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Old 04-25-2019, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DiveAndDrive View Post
10k for the contract. Not "officially" prorated, but if you are a good employee and fulfill a good portion, they will work with you. I would still personally recommend completing the contract, just to not burn a bridge.



Yes. It's a single pilot, single engine, fixed gear, unpressurized aircraft.



But I've done hand flown 1800 ft RVR ILSes on steam gauges.



I've iced up so bad, I couldn't maintain altitude or airspeed.



I've called ORD clearance and demanded they give me certain vectors, or else I was not taking off. (this was to avoid the aforementioned icing after an hour and a half delay after arriving from the inbound flight)


I've flown through and around thunderstorms.



I've had to deal with passengers, gate agents, EDCTS, and weight and balance and fuel problems.



I learned more in my time as a captain than I did in my entire flying career up to that point.



And my instructors, check airmen, and captains have spoken very highly of me at my current 121 gig. I did not require any additional training at any point during the curriculum. When I told my captains I was new to the aircraft, they would ask me what my back ground was. I'd respond with ACO. They'd shrug and say "you're fine. You know how to fly a plane."


ACO (and other similar operators), and they type of flying they do, are known and respected.



I'll take my "single pilot, single engine, fixed gear, unpressurized plane" as a low time pilot, any day of the week.

What're the schedules like? Four on two off? For example. Are they commutable?
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Old 04-26-2019, 09:35 PM
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Anyone know what total time they're looking for now? I'm at 260 and I applied about 2-3 weeks ago and haven't heard back. Commercial ASEL and AMEL with instrument. My buddy who's A CFI and at 600 hours also applied and never heard back.
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Old 04-26-2019, 09:49 PM
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Anyone know what total time they're looking for now? I'm at 260 and I applied about 2-3 weeks ago and haven't heard back. Commercial ASEL and AMEL with instrument. My buddy who's A CFI and at 600 hours also applied and never heard back.
A guy I know who recently got an interview said they are "hoping" for 800-ish.
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Old 04-27-2019, 07:06 AM
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A guy I know who recently got an interview said they are "hoping" for 800-ish.
Wow that's insane. Looks like I'm not going to Air Choice if that's what they want
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Old 04-27-2019, 07:16 AM
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A guy I know who recently got an interview said they are "hoping" for 800-ish.

Why advertise on their website that the mins are 250tt then?
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Old 04-27-2019, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by JMora View Post
Anyone know what total time they're looking for now? I'm at 260 and I applied about 2-3 weeks ago and haven't heard back. Commercial ASEL and AMEL with instrument. My buddy who's A CFI and at 600 hours also applied and never heard back.

Check out Southern Airways Express if you don't hear anything back.
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Old 04-27-2019, 09:47 AM
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Why advertise on their website that the mins are 250tt then?
Delta says their minimums are 1500 hours and 50 hours ME.
Guess what. People often don't get hired at posted minimums.
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Old 04-27-2019, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by dera View Post
Delta says their minimums are 1500 hours and 50 hours ME.
Guess what. People often don't get hired at posted minimums.
Touche. . .
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Old 04-27-2019, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JMora View Post
Wow that's insane. Looks like I'm not going to Air Choice if that's what they want
What they hope for and what they get are 2 different things. If you have the stated mins, go ahead and apply. Won't hurt. If they need people, they'll lower that 800ish to whatever it takes to staff the planes.
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Old 04-27-2019, 06:44 PM
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What they hope for and what they get are 2 different things. If you have the stated mins, go ahead and apply. Won't hurt. If they need people, they'll lower that 800ish to whatever it takes to staff the planes.
Exactly. They can hope for 800, but if they have a pile of apps with only 500 hour on average, then they will take the 500 hour guys.
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