Ask someone other than Bob

 

What about bob? I have an interview with him in oakland coming up...

 

Uh oh, Have fun with Bretz....

 

Oh come on man that's all your going to give me!?

I'm nervous enough as is

 

Different Bob

 

Okay let me clarify, Bob Bretz, is who you'll interview with in OAK. He's the ACP. Study, Study, Study.

 

Hey guys,

I've gotten my stuff in to Ameriflight for a while, but I haven't heard anything back.

Right now I'm trying to figure out whether I'm simply not competitive or they're just busy.

I currently have
1300TT
800 135 XC
200 night
100 In flight IFR 20 of which is actual.
65 multi.

Given the above numbers am I just not competitive or is it something else?

 

If you meet mins then yo're competitive. BUT the big difference is they can pick and choose who they want. Do you have 135 PIC time? I've noticed alot of the guys being hired are coming from other 135 companies and many have 1000hrs PIC and exceed ATP mins. Thats just what I've seen. Good luck

 

Unfortunately, all i have is "CFI stinky loser" time . I'll be patient and tactfully harass them.

 

Come prepared to take notes and study in the evening after class. Be sure you bring along the stuff they tell you to, when you get invited to the class. You'll find that some Basic Indoc days are scheduled for 0830-1700, but actually wind up lasting past 1800 because they cover so much material and are open to questions from the trainees. There's a do-or-die written test on the last day, but it isn't that hard if you've paid attention in class and studied. Same applies to airplane-specific training, which comes after Basic Indoc.

You'll probably find that Ameriflight is the most regimented flying job you've ever had, unless you've already worked for a 121 airline. They're heavily into SOPs, checklist flows, and flying their airplanes THEIR way. Sounds tough, but while other outfits are furloughing and parking airplanes Ameriflight has bought two BE-1900s and a Brasilia in the past six months or so. This is their 42nd year in business, their paychecks have always cleared the bank, and they're running new-hire classes every month.

Do a good job, follow the rules, and stick it out for a few years. Concentrate on getting domiciled where you'll get a wide variety of flying experience rather than your favorite place to live. It won't be a vacation in paradise, but that experience has repeatedly been proven to look very tasty to the major airlines.