Agreed. I was just talking about it as a stepping stone. A pilot should honor any commitment that they make.

 

+1
A few will find the lifestyle and work interesting enough and stay a bit longer...or in my case, leave, do corporate for a few thousand hours, then return. Cargo is kinda odd...I still bump into people from when I started in '99 that swore they would move on, that still fly it...some have moved on to bigger planes, some, happily, have stayed small.
Flying cargo can be interesting, and one thing honestly great about it is the people. Lots of different personalities...it's not like when you sit at an FBO, or sit in a hotel bar, and can guess who somebody works for because they have a specific personality type.

 

I seem to remember asking once way back when I worked at Ameriflight about the D models, and the answer was that the performance was worse out of many airports, due to the 1900C being an SFAR 41C airplane, versus the 1900D being Part 23 Commuter Category.

 

Interesting, thanks. Seems like the part 23 is the reason they STC’d the escape hatch into the cockpit. I’d guess the large fuesalage has a speed penalty, but it looks like it could nearly replace 2 metros.

 

their commitment is the contract or buy out... either is fine... what's not fine is leaving without buy out.

 

Seems a bit difficult to figure out or maybe it’s just not possible, but what are the options for a someone who wants to come onboard at AMF, but lives in South Florida? Seems like you’d have to move to base when you’re hired.

 

Depends on your experience...
An experience captain might be able to be home-based if a position is open....so 2200-2500+ hrs.
Others would really need you move to a base since the AMF schedule is not really commutable.

 

Just looking for some insight into the training for fo on the emb120. I’m hearing that it is quite difficult. Any insight about the training, success rate and also any tips how to be successful in that training are greatly appreciated.
Thanks everyone.

 

I heard we aren't hiring home based captains any more. Not a cost effective business model for our type of schedule.

 

I have a few questions pertaining to the Accelerated Captain Program.

1. Does there need to be a specific ACP hiring announcement to apply?

2. I understand ACP pilots are sent anywhere in the system to get hours fast but are they assigned a specific airframe throughout the program? If so, does the pilot get any choice?

3. This question is moot if the answer to the question above is no, but...if an ACP pilot is specific to a particular airframe, will they upgrade to that airframe when meeting 135 IFR minimums? For example, the pilot spends ACP in a B1900 then gets their hours. Will they stay on as a 1900 captain or transition over to the 99?

4. Given that ACP pilots are not assigned a base, are they free to live anywhere prior to hitting 135 minimums and assignment to a base or must they already live near a base? Do "ACP Graduates" have any choice in base assignment?



Thanks!!