Sweet, thanks so much for the info. So do you commute? If so where from? I'm thinking of commuting from AUS (austin,TX) but there are only 3 flights departing direct to MEM per day. 2 fedex and 1 piedmont. Have you had any issues commuting? Would it be much easier to choose a place to live that's within our route structure? For example Dallas? I'm worried about getting bumped at other airlines. Do you know of any good crashpads avail in MEM currently?

How was the ground school, any recommendations of preparation?

Depends on the bid period. Currently, many of the lines are not that commutable, but some tweaks here and there and an increase in staffing could make the lines commutable.

More or less. You fly what you are awarded and it is a weekly schedule that repeats itself. Despite how it sounds, due to weather, scheduled (or unscheduled) maintenance, or training... you never seem to do the same thing twice.

It goes up $1 per year.

Eligible after 1 year of employment. I don't think there is a match. Remember, nobody comes to SeaPort for their retirement plan :)

Right now it is pretty much just that. As long as you meet the minimums for PIC as defined in 135.243(c), and can pass upgrade training, you get four stripes.

FOs: ~83 hours a month right now - scheduled
CAs: ~105 hours a month right now - scheduled

Per diem is paid if away from base for more than 24 hours. Most lines are getting 2 overnights per week. Overnights are in ELD, SLN, and AHN.


Public transportation is almost non-existent in Memphis. You will either need to have a cheap crashpad car, get in good with somebody, or simply move to base.

Even you being used to that many people in a room doesn't mean that the others are used to that many people in a hotel room. Again, it is a fast paced training environment during those two weeks and you will be spending a lot of time with your new best friends. When things really start to pick up, there might even be days where you are in the classroom from 8am until 8 or 9pm (not with an instructor that length of time though). There are going to be several things that unless you have prior experience, it is going to be tough to wrap your brain around for the first few days. Going back to a hotel room with only one roommate will give you a chance to personally digest the information, plus you get more personal space. There will be plenty of time to get together in study groups.

As far as preparation... I would go over the basic part 91 regulations, weather, general turbine engine theory, etc. If you haven't flown IFR in a bit or not instrument current, study up on IFR operations. Additionally, if you haven't used a government issued chart, grab some and look over both the terminal procedures and enroute charts, including legends.

That should at least give you the foundation for the instructors to build on. Keep the questions coming, I'm happy to answer them.

ctab5060X....? I really would love to fly with SeaPort. If it all works out I will be commuting from the Nashville area. I would like to know if I have a shot at SeaPort with 300tt. Thanks for your help.

AUS to MEM is going to be a difficult commute to single leg it every time. There are only 2 direct flights per day. One on FedEx and one on Delta.

That being said, there are nearly 40 flight every day between AUS and DAL/DFW. DFW connects with 7 flights to MEM and DAL connects with MEM via SeaPort only. IAH and HOU are also options out of AUS.

Just hired a gent from Nashville that has about that amount of TT, so I would say that it is a very good shot at getting on with SeaPort, just depends on the staffing needs down the road.

Thanks for the information! I look forward to being in the next new hire class in july or august. I will continue to work on my art! I'm so excited for myself. I plan on submitting my information soon.

Got a big question for you that someone just brought up here at my flight school I thought was a pretty damn good question.

Can I legally log SIC in an aircraft at SeaPort Airlines that is Single Pilot Certified? Can I apply it towards the ATP?

61.51 (f) allows logging SIC time only if:
the type certificate for the aircraft requires two pilots or
the regulations under which the flight is conducted require two pilots.

135.99 (b) No certificate holder may operate an aircraft without a SIC if that ac has a pax seating config excluding pilot seats of ten seats or more.

I do know that 135.101 states "Except as provided in 135.105, no person may operate an aircraft carrying passengers under IFR unless there is a SIC of the aircraft."

135.105- Basically states that you can still fly under IFR without a SIC if you have an Autopilot on board, and certain other circumstances.

So what does all of this mean? So an SIC is only required if the flight is under IFR without Autopilot, or there are ten or more pax (seaport c208 has 9 pax). So it would be safe to assume that you can't log SIC towards the ATP flying at SeaPort. UNLESS, SeaPort's OpSpec requires a SIC on ALL flights. But if thats the case, I thought SeaPort has the potential for the Captain to fly Solo if need be... Just some food for thought.

Thanks!

Short answer is yes you can legally log SIC time in the Caravan. It isn't an OpSpec, but our GOM makes the SIC a required crew member for SeaPort operations, while still leaving the door open to operate single pilot if only absolutely necessary. About the only time we will operate single pilot is if we have nine passengers booked on the short Van (8 seats in the back) and we have to put a passenger up front.

Very good question and you will learn more about this during indoc.

Thanks for clarifiying that. But as a new hire can you tell me how many days off a month you guys normally get a month.

Also can you tell me about expansion...I heard that athens is closing and new ones will be opening. Any truth to this?

Thanks so much for all of your input! It has been very helpful. I am actually strongly considering living in DFW if I absolutely have to. Im just worried about not making it from AUS. Do you know of any crashpads in MEM at the moment?

I live in the area, so I don't know anything about crash pads that are available, but I will talk with some commuters this week and see if they know of any and if they would be willing to post openings on the board in operations.

As far as DFW is concerned, be aware that at this time, we do not have jumpseat privileges on American or Envoy.

