The only sims out there anymore are D. Yes on the EHSI. During training use the autopilot for anything other than approaches, but not the command bars alone at any time.

I can’t say exactly what the PHX base schedules are like exactly, but it’s about the same throughout the system; early morning show times (5 or 5:30 am), fly your morning route of one or two legs, stay the day (hotel provided) and then fly your one or two legs back in the evening. Some runs are better than others with later morning show times or “out-n-back” runs, but those will tend to be a bit more senior.

I found that the training was very good and comprehensive. They’ll make sure you can handle an engine failure at V1 and be able to fly it back around for a single engine approach in IMC. The company is adamant on following SOP and safety procedures with a supportive chief pilots office who is there on call 24-7 to help you out. I think Ameriflight was a great company to prepare you for a transition to the 121 world.

Oh, and the 1900 was a joy to fly.

FO Hiring?
 

Hey everyone. I'm a CFI over at a university flight school ready to move on and get some air carrier experience. I've been checking the application window nonstop to see if the FO portal has opened again. Its either Ameriflight or JSX because I committed to the United Aviate program and with the amount of time that I have I feel as though Ameriflight is a little more realistic. Anybody have any information on when hiring will pick back up for FOs? I kinda figure that the company has more of a need for captains since the majors are cleaning them out almost everywhere. Thanks for any info passed my way, I greatly appreciate it.

Not sure what this year looks like, but I believe they don’t do any new hire classes during peak season (Nov - Feb). If they have the resources, they may open up the application window; otherwise, might wait till Feb.

Additionally, they rarely post FO vacancies on public sites because they are typically always filled by UPS interns or other in-house candidates. If you are competitive, submit an email and résumé to their general recruiting email. Best of luck.

Pilot Schedule at DFW
 

Nowadays, What is the typical schedule like in DFW

Emb 120, Metro, 1900, and 99's.

I got an offer for metro- is metro a better pick out of three ? Is it single pilot most of the times

It is definitely the loudest out of the three! You will progress in seniority fairly quick, no matter what airframe. Is your end goal to get out as quick as you can get whatever flight time you’re looking for? I’d pick what flys the most and weighs over 12,500lbs, if you have the option to pick airframes.

Depends... 😂 And it depends yet again 😜
ON "typical" scheduled contract work you fly 5-2 or possibly 4-3 on a few runs, usually single pilot, but if working charter the schedule is more of a 3week on, one off, sometimes weekends off, typical with a copilot more often than not.
As for which flies the most... largely route dependant.
Some scheduled runs get a few hours a day, some less as "milk runs" .. charter work is highly cyclical ...busy months you max out of legal hours, slow months you might barely fly. So it's largely a lifestyle choice and where you want to live.

Didnt they just crash a Metro due to icing?

Try googling it. You should find your answer

The report isn't out yet. No fatalities. The dogs survived. The only reason I know is I live nearby, so people ask about this as I'm out eating fish-fry with my family. I'd say "I don't know.". Then people would move on to some other pilot they know until eventually they find somebody with a pilot's license who likes attention. (Sort like all of us on this forum, right?)

This takes me back to when I was flying cancelled checks and later UPS-feeder freight in my twenties. There'd be an incident. Sometimes with the loss of a friend. Then I'd be drinking coffee at an FBO waiting for my freight, and I'd listen to someone over-simplify an event. If you're silent, it sucks. If you tell someone to be quiet, you come off as a nut and they find the next person who'll opine. If you start saying "Yes, but it's more complicated than that when you consider...", you wind up in a spot with everyone digging their heels into their preconceived notions of what occurred (This also happens on the boards themselves. They're composed of human beings with human faults and biases.). So there's no good option here. I'd just say consider the people involved, the pilots, the families, etc. and choose what flavor of bad you want to deal with.

I'd also say there's an ecosystem of people who capitalize on airplane crashes. There are the insurance companies, salvagers, lawyers, etc. There are also the people who use airplane crashes to gain local and internet fame and fortune. To do this they offer comments before the facts are out in an effort to get views and likes before interest in a mishap fades. Look at their initial commentary (if they left it up) around that MD-87 event in Houston last October. Worse these guys will frequently mention their qualifications as they do this. These people are nozzles. I am too. I just spray at these guys rather than mishap crewmembers and families.

There are some really good efforts out there to look at. Mentour Pilot looks at reports after the facts are out. He'll go into explanations around the systems, and make obscure reporting accessible to laypeople. I have to say that I really like some of the analysis offered by Paul Bertorelli too. Both of these people dig into facts which is less flashy and takes more work, then they make it accessible. So before we try to get incomplete and inaccurate lessons from recent events, why not get real information and useful lessons from better sources?

Also let's not be a jerks some crew who are dealing with a mountain of mud right now.

(Note to mods: I'm not sure if I can say "I like these folks" on APC. If you have to take this post down, I get it.)

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Solid post, Elevation! Well put. These “crash ghouls” need to put themselves in the place of the people affected by an incident before they get on their keyboard. Sadly empathy seems in short supply with some people.

So what's the story? What caused the crash? Why did the Metro end up in the dirt?

The NTSB hasn't even begun their investigation. Let's wait on that, shall we?

Since everyone is alive, thankfully, it shouldn't be too hard to determine.

