Aperture Aviation
06-20-2018, 05:35 PM
#23
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 54
Originally Posted by kaputt
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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06-20-2018, 08:33 PM
#24
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Joined APC: Jun 2011
Posts: 517
Originally Posted by rayburton72
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.
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.
12-10-2018, 01:19 AM
#26
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 54
Originally Posted by Blueflyer973
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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12-10-2018, 09:48 AM
#28
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Joined APC: Oct 2017
Posts: 14
Originally Posted by rayburton72
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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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?
12-10-2018, 04:35 PM
#29
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Joined APC: Oct 2017
Posts: 14
Originally Posted by rayburton72
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.
12-10-2018, 04:38 PM
#30
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 54
Originally Posted by Walkman
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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