Alaska 135 operators to avoid?
12-14-2019, 11:27 AM
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Alaska 135 operators to avoid?
As January rolls around I'm getting my resume prepped to handout to Grant, Ravn, Ryan, Yute, Ace, and any other 135 operators I can find on the ground in Alaska.
Are there any carriers with bad reputations that I should avoid because of accidents, maintenance, minimums etc?
I haven't heard great things about Yute or Grant so I'm a little wary of those operators already but I figured I'd check it out myself and see how it is. Would appreciate some input!
If anyone is wondering 600ish TT meet 135 vfr mins.
P.S Anyway to check a companies list of all accidents / emergencies? I know Alaska is not a forgiving place to fly so I don't want to make it any more dangerous than it needs to be!
Are there any carriers with bad reputations that I should avoid because of accidents, maintenance, minimums etc?
I haven't heard great things about Yute or Grant so I'm a little wary of those operators already but I figured I'd check it out myself and see how it is. Would appreciate some input!
If anyone is wondering 600ish TT meet 135 vfr mins.
P.S Anyway to check a companies list of all accidents / emergencies? I know Alaska is not a forgiving place to fly so I don't want to make it any more dangerous than it needs to be!
12-14-2019, 04:45 PM
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Even though you meet 135 VFR minimums, you probably won’t get a job offer anywhere in Alaska with those times. However, you might qualify for a SIC position at Hageland (Ravn Connect). Last I heard, the pile of apps was thick and even if you know someone there, it’s still hard to get a spot.
12-21-2019, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Gustafson
Even though you meet 135 VFR minimums, you probably won’t get a job offer anywhere in Alaska with those times. However, you might qualify for a SIC position at Hageland (Ravn Connect). Last I heard, the pile of apps was thick and even if you know someone there, it’s still hard to get a spot.
Met with some Ravn folks at a recruiting event. ~600TT, 135 mins, all Alaska time. Said I wouldn’t get in without internal recs, and it’d still be tough with some.
12-26-2019, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Huskys
As January rolls around I'm getting my resume prepped to handout to Grant, Ravn, Ryan, Yute, Ace, and any other 135 operators I can find on the ground in Alaska.
Are there any carriers with bad reputations that I should avoid because of accidents, maintenance, minimums etc?
I haven't heard great things about Yute or Grant so I'm a little wary of those operators already but I figured I'd check it out myself and see how it is. Would appreciate some input!
If anyone is wondering 600ish TT meet 135 vfr mins.
P.S Anyway to check a companies list of all accidents / emergencies? I know Alaska is not a forgiving place to fly so I don't want to make it any more dangerous than it needs to be!
Are there any carriers with bad reputations that I should avoid because of accidents, maintenance, minimums etc?
I haven't heard great things about Yute or Grant so I'm a little wary of those operators already but I figured I'd check it out myself and see how it is. Would appreciate some input!
If anyone is wondering 600ish TT meet 135 vfr mins.
P.S Anyway to check a companies list of all accidents / emergencies? I know Alaska is not a forgiving place to fly so I don't want to make it any more dangerous than it needs to be!
In the meant time don't do anything stupid.
12-28-2019, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Gustafson
Even though you meet 135 VFR minimums, you probably won’t get a job offer anywhere in Alaska with those times. However, you might qualify for a SIC position at Hageland (Ravn Connect). Last I heard, the pile of apps was thick and even if you know someone there, it’s still hard to get a spot.
12-29-2019, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Huskys
As January rolls around I'm getting my resume prepped to handout to Grant, Ravn, Ryan, Yute, Ace, and any other 135 operators I can find on the ground in Alaska.
Are there any carriers with bad reputations that I should avoid because of accidents, maintenance, minimums etc?
I haven't heard great things about Yute or Grant so I'm a little wary of those operators already but I figured I'd check it out myself and see how it is. Would appreciate some input!
If anyone is wondering 600ish TT meet 135 vfr mins.
P.S Anyway to check a companies list of all accidents / emergencies? I know Alaska is not a forgiving place to fly so I don't want to make it any more dangerous than it needs to be!
Are there any carriers with bad reputations that I should avoid because of accidents, maintenance, minimums etc?
I haven't heard great things about Yute or Grant so I'm a little wary of those operators already but I figured I'd check it out myself and see how it is. Would appreciate some input!
If anyone is wondering 600ish TT meet 135 vfr mins.
P.S Anyway to check a companies list of all accidents / emergencies? I know Alaska is not a forgiving place to fly so I don't want to make it any more dangerous than it needs to be!
Don’t rule out Everts Air Cargo. They’ve got a 135 operation based in Fairbanks. They also operate a EMB120 in the lower 48 under their 135 certificate.
12-30-2019, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Huskys
P.S Anyway to check a companies list of all accidents / emergencies? I know Alaska is not a forgiving place to fly so I don't want to make it any more dangerous than it needs to be!
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/index.aspx
Won’t give you every emergency but it’ll give you the serious stuff.
The readout ought to look like this:
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