BQN has show times at 9am during the winter, I belive MIA may be similar.

MIA show times vary from 7-9am I think. Awesome base for day trips and racking up hours but it's only metro and Brasilia

BQN is the same.

Unless you have to go to BED, which certainly isn't a day trip

Does anyone knows if Ameriflight is hiring FO for their Brasilias 120? I am currently based at BQN flying Shorts 360, I commute every week to BQN, I live in Orlando. BQN and MIA will be perfect for me working as an FO in the EMB120.

thanks

I don't know what the current FO staffing situation is, particularly in MIA or BQN. I do know we have a regular turn over of FOs as they move up to captain positions in other airplanes. Best bet would be to put in an application and contact the recruiting dept.

Are there 120's out of DFW?

E120's are out of Miami, BQN, Cincinnati, Phoenix, and Seattle.

Nothing wrong with Pampa. Unless you don't like oil field trash. I live here but only for a couple of more years. :D

Are the current BE-99 FO pay for training guys from Eagle Jet or are they regular employees hired as -99 FO's?

There are no 99 FO's that receive pay from AMF. There are probably some right now from Eagle Jet that pay for the privilege to be a FO - but not sure if there are or how many.

Then only paid FO's are in the Brasilia.

what is his name?

Asking about a post from 7 years ago. He is no longer at AMF and hasn't been for about 6 years.

I see you are new to the boards. What info are you interested in that you would want from him? You can PM me if you want to keep it off the board.

Is there any chance that Ameriflight would hire part time, say 2 days a week to fill in for vacation and pilots bing sick etc. I live in the Bay Area and fly part time 135 for another outfit

Not usually. Most of our part time folks are ones who have flown with us for a while and then stay on part time when they go to a new job. The cost of training is generally too much to make it worth wile to hire some one part time.

Privilege??? oh brother :rolleyes:

Ameriflight was, and still is unable, to staff their normal flights this last half of 2014. Most bases will not be participating in peak season flying as they do not have enough pilots to staff current requirements. I Wonder what is being done in order to keep this place staffed while maintaining safety? 52% of their ENTIRE pilot group has been there less than one year! WOW! Be safe everyone!

Not sure where you are getting your information. Yes, we have subcontracted some runs but that is more due to lack of airframes than pilots. Yes, we are stretched thin with almost every available pilot (including most of the training department) flying on a run. But every base that normally has peak runs has them this year.

And as for half of the pilot group having less than one year with the company, except for the couple of years right after 9/11 when there was very little movement within the industry, for all the time I have been with AMF the bottom half of the seniority list has been with the company between 1 and 1 1/2 years. So this really isn't something we haven't dealt with before.

But I agree with your last statement. Let's keep safe, everyone. No matter who you fly for. The last thing any of us wants is to read a report about a fellow pilot being injured or killed. It is just about this time last year that a friend of mine was in a crash that very nearly killed him. Miraculously (and I mean that literally) he recovered when the doctors were saying he wouldn't.

Nothing new. AMF is used to operating on razor thin pilot numbers, and a constant revolving door.

Hey are any of the Brasilia pilots in here or know how well those ol' girls are being taken care of?

Probably already been asked in the last 200+ pages, but if someone could suffer me the answer again...how often does Ameriflight typically have a need for Brasilia FO's? What are the mins for that seat?

We are usually running a class with 2 FOs about every 3 months. There are no official mins (part 135 has no time requirements for first officers) but most guys have been coming in between 700 & 900 hours total time with at least 100 hours multi.

The total time is targeted there because we aren't looking for permanent FOs. We want guys who will be captains within a year or so and for that you will need 1200 (part 135 IFR mins.) So after about a year in the right seat of the Bro, we want you to be able to move to the left seat of a BE99 and up from there as you gain experience.

Much appreciated, frmrbuffdrvr. I must admit, the Multi is quite a bit more than I expected, but then, that's why I asked in the first place!

I'm not sure that is a firm requirement. But as an E120 captain myself, I have seen too many guys eaten up by the Bro because they can't handle the engine out situations due to lack of experience.

So 400 tt and 100 multi no chance? haha

I got hired with 8XXtt and 37 multi and my sim partner had 6XXtt not sure about his multi. We both had some 73 sim training, not sure how much that helped us but we got hired after dropping are resumes at a job fair. There was a girl who got hired with 12XXtt and like 12 hrs multi. Not sure what she did to get hired though.

