It's not whether it's a chieftain or 99 sim, it's instrument procedures where they blow it...scott.

6 month training contract for BE99s, one year for PA31s, Metros, BE1900s

How come there is a year contract for the PA31s and only 6 months for the BE99.. seeing that the Chieftain is a recip and the BE99 is a turboprop

well i applied like last month but called the recruiter the other week to set it up. if all goes well, i'll be in the March 9th class... fingers crossed!

Everyone signs a one-year agreement in Indoc that says if you leave they will make an entry in your PRIA - "Not eligible for rehire".

The 6 and 12 month training agreements for the turboprops start the day you pass the checkride for the particular aircraft, and are separate from the agreement above.

Has anyone done an interview in Portland OR as of late and if so could you please PM me with any details. Already have the basics just vurious if the interview differs from base to base.

Thanks:)

I'm sorry if this has already been answered but if/when AMF starts hiring into the BE99, what are typically the mins? I'm not looking to leave my current job right away (under contract), but I'm tossing around the AMF idea if I can go direct-entry into a -99. Need some turbine PIC.

Same question if anybody has interviewed in PHX.

aww way to bust my chops brett. when you rollin back down to the AZ?

I'm a line holder out of ONT now. Only took 2.5 years!!!! :-D

AmFlight Director of Training
 

Does anyone there have the name and e mail address of the Director of Training? Not hiring related.

PM me and I will give it to you captfred

Brett

Hey AMF guys a quick question:

I've heard from several people (who aren't AMF pilots so go figure) that most of the flying you do is get up early, go to an outstation, then sit until the evening and fly back. Is this true? I saw an AMF Metro fly in and out of my home airport several times a day and a look at Flightaware seems to show planes go on a bit of a circuit. Anyway just curious as I'm tempted to drop my current gig in hopes of getting more quality time flying for Ameriflight now that they have a few openings.

Most of the runs are similar to what you just described with between 2-6 legs, depending on what and who you are flying for.

Fantastic! I had a feeling it was a misconception because I can't see how anyone would work with that kind of schedule. I'm hoping to get in the navajo out of OAK. Hopefully when my training contract expires I can make the leap. My current job is just not getting me the hours I want to have by the time the economy turns around.

Which is my next question: Has AMF noticed a decrease in flying because of the drop in shipping? I would imagine with FedEx and UPS feeling some pain you guys would be cutting back. However, its hard to argue with the job postings online.

The schedule described to you was fairly accurate; most pilots do fly out early, lay over, and come back in the evening. It's just the nature of the job- the customers need their stuff as early as possible, and it comes back after the close of business. If you were watching the Metro during peak season that might explain the roundtripping. Otherwise, most pilots leave between 5 and 7AM and come back between 5 and 9PM, with differences between the bases.

A PA31 slot in OAK would pretty much be a lock if you asked for it. As for hours, it's likely you can average three to five hours a day. I'm not sure of the reason for the sudden increase in hiring, but as long as the market doesn't drop much more I figure stuff will stay fairly steady, so it's a decent time to get hired.
My feeling is that air freight is a little inelastic- a lot of companies need what they need and cost is secondary. As long as customers want to offer next-day air to a destination, they need a feeder, so even if volumes drop off we're still flying the routes.

Well the long days wouldn't be so bad. I just didn't like the idea of doing two legs a day with a huge layover in between. But I imagine there would be a few routes like that; just not all. As it is I'm lucky to get a few hours a week and I'd like to build up my log book a bit faster than that.

There are some runs that will keep you fairly busy. I know one run that you will fly 2.0 or less and have about a 12 hour layover. there are other runs that you fly 6.0 with about a 4 hour layover. all depends.

Just bumping my question. Thanks. :D

Depends on the base too. Most of SLC's runs are 2 hours a day with an 8 or 9 hour layover.

NightIP

Care if I send you a PM?

Certainly not, go for it. :)

just found out i'm in the March 9th ground school! thanks to all of those that helped! definitely stoked! :D killed it

congrats. what base?

HyPoXiKDeViL08,

Congratulations!!!

If you don't mind, what are your numbers? So we can see who they are hiring right now.

Thanks

HyPoXiKDeViL08

was there anything different then what is in the interview gouges? what base/equipment?

what kind of times are people being hired with, i exceed the part 135 pic mins, and I have turbine expirence, but haven't heard back form ameriflight. looks like a fun place to work.

ya, im in the same boat... i exceed 135 mins with about 50 hours turboprop and have not heard back yet. for the people that have had interviews, did you have to call and leave messages or talk to someone in order to get them to be interested in you or did you just sent in your resume and wait? from what i have heard you have to call and bug them till they consider you.

You guys do realize that there are A LOT of experienced pilots on the street right now and companies are flooded with resumes. They are not going to look at every single resume!! You have to very pro-active in this economy right now. If you know someone at the company, have them walk in your resume, write an internal letter of recommendation or have them personally talk to HR or Chief Pilot. Career fairs seem to be another good way right now to get an interview offer on the spot. Keep showing interest in the company! You have to take matters in your own hands right now. No employer is going to come knock on your door and offer you a job! I recently had 2 job interviews where both companies had well over 800 resumes on file. I would have never gotten an interview invite if I didn't have someone personally walk in my resume and talk to the Chief Pilot on my behalf and I kept showing interest. It sucks right now and employers can be very picky as to who they want to hire! I'm not sure how AMF operates, but from the sounds of it you personally have to call them up and schedule an interview. Again, call them up, show interest and enthusiasm for the job, and you might be surprised of the outcome;)

Hey if you don't mind what were your times and what equipment/base are you hoping for?

I had my Interview with Ameriflight today, now just waiting for the call.

bower- what r ur times and what base/equipment

i was suppose to be interviewing this week but some how my app got lost in some sort of debacle.

i'm just a little over the mins, i interviewed at PDX, but he said i should get a call tomorrow to see if i got the job and they will tell when where then.

I interviewed today and just got the call March 9th!!

congrats. what base?

sorry guys, been busy the past few days.... anyways, i got OAK base and i'm guessing the PA31. at the interview they said upgrade to the 99 is like 8-10 months. so that won't be long. i have just over 135 mins and have both 135 and turbine time/experience.

like CRJDriver said, you really have to be pro-active during these hard times. if you've submitted your resume, give it a few weeks, then call to follow-up. good luck to everyone! wish me luck in ground school! YEE

congrats killa! looks like ground school together!!! no more MPD! ha

I'm not sure what base, im guessing OAK.

Ha, yeah I am so glad to get out of there!!

To all of you guys working at AMF, I just got an email from Sylvia, is it really shirt and tie in ground school? Thats what it says in the new hire info...

Yup, shirt and tie in ground school. Also, you'll be wearing shirt and tie on the line loading your own boxes. But, I enjoyed my time at Ameriflight. The crew car's are classics so treat them with care!

very much so. make sure to shave and hair cut too.
did you ask what base during the interview or is it open domicile?

I just put my app in a few days ago. Here's hoping!