what's the latest? Still holding monthly classes?

Should be. As long as guys are moving on, we'll need to keep back filling.

Are new hires still going to PDX or OAK?

So no more 50 hour multi requirement? Key Lime has no set multi minimum and their pilots don't crash that much.

According to their adds on climbto350.com they still are.

^^^Not funny.

Well AMF isn't KeyLime. AMF likes to see at least 50 hours multi for the PA31, they have taken people with less multi time, but they were sharp pilots. I trained a few of those with less than 50 hours multi.

How does AMF determine who the "sharp" pilots worthy of being hired below the 50 are? So they must give interviews to guys with less than the 50 then see how they measure up in the sim??

Correct, if they come highly recommended from a current line captain, that usually helps, and then display in the interview that they are competent and safe; along with good checklist usage and situational awareness during the sim interview portion.

You should really think before you take a jab at a pilot group for crashing....

Got an interview
 

Just got done with a phone interview with Sherri Hudson, and got offered a face to face interview. She said I can go to any base at anytime to interview. I'm within driving distance of Cincinnati, but was wondering if it would be worth my time and money to travel else where to interview.. Are all the interviews similar? Would I have a better chance if I went to Burbank or Portland to interview? Has anyone interviewed recently at Cincinnati? Thanks for your time!

If it were me, I'd go to CVG. The interview is the first step of many. They'll take a much deeper look at you during training.

In short, there have been much more competitive times in the past where you really have to edge out your peers to get a look, but right now, it's more about you proving your competence to fly single pilot IFR. You have the interview, I'd say your fate is in your own hands. Good luck.

That's what I needed to hear. I agree, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a grumpy interviewer anywhere that I should avoid. Thank you very much.

Can someone give a quick rundown of the new HWD base? Lots written about OAK but not much since the move. Equip? QOL? Upgrades? Facility? Number of a/c? Number of pilots? Any and all info is appreciated.

In talking with Sheri during my phone interview, she mentioned that in next months class, everyone is going to HWD.

Wow. Either its a small class or a bunch of people left.

The whole base, minus the buildings, moved to HWD. Mostly a PA31 base, very hard to get into the 99 or Metro with all the seniority there.

Do they even have Metros? I thought the last one left a couple years ago.

T,

They got one for the night run, and I believe one for DHL in SFO.

How's life out there without the Brasilias going to West Texas?

No Metros @ HWD. 1 1900. The night run, is now covered by a 99.

Are they still hiring? Anyone going direct into the 99 still?

They are and I've seen quite a few go straight to the 99, just have to be flexible on where you live.

Is there any truth to the rumor that the HWD base may be closed in the near future?

What equipment do they fly out of CVG? Are they hiring for this base (CVG) base?

Do interviewees have any options to hear base/position openings before continuing on in the hiring process?

thx

Still wondering. Two planes are staying here in DFW for now. Gonna see how well we can charter them out. The crazy part is, with people that have left and moved, I'm the only E120 guy actually assigned to the base.

When they hire direct into the 99 is that for people with previous turbine experience? After a month or so I'll be throwing my application out there with about 350 multi. I unfortunately only have like 5hrs turbine so I was wondering if I could still expect the Piper. And yes I'm open to living anywhere

Tell them you'll move and there's a good chance you can have the 99 if one is available.

Do the 99 routes tend to have a little higher monthly flight times than the PA31 runs do?

I just applied with 1560TT 68Multi ATP Written

Usually they are.

It's hit or miss. The company has put people with 0 turbine time directly into the 99, but this is the situation with 90% of AMF pilots. Most pilots transition from the PA31 with no turbine. Heck, the 99 is easier to fly than the PA31. :D

Do they actually have enough pilots in the system that guys can use accrued vacation time or are staffing levels kept at bare minimums?

Yes, and they try and keep staffing levels at a point where you shouldn't be denied a time off request. Although, it does happen. Happened to me a handful of times, and don't plan on getting time off between Thanksgiving and Christmas (Except for the weekends of course). There are a lot of responses and threads on this topic. I know this thread is a bit large, but the search button is your friend here.

Are you open to living in central Nebraska? There's a few internal openings there right now. If no one takes them internally, good chance there will be a couple BE99 direct hires.

Completely depends on the base. HWD I would say no.

They look at performance in the interview, performance on the sim check, performance in ground school, performance in aircraft specific training. There are unquestionably folks with less than 50 MEL who made it, but they were sharp to begin with, and really took the training seriously. The company's more than 40 years of experience at hiring pilots suggests that folks with more than 50 MEL are more likely to succeed, give the company an opportunity to recover the money spent on training and wind up with a good employee and a competent pilot.

Every aviation enterprise, including Ameriflight, has a spectrum of pilots as regards flying skills and proficiency, knowledge, judgement, personality, etc., etc. A major challenge in the hiring department is identifying the cream of the crop in those areas. That said, three years at Ameriflight has turned out some good, well-rounded pilots who successfully moved on to the bigger equipment. Some didn't.

Maybe this has been asked in the previous 79 pages but is this job commutable?

Not in the absolute least bit.

Its possible but hard. It all depends on the base and schedule. I used to commute home every weekend for a day or two max. Basically you need to live and work near where Southwest flys. There are times however where you will not make it home for weeks or longer.

I wouldn't call that commuting. It certainly isn't commuting like you can working for the airlines. You will have to have somewhere to stay near base as you have crew apartments for your layover, but nothing for when you are off work.