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FreightDogs 09-15-2017 05:55 AM


Originally Posted by PetRock (Post 2429211)
That's disappointing.

Were these candidates pulled from the existing pool of applicants? I haven't seen a posting for FOs since Feb earlier this year.

I know! I wish we had more of the 500TT First Officer positions available!
For September, we had two that are finishing up InDoc right now. They came to us through the UPS Gateway Program. So not really from the pool, but not candidates who recently applied either.

Hope that helps!

Selfmade92 09-15-2017 07:10 AM

25ME 100% required or something that can be waived?

twdriver 09-15-2017 07:51 AM

BFI Base Possibility
 
Good Morning,

I am getting close to the 135 IFR PIC minimums and have some family commitments that require me to stay in the Seattle area, so I am curious what are my chances of getting hired for an open Beech 99 position in Seattle?

Currently my times are:

Total Time: 1020.1
PIC: 913.8
PtP: 521.1
Dual Given: 172.3
Instrument: 94.9 (All in Flight)
Night: 92.2
Multi: 35.8

From what I hear, new hires with less than 150 hours multi are going to the Chieftain, if I relocated temporarily to get the remaining time at a Chieftain base, would I have a good chance of getting back to Seattle?

colonials13 09-15-2017 10:01 AM


Originally Posted by FreightDogs (Post 2430473)
Hi, there!

Unfortunately, the PIC time is not a typo.
Our min for PIC time for First Officers in the EMB120 is 500.
It's not an FAA requirement, but a company requirement.
At times, it can be negotiable if your other times are pretty high, but for the most part, 500 is needed. If you have a lot of ME or Turbine, we could take you at maybe 450-475 PIC instead.
Typically, though, it means, you'll come in with 525+TT if you have the 500 PIC (since not all your time through training is PIC).

Hope that helps!

Okay... thanks.

FreightDogs 09-15-2017 01:36 PM


Originally Posted by Selfmade92 (Post 2430516)
25ME 100% required or something that can be waived?

Hi, there!

It's negotiable as long as you are relatively close to the number and/or have higher times in other categories (such as Turbine, Night, etc).
What cannot be waived though is the commercial pilot license with a multi-engine land and instrument rating.

Hope that helps!

FreightDogs 09-15-2017 02:04 PM


Originally Posted by twdriver (Post 2430538)
Good Morning,

I am getting close to the 135 IFR PIC minimums and have some family commitments that require me to stay in the Seattle area, so I am curious what are my chances of getting hired for an open Beech 99 position in Seattle?

Currently my times are:

Total Time: 1020.1
PIC: 913.8
PtP: 521.1
Dual Given: 172.3
Instrument: 94.9 (All in Flight)
Night: 92.2
Multi: 35.8

From what I hear, new hires with less than 150 hours multi are going to the Chieftain, if I relocated temporarily to get the remaining time at a Chieftain base, would I have a good chance of getting back to Seattle?

Hi!

In general, your chances of being hired into a BE99 position in Seattle are pretty high. With pilots transitioning to bigger aircraft and pilots moving to other bases or out, we often see 99 positions open up in Seattle.

I'm sure you know of our BE99 Captain time requirements, but I'll reference them here: 1,200 TT, 50 ME, 500 XC (defined as point to point), 100 night, 500 PIC, 75 instrument
So, at this moment it looks like you are short on TT, ME, and (just a little) night.

If you intend to wait until you hit 1,200TT to apply, I'm sure you'll be good on night by then. Depending on what your ME time is at that point, we might be able to consider you since you would be good (and way above in some cases) on the other times. If your ME is still around 35, the Chieftain would probably be your only option. If it's closer to 100, you should be fine (especially if you are higher on other times - like you are for PIC). Ultimately, your recruiter would have to get it approved by the flight department, but usually it isn't an issue.

Sorry for the length! Let me know if you have any other questions!

pilotlyfe 09-17-2017 06:16 PM


Originally Posted by FreightDogs (Post 2430473)
Hi, there!

Unfortunately, the PIC time is not a typo.
Our min for PIC time for First Officers in the EMB120 is 500.
It's not an FAA requirement, but a company requirement.
At times, it can be negotiable if your other times are pretty high, but for the most part, 500 is needed. If you have a lot of ME or Turbine, we could take you at maybe 450-475 PIC instead.
Typically, though, it means, you'll come in with 525+TT if you have the 500 PIC (since not all your time through training is PIC).

Hope that helps!

FreightDogs,

I just have one quick question relating to this. So, when I finished my training, I never moved on to instructing. I was fortunate enough to be hired as a First Officer in a Part 135 operation on a Beech 1900. Due to this fact, I have very little PIC time (less than 200 hours). However, when I will be eligible for 135 IFR PIC, I will have roughly 1,000 hours of turbine and over 1,000 hours of multi engine time. Currently, I have over 150 hours of actual and simulated instrument time and over 100 hours of night time which will increase at an exponential rate as I continue to build my hours. Even with this experience, will this still make me ineligible for any pilot position at Ameriflight?

Thanks,

pilotlyfe

frmrbuffdrvr 09-17-2017 07:08 PM


Originally Posted by pilotlyfe (Post 2431638)
FreightDogs,

I just have one quick question relating to this. So, when I finished my training, I never moved on to instructing. I was fortunate enough to be hired as a First Officer in a Part 135 operation on a Beech 1900. Due to this fact, I have very little PIC time (less than 200 hours). However, when I will be eligible for 135 IFR PIC, I will have roughly 1,000 hours of turbine and over 1,000 hours of multi engine time. Currently, I have over 150 hours of actual and simulated instrument time and over 100 hours of night time which will increase at an exponential rate as I continue to build my hours. Even with this experience, will this still make me ineligible for any pilot position at Ameriflight?

Thanks,

pilotlyfe


What is your TT?

pilotlyfe 09-17-2017 07:45 PM


Originally Posted by frmrbuffdrvr (Post 2431658)
What is your TT?

When I meet 135 IFR PIC reqs, my numbers will look like this:

1200 TT
970 Turbine multi engine SIC
200-400 Instrument (currently 150)
200-300 night (currently about 110)
1100 x country
160 PIC
1070 multi engine

Do you think I will be competitive for a BE99 Captain position?

FreightDogs 09-18-2017 07:43 AM


Originally Posted by pilotlyfe (Post 2431672)
When I meet 135 IFR PIC reqs, my numbers will look like this:

1200 TT
970 Turbine multi engine SIC
200-400 Instrument (currently 150)
200-300 night (currently about 110)
1100 x country
160 PIC
1070 multi engine

Do you think I will be competitive for a BE99 Captain position?

Hi!

Your times are very impressive and with your knowledge of our BE1900, you'd be a very competitive candidate!
But just as you suspect, the lack of PIC time is the one thing that's keeping us from hiring you right here and now.

I'll pass your experience and times along to our recruiting/flight meeting Wednesday to see what they can do for you since you do have a lot of 1900, Turbine, & multi experience.

Your current 1900, does it have a glass cockpit?
Is there any way for you to gain PIC time while you fly to 1,200TT? At times, we are able to hire at 400-450 PIC if those other times are really high (like yours).


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