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Old 03-06-2016, 03:38 PM
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I was wondering if anyone could fill me in on the Beech 99 position in LAN. I am not real familiar with Ameriflight so any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 03-10-2016, 07:13 AM
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I am LAN based, there is no BE99 here anymore. Sorry the job posting on ameriflights page does a disservice to people, a lot of them are not accurate. They have pretty much listed every single position that once existed or currently existed as open. Even if there is no opening.
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Old 03-13-2016, 04:01 PM
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Anyone currently working the Seattle base? Trying to get an idea of openings there. Appreciate it.


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Old 03-14-2016, 10:47 PM
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I have a question about the "Asian Autopilots" at Ameriflight.

Okay, so these guys from Korea are paying to sit in the right seat, but the airplane is single-pilot only.

Fair enough, I understand the FAA exemption thing.

But... what is the guy in the right seat doing?

Is there any real CRM and two crew stuff, like multi crew flows and checklists performed together and standard callouts and divisions of responsibility?

Or is the guy in the right seat basically just sitting there and staring out the window?

I'm trying to wrap my mind around how this all works...

I assume when you're being trained, you're being trained to fly "single pilot" and basically do everything yourself.
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Old 03-15-2016, 07:43 AM
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All flows and checklists are learned both single pilot and crew, which can be a bit awkward in a single pilot aircraft. It's your discretion as to what he does, but I always alternated legs and let them do take offs and landings, except for a few times with really bad weather. A couple were really good, most were average, only one was bad, and he improved with time. View it as a mentoring role. Remember these guys are at 250 hours when they start, and leave at 1000 TT.

Most were fantastic people, and I'm still friends with a couple. Some even came over to my house for BBQs and played Xbox with my kids. Good times!


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Old 03-15-2016, 08:29 AM
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With the exception of maybe the Bro because it's certified for 2 crew, the Korean FO program is more of a nuisance than anything. First officers don't have any real responsibility. They cannot preflight, you are still responsible if something gets overlooked or something goes wrong. For instance if the FO is monitoring the loading process and a plane gets put on its tail, you as the captain are going to be shown the door.

Yes you are taught 2 crew flows but there is no significant amount of 2 crew training, and there was zero CRM training when I was there, hopefully that has changed. It is still a very much single pilot environment and culture. The language barrier can be really hard at times, and they are low time pilots so more times than not, you're babysitting.
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Old 03-15-2016, 09:04 AM
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But they load the plane and run the whiz wheel... Worth it in my opinion! Most of those guys were pretty sharp.


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Old 03-15-2016, 09:05 AM
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And the $5/block hour bonus is enough to pay for beer. Win win.


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Old 03-15-2016, 09:07 AM
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I had 1 guy who was on it, but 2 others that were terrible.
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Old 03-15-2016, 12:53 PM
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In recent years we have had more Koreans mentoring each other. They have friends who are ahead of them in the program, and can tell them what to expect. This has a huge impact.

I'm a firm believer in GIGO. If you treat them like a passenger, then that's what you will get for a year. If you take the time to mentor them, and run things like a real 2 crew environment, you might be surprised what you get.

Occasionally, I get an FO who is either very timid or unmotivated, in which case they may sit on their hands for the rest of the flight, but in most cases I find that they can at least be trained to do an ILS down to their minimum of a mile vis, and communicate with ATC in routine dialogue. In a few cases, I would recommend them to be an AMF captain, but I'd doubt they would take it over a Korean Air 737.
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