Phoenix air group
06-27-2022, 09:11 AM
#11
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It is a good promotional video.
What do you expect?
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I've worked with the military type Lear airplanes doing contract work for the DoD.
Usually not the entry level job I think - at least it wasn't for one of their competitors - L3 International. You need some military/large force exercise experience. Other stuff sounds like contract work. It isn't that 'no one else can do it', it is that no one else submits a bid or is the chosen bid.
Years ago - if you look at the past posts - there was an APC member on line who was working for them. Haven't heard from this person in quite some time it appears - so who knows what you can find out about them. Check the website would be the first stop.
What do you expect?
)I've worked with the military type Lear airplanes doing contract work for the DoD.
Usually not the entry level job I think - at least it wasn't for one of their competitors - L3 International. You need some military/large force exercise experience. Other stuff sounds like contract work. It isn't that 'no one else can do it', it is that no one else submits a bid or is the chosen bid.
Years ago - if you look at the past posts - there was an APC member on line who was working for them. Haven't heard from this person in quite some time it appears - so who knows what you can find out about them. Check the website would be the first stop.
06-27-2022, 12:00 PM
#12
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Couple friends have worked there recently. My buddy went in on the GIV as he was previously typed. Had lots of fun and saw lots of places and crazy stuff, but schedule was often long for the missions (30+ days with lots of sitting in that time), and pretty dynamic/unpredictable. It didn’t sound like they forced you to take the long stuff, but it also sounded like that was how you made money. Overall, he had fun but opted to go back to boilerplate 135 G flying. But indeed, some of their ops are as cool as they say.
Afaik, they do function on the lear side as a somewhat entry-level option—lots of medevac in addition to the mil stuff.
Afaik, they do function on the lear side as a somewhat entry-level option—lots of medevac in addition to the mil stuff.
06-29-2022, 05:29 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by sky303
Couple friends have worked there recently. My buddy went in on the GIV as he was previously typed. Had lots of fun and saw lots of places and crazy stuff, but schedule was often long for the missions (30+ days with lots of sitting in that time), and pretty dynamic/unpredictable. It didn’t sound like they forced you to take the long stuff, but it also sounded like that was how you made money. Overall, he had fun but opted to go back to boilerplate 135 G flying. But indeed, some of their ops are as cool as they say.
Afaik, they do function on the lear side as a somewhat entry-level option—lots of medevac in addition to the mil stuff.
Afaik, they do function on the lear side as a somewhat entry-level option—lots of medevac in addition to the mil stuff.
06-29-2022, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Ohana
Did he say anything about how much they paid?
06-29-2022, 05:10 PM
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During my time there I made a little over 100k as a Gulfstream FO my first year. I believe there have been two pay rases since then. Min guarantee was a measely $2,400 a month. You always ended up making way more but it was stressful thinking that you could end up with that if things didn't go your way. I think that has gone up as well. The job is as adventurous as it sounds. Good crews both on the pilot and medical side and life on the road is good. Long trips and unpredictable schedules like the other poster mentioned is exactly right. In the end those two things got to me, the unpredictability in pay and schedule more so than the long trips. There have been some improvements to address that but I cannot speak to the exact details since the pay structure and scheduling is still overly complicated.
06-29-2022, 06:29 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by CosmoKramer86
You actually want to get paid well under industry standard to fly pax with highly infectious diseases?
The biggest knock against Phoenix is the schedule, it’s feast or famine but now you’ll earn a comfortable wage if you don’t fly a second.
No, pilots don’t wear hazmat suits and there is no risk of infection to the crews. Yes, the video is correct. Some of the things we do can’t be done by anyone else, not just because no one else bid.
08-25-2022, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Learjet FO
Does anybody know anything about Aery Aviation out of Newport News?
They had a plane catch fire airborne a few weeks ago. The PHF ramp is littered with bagged aircraft they can’t afford to fix.
08-26-2022, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dnr032
I know this is an older thread, but I would love some updated information on Phoenix Air Group. I live local and am looking to retire soon from another job. Still too young to ‘retire’ for good and would love to speak with some one who can tell me more about the job. If you have any realtime info, please send me a PM. Thanks,
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