Depends. FOs are wither getting 2 or 3 days off per week. Extrapolate that out over a month and you get a good idea. We don't necessarily run a month to month schedule. There are times the bid could be effective over several consecutive months.

We are staring service to Great Bend and Wichita, KS in June. As far as Athens in concerned, nothing definitive has been put out to the pilot group as of lately.

So....is there a class in July? How big will the next class be? Do I need to withdraw my app and resume from the fluid review and then resubmit. I may be in Memphis next month. Should I stop by the signature and submit a resume in person?

Apparently we just lost privileges on Delta too. Why does this constantly change?

Be sure that your looking in the right area in regards to Jumpseat information. It maybe easy to confuse pass travel vs Jumpseat travel. If you have Jumpseat questions, pass them along to the committee.

If you're having issues, please email the Jumpseat Committee.

Jumpseaters, remember FedEx delivers. I have had numerous Seaport guys j/s with us. Just first ask around about how we do reservations, sign-in, show time and standard customs and courtesies so things go smoothly.

To add... if the Jumpseat Committee is not informed of problems, then the problems do not officially exist and contacting other airline jumpseat coordinators does no good unless there are good facts to present to the other airline.

So again, if you have an issue, please, please contact the Jumpseat Committee so the problem can be addressed properly.

We appreciate the rides too!

Has anyone here been confirmed for the June class yet?

Im preparing for the July-August class now. I heard that the june guys and gals will be starting training soon. Im starting to have a taste for some Memphis BBQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He was let go... Also the Mci station manager was let go today.... Nothing has changed.

tall guy I am about to apply, I have 900 tt and 200 multi what are my chances of getting hired?

Your chances are better than mine. You have good time and good multi times. Im a low timer with 300tt 70 multi. Rumor has it is that they have hired really low time guys like myself. I'm just a baby in the flying world. A friend of mine who was working on his instrument rating the same time as I was went to Hawaii for almost a year flying caravans and hes now in a lear 31. So there is hope for me.

Greetings all,

As a new entrant to the thread, thanks for all the great information! I am considering applying to SeaPort with 600 TT, 550 PIC, 35 ME. I'm a CFII-MEI and am instrument current. Previous posts suggest that I have a pretty decent shot at being hired; is this still the case?

I have a couple of questions:

My second class medical expired last September. Will SeaPort want me to have a current second class just to interview, or can I get my second class after the job offer?

Do SeaPort pilots log enough night time be able to meet the 100 night for 135 PIC? I'm sitting at 30 night hours and would prefer to not have to buy the remaining 70 on my own.

Thanks for all the info, guys! Maybe someday soon I'll be with you in lovely MEM. :)

So does anyone know for sure that there will be a class in July or August? I just updated my app and resume. When will calls be going out?

Would love to know as well. I stated availability of mid-June on the app.

Sitting at 1192 hours, 1070 PIC, 520 CC, 120 Night, 25 Multi
Holding Multi Commercial / Instrument current.
Currently flying 25 hours per month on average.
Applied online last night and got a phone message today from them. I called back and left a message, but did not get to talk with anyone today.

Man! Well I'm not far behind you on the times but didn't include all the night and xc in my app and resume. I just gave TT and pic. I guess they need guys that can upgrade quick or something. I hope you get it Ron!

Yes we do. Still short on the captain side.

So does that mean you guys aren't really looking for FO's? I suppose I could resubmit again. But I'm shy just under 300 hours TT and like 220 xc.

Looks like preferred minimums bumped up to 500 hrs recently according to SeaPort web site. Got enough FO applicants? So it seems chances are slim for guys like me with 390TT. Applied couple of weeks ago, nothing yet.

The hiring mins are an ever moving target at SeaPort. Right now, we need captains, thus the higher "minimums". It is all very dynamic and subject to change without any notice. If you feel you are a good fit for the operation, by all means, apply and keep updating your application.

Questions:

Is commuting from ELD via HOT to Memphis on SEA realistic given schedule and seat/weight limits? Looks like a 4 hour deal which is a wash with driving. Figured those flight would not be full mostly.

Does SEA accommodate guard/reserve drilling commitments? I know they have to by law, but is it a disqualifier for interview/hiring consideration?

Six Pack with 430's or G1000?
Thanks.

Yes I heard that there is a class in late july early august. Im a low timer trying to get in as well. studying the atp written at this point and needing to build some time fast.

If the minimums have raised to 500tt that will kill me. I truly hope I have a shot. I plan on applying in hopes to get on. With the new atp rules taking effect in august there is no way Im going to pay an additional 15k for an atp course. I can get another degree for that price. I hope it all works out for me.

Yep...The website says minimums are 500tt...it looks like I'm short. It will cost me 24k if I keep paying for the additional 200 hours I will need. Or I can pay $8500 for a cfi cfii and teach for a year before I can apply. Chances are that I might not make the 24 calendar months inorder to avoid paying 15k for the atp course. It might be time for me to look into doing something else for a living. Oh well if it doesn't work out i can't be sorry. I have had a good run. Maybe I will go into the commercial drone field. But it would be nice to have an atp. Good luck and congrats to all of you who have the time. I will still apply to see what happens.

All is not lost if you can't get your atp by 2015. Another 10k in the scope of what all of us have spent to get this far is....well, another 10k. It stinks to have to spend it. Even so, for me at least the dream stays alive.

I'll be doing that, thanks for the info! Do you know when the next class is set to occur?