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10-01-2013 | 03:49 PM
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Apparently not. How many hours of flying and sim are done in those 4-6 weeks? I fly a C414 on a Part 135 certificate and in a week we did all the FAA stuff, Ops specs, haz mat, etc... and flew 15hrs. Just wondering what else could be happening. Do you spend a week with the maintenance department learning the aircraft? Or does that 4-6 weeks include LOFT?
10-01-2013 | 04:37 PM
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Apparently not. How many hours of flying and sim are done in those 4-6 weeks? I fly a C414 on a Part 135 certificate and in a week we did all the FAA stuff, Ops specs, haz mat, etc... and flew 15hrs. Just wondering what else could be happening. Do you spend a week with the maintenance department learning the aircraft? Or does that 4-6 weeks include LOFT?
10-01-2013 | 06:06 PM
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There's not exactly an abundance of aircraft sitting around for training. Might be about a weeks worth of training, but it's spread out due to aircraft availability. Plan to spend some down time at the Holiday Inn! It's a fantastic company to work for though! I will miss it when I leave...
10-02-2013 | 04:08 AM
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I'm too lazy to see if we have any specific flight time requirements, but two pretty junior people got the ATR last time they had a bid for it, so it shouldn't be too hard. 9kbud used to fly it, so he would know better than me...
10-02-2013 | 12:06 PM
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There's not exactly an abundance of aircraft sitting around for training. Might be about a weeks worth of training, but it's spread out due to aircraft availability. Plan to spend some down time at the Holiday Inn! It's a fantastic company to work for though! I will miss it when I leave...
10-02-2013 | 01:25 PM
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10-02-2013 | 05:04 PM
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That, my friend, is why Cape Air is still around after 24 years and just about every other fly-by-night 135 outfit has gone under. You have to actually give a "hoot" about safety. You'd be astounded at the washout rate from that 4-6 weeks of training. I'm sure those washouts got jobs flying 135 elsewhere with 5-6 days of training and a hearty "good luck out there!"
10-02-2013 | 05:28 PM
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Here are current minimums as posted on their page carreer section https://www.capeair.com/pilotjobs/index.html
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