Opinions on Westwind Air Service
01-18-2018, 07:27 AM
#4
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Joined APC: Apr 2017
Position: smoke and spider season
Posts: 93
500+TT, CSES, 100XC, 25 Night, and IFR current.
They fly 207Ts and 208s from Deer Valley/Grand Canyon/Page.
Still digging to see if as contractor or as W2 employee. No flight benefits though so no idea if it is commutable.
They fly 207Ts and 208s from Deer Valley/Grand Canyon/Page.
Still digging to see if as contractor or as W2 employee. No flight benefits though so no idea if it is commutable.
01-18-2018, 10:29 AM
#5
In a land of unicorns
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: Whale FO
Posts: 6,463
You start in the 207, they want 135.243 VFR mins. they fly quite a bit during the busy season and in the summer you can expect to stay in Page in their (nice) crew house through your rotation. Pay is decent but they make you work for it (which is great for an hour builder obviously). Good group of pilots, everyone seems to like it. Eventually upgrade into the Caravan.
No flight benefits so not really "commutable", some people do from California etc by driving, and a lot of pilots rent condos/houses together in PHX to live in as a "crashpad".
You're a W2, not a 1099.
No flight benefits so not really "commutable", some people do from California etc by driving, and a lot of pilots rent condos/houses together in PHX to live in as a "crashpad".
You're a W2, not a 1099.
01-18-2018, 11:26 AM
#7
In a land of unicorns
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: Whale FO
Posts: 6,463
Originally Posted by Javichu
Oh well, I applied :-)
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no biggie
01-18-2018, 06:16 PM
#9
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2015
Position: Captain
Posts: 72
I used to be the Chief Pilot from 2002-2004. Some of the best and most fun flying of my career. If it’s still the same, they operate under a 135 ticket VFR. No IFR flying(unless part 91 work) Doing air tours either from Deer Valley airport (KDVT), Page, AZ or the Grand Canyon. They do have overflight privileges for the Grand Canyon. During my tenure we had jumpseat privileges on Great Lakes airlines. Great people and great equipment while I was there. Don’t know what pay is like since it’s been a long time. But flying a Caravan, over some of the most beautiful terrain of AZ, etc. was just so cool back then.
01-19-2018, 12:21 PM
#10
I Pass the Butter
Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 555
I live under the north traffic pattern of DVT and I see a Caravan (I think it's theirs) every week or other week. So they're doing something haha. I would imagine it's more popular in the sunnier months, but then again there are a lot of northeners down here now avoiding the snow, and some of them have cash burning holes in their pockets so perhaps they go on these flightseeing tours and whatnot during the winter.
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