Damn dude Piedmont or any other older tp operator would have eaten your lunch. Learn how to fly steam. You WILL be a better pilot for it...ALSO i'd rather have a radar then a GPS in poor wx.

 

Wow, don't know where guages came from in my post.. gauges for crying out loud. But thank you both above for your premature judgment. I've flown steam gAUges twice as much as a glass cockpit, so please take your lecture somewhere else. In fact, until recently I've never flown GPS at all. So go on about using ILS/DME, VOR's some more.. hell I want to hear more about NDB approaches and holding while you're at it.

I asked the question I did because Ameriflight, and many of the smaller part 135 cargo, have been known to pressure their pilots into some shady weather (All hearsay). If so, I would want every system I have available to me and the reason I asked if the company has GPS in their aircraft. Single pilot IFR in bad weather, I'll take the additional LPV approaches that would be available, instead of being one dimensional by relying on the ILS or a VOR/DME to get you to lower minimums.

 

I'd imagine your one of those guys in the aviation world that everyone loves to fly with.

 

Yes, at least that is what all those guys said when they signed my retirement picture.

 

But now you're here looking for threads where lower timed guys frequent so you can enlighten them with your knowledge, talk down to people you assume are less experienced, and ultimately stroke your own ego for a while.

 

A large number of our aircraft have GPS installed. All of our E120s, most of our BE99s, a good number of our 1900 and some of our metros are equipped with GPS. And we are continuing to update our aircraft as the schedule allows.

As for "pressuring pilots" into tough weather situations, I will admit that has happened in the past. Currently though, if any pilot feels he is being pressured, they can contact the "Chief Pilot on Call" to resolve the situation.

 

Hello guys, I'd like to know your opinion on this one.
Coming from a VFR part 135 operation, what would make more sense....being an emb120 FO or a b99 captain?.

I'm asking because I only have 100h of IFR, and at 900h TT I'm not sure what's better honestly.



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The Accelerated Captain Program should be right up your alley... 800-900TT and they start you right seat in the A/C you will later fly and transition to CA at 1000TT and 100 in type.

Are those the only 2 options they are giving you?

 

Actually I was told a minute ago that the embraer jobs are taken, so only the B99 would be an option now. Oh well..


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If you are talking about coming to AMF, we probably wouldn't offer you an E120 FO spot with 900 hours. You would more likely be offered to come in through our ACP program where you would build time as a BE99 FO.

We usually prefer to have E120 FOs in the 5-700 hour range. Since the FO in the E120 is a required position we like to get more that 2-3 months use in the position before we turn around and put you into the left seat of a BE99.