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rayburton72 06-20-2018 10:46 AM

Last year, highest time pilot logged 400hrs pic.

Most avg 250-300


You case live anywhere, so long as you can get to an airport with airline service


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kaputt 06-20-2018 12:32 PM

Appreciate the response. Is there a particular reason they choose to fly with a two man crew in a piston single? I’m sure that’s what really hurts the hours.

rayburton72 06-20-2018 05:35 PM


Originally Posted by kaputt (Post 2618148)
Appreciate the response. Is there a particular reason they choose to fly with a two man crew in a piston single? I’m sure that’s what really hurts the hours.



It is what hurts the hours.

We fly in congested airspace when doing production. Pilot flying is eyes in. Pilot monitoring handles nav/comms and see and avoid.

Company is acutely safety conscious. And while that can be frustrating to the typical type-A young pilot, it is also a very nice environment to work in

A lot has to go right for us to fly. Crew, airplane, camera equipment, WX and ATC all have to be a go... that leads to a lot of cases where we cannot fly.




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kaputt 06-20-2018 08:33 PM


Originally Posted by rayburton72 (Post 2618401)
It is what hurts the hours.

We fly in congested airspace when doing production. Pilot flying is eyes in. Pilot monitoring handles nav/comms and see and avoid.

Company is acutely safety conscious. And while that can be frustrating to the typical type-A young pilot, it is also a very nice environment to work in

A lot has to go right for us to fly. Crew, airplane, camera equipment, WX and ATC all have to be a go... that leads to a lot of cases where we cannot fly.

Sounds like a solid place to work. I'll definitely keep it in mind as my hours climb. Again, appreciate the responses!

Blueflyer973 12-09-2018 11:03 AM

Any new updates? Seems like a good company?

rayburton72 12-10-2018 01:19 AM


Originally Posted by Blueflyer973 (Post 2722109)
Any new updates? Seems like a good company?




I really enjoyed flying for them

while it sounds silly, having flown for them helped me when I got to a regional, as I had already be introduced to a crew environment, CRM, and flows and checklists.

That made a bunch of stuff easier for me during ground school - stuff I saw my CFI colleagues wrestle with, in addition to everything else they threw at us.

I really enjoyed working for them, too.

As an employer, I felt they treated us fairly and handled all of the little things well - travel arrangements and policies, hotel choices etc.

When realty didn’t fit well into the “policies” they were quite open to discussion and willing to waive rules to fit the circumstance (regarding non-flying issues).

Side benefits - I had two weeks off between ground school and sims and was able to non-rev my wife and I to London for a long weekend - paid for the hotel in Hilton points I earned in a year working for Aperture, and still have enough points for a couple more long weekends.

(Haven’t even touched my airline miles yet)

Ray



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Blueflyer973 12-10-2018 07:09 AM

From the information I’ve gathered they offer home basing with a 8/6 schedule? Does that sound pretty accurate? In previous post I read that the starting salary is around $38,500 plus per diem?

Walkman 12-10-2018 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by rayburton72 (Post 2722392)
I really enjoyed flying for them

while it sounds silly, having flown for them helped me when I got to a regional, as I had already be introduced to a crew environment, CRM, and flows and checklists.

That made a bunch of stuff easier for me during ground school - stuff I saw my CFI colleagues wrestle with, in addition to everything else they threw at us.

I really enjoyed working for them, too.

As an employer, I felt they treated us fairly and handled all of the little things well - travel arrangements and policies, hotel choices etc.

When realty didn’t fit well into the “policies” they were quite open to discussion and willing to waive rules to fit the circumstance (regarding non-flying issues).

Side benefits - I had two weeks off between ground school and sims and was able to non-rev my wife and I to London for a long weekend - paid for the hotel in Hilton points I earned in a year working for Aperture, and still have enough points for a couple more long weekends.

(Haven’t even touched my airline miles yet)

Ray



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Non-rev benefits? Does Aperture still offer some type of non-rev benefits to employees and their spouses?

Walkman 12-10-2018 04:35 PM


Originally Posted by rayburton72 (Post 2722392)

Side benefits - I had two weeks off between ground school and sims and was able to non-rev my wife and I to London for a long weekend - paid for the hotel in Hilton points I earned in a year working for Aperture, and still have enough points for a couple more long weekends.


Does Aperture still offer non-rev benefits to employees and their spouses? I hadn't heard anything on this in my recent information gathering.

rayburton72 12-10-2018 04:38 PM


Originally Posted by Walkman (Post 2722880)
Does Aperture still offer non-rev benefits to employees and their spouses? I hadn't heard anything on this in my recent information gathering.



Aperture has no non-rev benefits- I was referring to my new airline job in that regard.

Sorry for the confusion.


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