You're doing an awesome service to this thread and all the pilot thank you. Any idea when the EMB120 FO position would open up in Dallas?

 

Hello, I'm currently out on LOA from a regional in Atlanta and will probably move to another company once my SI is approved, since my wife and I don't want to move. I actually meet the captain requirements but would want to work in a FO position for a while since it been 2 1/2 years since I actually flew last and most everything has been VFR. I see that you have a route that comes through Atlanta, but no base here, what options would I have. Thanks for you help.

 

They don’t actually have any EMB120s in Dallas, but they do have the BE1900s there!

 

Looks like there are no open First Officer slots at the moment

 

Thank you!
Likely not any time soon as we do not have any EMB120 routes out of DFW. That's what we put our regular FOs in and our only required two crew aircraft.
We do have the Accelerated Captain Program which would allow you to operate while living near DFW.

Hope that helps!

 

I meet all of the requirements, except night hours for the ameriflight
Training BE99 Captain program. I guess it’s the “pay to fly” program? I don’t. Fully understand it. I have called directly and gotten good, fast responses but still unclear how I get paid to reach the 1200 TT
Required to legally fly the job. So this is hwremi stand
-1000TT
-100 Sim IFR/ 5 actual
-175 XC 50+ Miles
-500 XC point to point
-81 night.
-HP endorsment. 80+ hours in HP airplanes.
-830 PIC
-400+ dual given
-100+complex.

When I hit the 100 night, how does the program
Actually work? Do they pay u to fly around in a skywhak
While studying mateial they send you? Until one hits 1200 TT?
I have called them but I didn’t get the full answer. Help me out
If you can please. Ameriflight seems like the right path for me.

Thanks a million for the help,
Todd.

 

Hi, Todd!

I'm hoping I can help you out with some answers.
We don't have any pay to fly programs, especially in regards to BE99 Captains.

You might be talking about our Accelerated Captain Program - that puts pilots that have over 800 TT in the right seat of a BE99 or BE1900. You'll go through training first then we'll put you on our highest timed routes to get you to Captain mins asap. During your time as an ACP FO, we'll pay you (not Captain pay, but you'll get paid!) and cover travel, lodging, and per diem while away from your home on assignment at any of our bases. You'll be on an actual route, flying with an Ameriflight Captain.
Once you hit 1,200 TT, 50 ME, 500 XC (defined as point to point), 100 night, 500 PIC, 75 instrument, you'd become a full BE99 Captain.

Hope that helps!

 

I am in a very similar situation although I did apply for the BE 99 FO position. I am just short of 1100 hours and just short of the cross country hours. I was in email contact with a recruiter and was told to let them know when I get close to 1100. I replied that I was at 1085 and I did not get a reply. I assumed that meant I needed to be at 1100 or more. So would that be the case? Would my combination of just short of 1100 and just short of the 500 cross country (aprox 490) be the reason I am not yet getting an interview?

 

I'm not clear on where a person calls home with Ameriflight, hoping someone can clarify. Do you live near the central base and just hang out all day at the outstation? If so, what happens on a weekend when the last flight leaves you and the plane at the outstation? I'm SO confused.

 

Simply put, it depends...
Some routes are based at the hub...so afternoons at the outstation, unless it's an out and back run...there are a few of those at some bases, and often they rotate with the based pilots to get you a bit more time at home.
Some are out based...so you fly into the hub, spend the night, then fly out in the AM, then have all day at home...when I was starting out, the outbased runs IMO were pretty good (lower cost of living) if you are ok with smaller town life. The oubased runs are now typically in the minority now.
And some pilots are Home Based....
So it will be situation dependant...
If you go to the website, you can usually see on the specific runs/postions that are open, what the situation is.
Sorry to not have a simple answer, but it actually is an advantage....you can find what suits you best!