We did have one guy come in at 300tt. But he was a commercial FO in the 1900 and the person who offered him the 120 spot didn't realize how little time he had. Made it through training, though. I flew with him several times and he did well.

So I won't say NO chance...

ok ill throw a res out there fingers crossed. thanks
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We like to see roughly 550-700 hours total time, and 100 ME. As Mr. BuffDrvr said, it is to cope with the engine-out flight characteristics of the Brasilia.

I'm wondering how hard up AMF is for pilots. Specifically, I would be looking for a part time job out of PHX (would need to be based in station).

A little background: I'm in PHX working in IT and have gotten the itch to get back into flying. I took the ATP written before the rules changed last year and will be getting back into flying to get my ATP. I haven't flown since 2010 but have 2300 TT, 100 IFR, and will have 50 multi when I finish my ATP (~25 multi hours flown in 2015 toward the ATP). I was a CFI/CFII/MEI with no previous 135 experience.

Would they be interested or am I wasting everyone's time by applying. I would have to have something part time to work around my current job (say 2-3 days a week).

Most of the time when we have had part time guys they were full time and left, generally for another job, and elected to stay on PTOC. (Part Time on Call) I don't know if we have ever hired anyone directly into a part time position. That being said, we do need pilots and it wouldn't hurt to contact the recruiting department.

Anybody in the piper upgrade program? Any info?

Hi guys,

I am considering AMF. I have had it working for the regionals and have a few questions for current pilots. Please let me know (anyone) that I can PM these to?

Thank you

What are your questions?

So Ameriflight
 

24 yo m with 2200 total time. ATP 900 multi, 1000 ish PIC. 300 turbine 135 experience and 121 experience in E 175. Left flying to work in the Texas oil fields that are now laying off so going back to flying and insist on sticking with it. Grass is not greener always outside the cockpit i.e..( Job security with oil prices) but i just had to try roughnecking for a while. Looking at PSA MESA Republic or Ameriflight. Only advantage with Ameriflight is I think i qualify for Left seat positions rather quickly. looks like you can earn pic turbine hours quicker than 121. I flew a Lear 55 down to Alpine Texas and helped a 99 pilot jump the plane cause he left the master on while waiting for UPS truck. He seamed to like the company and the pilot group. Sounds like an enjoyable experience. Let me know what you think

You've been part 121, so you have a good idea of what to expect on the pay there. The Ameriflight payscales are updated on this website (34K for PA31 and BE99, 45K for the Metro first year). You don't get per diem for normal assignments.

I'm sure, with a resume like that, they can offer you a 99 or possibly even a Metro to start. It will be a junior base, most likely Central or Eastern time zone. If you want a western base, the progression is a little slower, but in many cases, you can still be in a Metro in a year.

At any rate, don't take the transition lightly, that goes both ways (135 and 121). The Metro is particularly a hand full. I think a lot of people would recommend flying the BE99 first, get to know the company and the routines, then the transition to Metro will be easier because you can just focus on the plane.

I personally like flying cargo as opposed to my PAX flying experience because, for the most part, I do my thing without much micromanaging from above. I also didn't care much for "putting on a show" for passengers day in and day out. Some day I might go back to flying passengers, but they'll have to pay me a lot more to do it.

^agreed. Amf is offering hiring bonuses and the allegiant upgrade program as well. They're attempting to get the airline staffed to start pushing for a 4 on 3 off schedule. Good things are coming...

I only averaged 53hrs/month working 6 days a week (Monday pm - Saturday am). 4 on 3 off would put me around 40hrs/month! Great way to build time, though over three years that does almost give you the required 1500AMF total time for an allegiant interview :rolleyes:.

The Allegiant preferential interview agreement, with higher minimums than Allegiant is advertising for a street application. :eek:

I have a buddy who has been trying to get in touch with the CP for months now to get his application in to Allegiant with no luck. He is unable to apply like anyone else would, so he is stuck. Higher minimums than Allegiant is even looking for on their own website. Plus I have to wonder how much of a conflict of interest it is to be hurting for pilots, and further reducing the pilot population at AMF by sending them to Allegiant...