilots.

Is that for a captain position on a twin turbine?

No, you have to have 135 mins for that. The shorts is a two pilot airplane.

the shorts is kewl... flys so damn slow you build time pretty quick!

Thats for FO postion

So would it not be better to consider Ameriflight where you can start off at PIC on twin turbines? How long is the wait for a captain position from FO?

Air Cargo Carriers Inc.
 

Acc is what it is. You need them and they need you. Get your 1000 hours twin turbine PIC quick and get gone. Spent just under four years with them and got picked up by purple. Learned alot and appreciate were Im at;) .

ACC is alright, but I think there are better opportunities now for low time pilots. Upgrades happen fast, but the 1000 pic doesn't. If you fly charter you will be lucky to get 500hrs a year. Scheduled runs usually vary from 40-70 hrs a month except for 2 that are above 90hrs a month.

Most of the pilots (FOs and Captains) that leave ACC go to regional airlines. Why not just start at a regional? They are all hiring now.

If you are not in a hurry, ACC isn't that bad.

Do you get a good pick of domicile locations? What is the typical weekly schedule like. Mostly night flying?

I got hired with ACC (awaiting class date) at 404TT and 21ME with a BS in Aviation-Commercial Pilot. The pay on APC is quite a bit off. Their director of training told me pay as a F/O is $21,500 to $25,000 depending on the route.

As for their aircraft, as I have been referencing Flightaware.com it seems they're not using their Short 330's as much, mostly if not all flights on FlightAware are 360s. I've been told their aircraft have autopilot but their disconected.

Also was told upgrade time "can happen" in about a year. You can't find that at any other regional. People here mention "why not just start at a regional", well if you have less than 500-600TT and low ME, ACC is your calling. Another guy in my interview didn't get hired at 930TT, they may be desperate, but they still have standards to meet.