Notices
Part 135 Part 135 commercial operators

SurfAir

Old 11-14-2017, 10:32 AM
  #561  
Line Holder
 
Joined APC: Jul 2015
Posts: 68
Default

Originally Posted by dera View Post
I'll rephrase that for you:



They could if they would pay more for insurance that allows 135 IFR mins as PIC...


Haha that’s exactly right Dera


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
skipilot84 is offline  
Old 11-14-2017, 01:59 PM
  #562  
New Hire
 
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 4
Default

Originally Posted by skipilot84 View Post
They could if insurance didn’t require an unrestricted ATP


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
This is true. If insurance didn’t require the unrestricted ATP they would’ve lowered the captain mins from 1500 a while ago
Socalflyguy is offline  
Old 11-16-2017, 01:11 PM
  #563  
Chief A'Hole
 
Dhood84's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Aug 2015
Position: Barely Flying!
Posts: 402
Default

We just got 5 or 6 of your pilots from Burbank area. What’s the reason people are jumping ship for other 135 companies?

DH
Dhood84 is offline  
Old 11-16-2017, 03:17 PM
  #564  
New Hire
 
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 4
Default

Originally Posted by Dhood84 View Post
We just got 5 or 6 of your pilots from Burbank area. What’s the reason people are jumping ship for other 135 companies?

DH
A lot of those captains became scared of the maintenance on the aircraft. They will probably tell you that there were major issues when in reality they were just tired of being at the company. They probably went to your company because they can’t handle being away from home for more than 12 hours. They would rather take a 50% pay cut than to go somewhere else. They weren’t captains in my opinion.
Socalflyguy is offline  
Old 11-16-2017, 05:37 PM
  #565  
New Hire
 
Joined APC: Jan 2017
Posts: 6
Default

Originally Posted by Socalflyguy View Post
A lot of those captains became scared of the maintenance on the aircraft. They will probably tell you that there were major issues when in reality they were just tired of being at the company. They probably went to your company because they can’t handle being away from home for more than 12 hours. They would rather take a 50% pay cut than to go somewhere else. They weren’t captains in my opinion.
I respect your opinion and enjoy working here myself but I disagree with this sentiment. People have many valid reasons for leaving companies and there's absolutely nothing wrong with someone parting ways with one that evolves into something that no longer suits what they need/want out of the job. I've flown with the captains that left recently and each of them were great to work with and got the job done.
TheGuythatFlies is offline  
Old 11-16-2017, 07:16 PM
  #566  
New Hire
 
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 4
Default

Originally Posted by TheGuythatFlies View Post
I respect your opinion and enjoy working here myself but I disagree with this sentiment. People have many valid reasons for leaving companies and there's absolutely nothing wrong with someone parting ways with one that evolves into something that no longer suits what they need/want out of the job. I've flown with the captains that left recently and each of them were great to work with and got the job done.
Maybe the way I had worded myself came off wrong. I do agree with you that those captains were great to work with. There was never one individual I didn’t like to fly with. But a lot of their opinions on the company were affecting everyone negatively. I think it was in their best interest to move on to something else instead of staying.
Socalflyguy is offline  
Old 11-20-2017, 06:39 PM
  #567  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: Left
Posts: 1,807
Default

Originally Posted by Socalflyguy View Post
A lot of those captains became scared of the maintenance on the aircraft. They will probably tell you that there were major issues when in reality they were just tired of being at the company. They probably went to your company because they can’t handle being away from home for more than 12 hours. They would rather take a 50% pay cut than to go somewhere else. They weren’t captains in my opinion.
Why is it surprising that pilots want to move from PC12s to jets? Maybe not everyone, but I assume many pilots have the same interest. Personally, I think the regionals are offering particularly attractive opportunities for qualified pilots.
David Puddy is offline  
Old 11-26-2017, 10:43 PM
  #568  
New Hire
 
aviatorchick77's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2017
Posts: 7
Default

Does anyone have an updated email address for Elaine? Tried getting in contact with her a few days ago and it didn't go through.

Thanks!
aviatorchick77 is offline  
Old 11-28-2017, 10:06 AM
  #569  
On Reserve
 
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 10
Default

Originally Posted by aviatorchick77 View Post
Does anyone have an updated email address for Elaine? Tried getting in contact with her a few days ago and it didn't go through.



Thanks!


Elaine was let go.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
jetpilot87 is offline  
Old 11-30-2017, 12:32 PM
  #570  
New Hire
 
aviatorchick77's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2017
Posts: 7
Default

Oh dang, thanks for the info.
aviatorchick77 is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Your Privacy Choices