Metro FO
 

Good afternoon everyone. So I have been in talks about a Metro FO position. Can anyone shed any light on how this works? How am I able to credit my hours towards a BE99 position when I’m not able to log the total time at all? Is there a PDP? How do the regs work with this. Something doesn’t feel like it’s adding up.

If offered a particular base, how certain is it that you will be awarded that at the end of training?

Since a slot is ONLY opened up to a new hire AFTER it's been left open and unclaimed in a company wide bid, pretty safe to say it's yours unless something unexpected happens, like a change in customer requirements at that base.
Sure an official answer will pop up, but an offer letter with position offered is pretty darn firm since they understand that people either already live there or might be moving for the position.

and, it’s 135 cargo….. probably takes about 6mo to be 50% seniority

Part 107 Certified? Welcome Aboard!
 

Ameriflight partners with UAV start-up Natilus to bring unmanned cargo aircraft into the market.

https://natilus.co/natilus-announces...-460-aircraft/

Interesting quote from the company themselves: "Natilus aims to address pilot shortages using its autonomous technologies."

Anyone know if Ameriflight participates in DoD Skillbridge for pilots looking to build more time?

That doesn’t look like it can fly.

What are your thoughts on Ameriflight given the current state of the industry. I’m not too far from 1200. Single pilot cargo IFR flying seems like killer experience. Then again 1500 isn’t too far from that.

How long is the contract? If it’s not too long I might consider it.

Airlines will adapt to the MPL format, sponsoring young pilots and subsidizing their training, offering an FO slot in 737 or A320 (or possibly CRJ) airframes with 200 hours.

Of course, the ATP would need to be modified.

Housing in BQN Puerto Rico
 

Former Amflight pilot and currently flying for Brown. I live in Aguadilla, PR (BQN) about 1 mile from the airport and my neighbor has two beautiful apartments 1 and 2 bedroom for rent. Great location for pilot based in BQN, great neighborhood and 5 minutes from Ameriflight. If you are anyone you know is interested PM. Thanks!

Will they hire off the street for Saab F/O? I meet the mins for BE99 Captain but would rather get into the Saab operation if possible, even though it would be SIC vs PIC.

You’d choose FO pay over CA? Also, SICs typically upgrade to captain in the 99. You won’t necessarily upgrade in the Saab.

I loved the BQN side of the island as opposed to the SJU side when I flew down there.

We generally have no problem getting low time folks to hire into our SF340 and E120 aircraft. Since our goal is to move those folks into the left seat of our other aircraft, we have no real need to hire someone into the right seat that meets the requirements of a Part 135 IFR Captain. And we generally don't move 340 and 120 first officers directly over to the left seat of those aircraft. So if becoming a 340 Captain is your ultimate goal, you are better off starting in one of our other aircraft AS a captain.

340 Captain
 

[QUOTE=frmrbuffdrvr;3598783]We generally have no problem getting low time folks to hire into our SF340 and E120 aircraft. Since our goal is to move those folks into the left seat of our other aircraft, we have no real need to hire someone into the right seat that meets the requirements of a Part 135 IFR Captain. And we generally don't move 340 and 120 first officers directly over to the left seat of those aircraft. So if becoming a 340 Captain is your ultimate goal, you are better off starting in


I have an agency telling me that if you are a charter pilot, in addition to the $97000 per year, you will also earn an extra of $50000-$70000 per year in charter incentives. Would anyone kindly clarify that?


Ciao

Directly from the job posting:
http://ameriflight.hrmdirect.com/emp...rt1=26543&#job
The numbers are based on the average charter activity over the past year. In addition to the base salary, you get paid extra to load the aircraft, and you get paid a certain amount per mile that you fly. I believe it's $0.18/nm

Emb120, sb340 pic
 

BustedGear,

As charter pilots, which aircraft and base do you actually work close to these figures 97000+(50000 to 70000) per year?


Are the Ameriflight EMB120 or SB340 PIC hours credited towards § 121.436 Pilot PIC Qualification under

(3) If serving as pilot in command in part 121 operations, has 1,000 hours as:

(iii) Pilot in command in operations under § 135.243(a)(1) of this chapter; OR

(iv) Pilot in command in eligible on-demand operations that require the pilot to satisfy § 135.4(a)(2)(ii)(A) of this chapter;


All suggestions and comments are welcome for discussion.

No.
For it to count, the operation must require an ATP for the PIC. Turboprop cargo does not require an ATP so therefore does not qualify.

SA227 aircraft are based in ELP,. First Officers are expected to provide their own living accommodations. Captains may commute from any location with regular air service at company expense.

SF340 crews are based in DFW and E120s are relocating to CVG shortly. Captains and First Officers are expected to reside at their respective bases at their own expense.

All charter pilots work a 2 week on/2 week off/2 week on/1 week off schedule.

Those salary figures are for the SA227. E120 and SF340 have a slightly higher base figure (about $101K first year)

Correction: Metro charter pilots work a 2 week on/2 week off/2 week on/1 week off schedule. SF340 and E120 charter pilots work a 3 week on/1 week off schedule.

Experienced FO with 820hrs of 121 time 3500TT
 

So the question is would I be able to come on as a DEC to the EMB120 with 3500TT. I’m typed in the ATR 42/72-600 and Saab 340. I have 820 hrs in 121 time. Or do I have to come in as an FO? Thx

All fleets are DEC if you have the hours. You would have no trouble getting the EMB120 (PIC) with those hours.

You can definitely get in as a CA, the question is just if there's spots. Looks like GEG is open.