Are you asking about Skydive AZ? I have no idea about weight limitations, but they don't fly 182's. It's Short Brother's Skyvans, and DeHavilland Twin Otters.

 

Just in general. I guess twin otters don't have any kind of limitation
Anybody knows the hiring minimums?

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750h min 1000h preferred. I'm almost there, 510h, 240h left

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They hire a lot in the 300 hour range.

 

Huh I'm giving them a call monday morning. Nothing to lose

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Visits in person are far more useful than phone calls, texts, faxes or mailed resumes.

 

Hey Javichu, Skydive AZ is one of the top DZ's in the country, and they can afford to be very picky about choosing their pilots. I think you need to apply in person if you think you have any chance at all of getting the job. I did, I drove all the way out there just to drop off my resume. I spoke to the chief pilot for all of about twenty seconds. (I never heard back from them.) By the way, how much does Flamenco Air pay? Please send a PM if you don't want to post the numbers in this thread.

 

That's true.

 

It's the largest dropzone in the country, also largest in the world. It's got the largest fleet of skyvans in the world. It's the busiest civil/military training DZ in the world, and in fact the majority of their business is military. They opened a second airport about ten miles southwest, last year, strictly to handle additional military training.

Choosey or picky? How picky can they be when they're hiring 300 hour pilots? They hire low time, require a 18 month contract, and insist on at least 100 hours of training time. Pilots who aren't making it at that point may be cut loose.

What do they want in an applicant? That could only be answered by the people doing the hiring, but it's a cinch that one can't get hired without applying.

How much follow-up did you do? How many additional follow-up visits? If they've just hired, they may not be hiring again immediately. It doesn't hurt to show up again and again...pilots leave, and others are needed. It's the one standing in front of the desk, hat in hand, that gets the closest scrutiny when the need goes out.

 

John Burke,

Thanks for the info. I have heard that pilots at Skydive AZ can log a good number of hours in a week. What is a typical day there in terms of flight hours and length of duty-days?