Base assignment depends on what aircraft you do your FO time in.

I'm not aware of any housing arrangements that AMF is doing. Most of the folks so far have come in and done their FO flying at the base they will eventually be assigned to as a captain. The ones I have dealt with already were living at their assigned bases. The only exception is a guy currently in training as a metro FO who lives in DFW but may need to do his flying (at least initially) in BUR because, while we have 2 specified metro runs in DFW we currently have no captains to fly them. The captain for one is also in this same class but the FO will be out on the line a few weeks before the captain completes training.

After you reach 1200 hours you will train as a captain in a BE99 and then transition to captain in the aircraft you did your FO flying in after a couple hundred hours.

There are high time Metro runs out of SUS, CVG, and SJU. It works out particularly well when they are international runs because our Korean friends can't fly on those in their FO program.

Otherwise, if there is a high time run in the base where you will be assigned, I've seen that too.

Koreans usually get the SUS runs since it is a high time run that stays domestic. SJU is easy to get into for an FO.

SAT Ameriflight opening
 

I am looking at applying for the metro opening at SAT. I meet all of the requirements and have a decent amount of metro time already. This will be my first 135 job if I'm hired, and I am looking for a little more info on this base as far as schedule, hours flown, any information I can get... Is the pay really what they say it is?

I've combed through this thread but there are far to many posts and I have not seen anything on this base..

Thanks in advanced

Hello, curious what the current hiring situation is for the ONT base. Thank you!

Last I heard, ONT could use 99 pilots

Thanks Tom. I saw a couple of listings for pilots at ONT just wasn't sure how up to date it was. I'll check it out..Best..

Hello all. I'm reporting to DFW on the 11th for Indoc for the Chieftan. Living in Phoenix; expecting my first base to be ABQ. Anyone else going to Indoc on the 11th? Also, any Amflighter's familiar with the runs out of ABQ?

Hello jmak! PM me, I'm happy to provide some insight.

What did they tell you the pay was? The numbers posted here on APC are accurate from what I have seen.

PM me about SAT. I'm not sure which run they are advertising but I know the base well.

hello all, I am currently at atp building time. was interested in ameriflight because of their fast upgrade time and pic turbine. quality of life and pay descent for first year fo's ? I know what to expect for regional pay and first year gigs. I work a jumpseat desk at a major airline have a descent idea of the operation but would like some first hand info ..thanks

The big question is how much time do you currently have? We have two FO tracks that we can put people through; E120 FOs and "time builder" FOs. Both pay the same. The primary difference for the FO coming in is that we tend to use the E120 slots for slightly lower time pilots. The reason is we figure they will be in those positions a bit longer which is good for us since those FOs are actually required to operate the aircraft. The other FO positions we like folks with more time coming in so they spend minimal time in the position before we can move them to the left seat of something like a BE99. Think of it as we are paying you to get the rest of your flight time to reach part 135 minimums, so we don't want to do that any longer than absolutely necessary.

The downside to this for pilots looking to come here is we only have a limited number of E120 slots, since we only have 10 aircraft at present. For the other FO slots, since we can put the pilot in any of our other aircraft, we have more opportunities. But, as I said, we like to have folks that are closer to 135 mins coming in for those positions.

Both positions pay the same and the chart here on APC is accurate to our current pay scale.

I don't have the part 135 mins yet should have 300 tt by mid summer, the time builder program you discuss, what hours would I need to apply for that ? Thanks

Right now we are looking for 750TT with 300 dual given.

What are the opportunities like for Portland, OR or Seattle?

835 TT , 35 hours dual given

I can't speak to specifics in either for the time builder side. The only runs I have flown in BFI were E120 runs. Which of course require FOs. But I don't know specifics on when those will be coming open again.

Any BFI or PDX folks?

Having a phone interview soon with AMF. If anyone has an updated gouge that will be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

Johnason

I just saw on the job list they show Seattle Embraer FO opening. I submitted an application but I have an application in from last fall and did a phone interview in Feb

Ameriflight
 

Hi Flyinlynn,

I sent you a PM, can you take a look?

Thanks!

Anyone care to share information about AMF? I just applied for the EMB-120 Captain in OPF. If the position is open and that is the one applied for, do you get that base and position if hired? What are the schedules like out of OPF for the Bro? Any other info worth sharing, please do! Thanks.

The Schedule can be found on amfpilots.com under the jumpseat link, no login required. The EMB runs are shown out of MIA to Kingston and Montego Bay. I see some Metro runs out of OPF, if there is an EMB in the works that is new. Hope that helps.

Have they ever actually updated that schedule since they put it there years ago?

I see your point, looks like it is a couple years old. Maybe flight aware would be a better source of current info.

Can't find ME requirements among all others in job descriptions... Anyone knows current ME minimums rather then 50 (as it used to be)?

Check out this link it is all current AMF openings EMB FO is 25 hours ME

Careers At Ameriflight, LLC

Thanks! I wonder if PIC jobs have the same ME req...

Minimums for the VFR chieftain captain are

"900 TT and 50 hours ME, 100 hours of cross country of which at least 25 hours were at night."

Hello, I am interested in learning more about Ameriflight. I would be very thankful if a current or recently employed pilot could PM. What is the schedule like? days on (how much duty, sit time, flying?) days off? Is there a contract? How much flying per month out of OPF? Thank you for your time.

Hello all, I have an interview this week with Ameriflight for an FO EMB 120 position. Can anyone help me with any advice or tips for the interview? This will be my first aviation related interview. I am already reading up on 135 regs, not sure what else to expect. Feel free to PM me. Any help is much appreciated !

Looks like somebody over at the "other" forum (Jet Careers) just posted some info about his phone interview with them yesterday.

Yup saw that earlier today and was actually able to get ahold of him. Thanks !!

Anyone who has gone through phone interview have a class date?

I don't know about anyone on here who has interviewed recently. But the next class is Monday. They usually run on the 2nd Monday of every month.

Getting close to 1K TT and the end of the season at my current gig! Hope to get a chance to interview with Ameriflight and get on next month's class . . . when I talked to Hunter last month he mentioned a June 13 one which would be the 2nd Monday in June indeed!

Good luck!

So if you get a position as a FO in EMB120, once you hit 1200 hours you will be trained as a captain in a BE99 until you reach 1400/1500 hours and then come back to BRA as a captain?
I thought it would take years flying BE99 or other equipment until you get a chance in EMB due to seniority list. That means you can work at Ameriflight and basically fly just the BRA if you want to?

Thanks.

I got an email a few days ago about an app i put in for a Brasilia FO position. The email had comapny info attached and said to contact them right away. I called that day and left a voicemail. Called a couple days later and left 2 voicemails and also emailed them back. Still no word.

I got the phone call two weeks after getting that email you received to set up the interview. Just be a little bit patient. If your qualification is there, you'll get the call sooner or later.

Ok thanks! I started applying prematurely a few months ago and never finished the application and they called out of the blue to see if i was still interested. I just thought since i actually completed it this time that they would answer the phone lol.

Sorry, I thought you were talking about our FO transition program which is fly right seat in one of our aircraft that is usually flown single pilot. I wasn't talking about the E120 when I mentioned going from the 99 to the aircraft you were an FO in.

You will need more than 1400-1500 hours to be left seat in the 120. Normal progression would be hire on as an FO, BE99 at 1200 hours or so, 1400-1600 transition to the SA227 or BE1900 and then somewhere in the 2000 hour range you would be able to bid to the left seat of the E120.

Book numbers for the E120 are 3000 total, 1500 AML PIC, 750 turbine. But those can be adjusted based on performance and previous time in the aircraft (ie. SIC time.)