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Old 12-11-2014 | 03:42 PM
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That's below industry standard pay.
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Old 12-11-2014 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MR JT8D
That's below industry standard pay.
Which you consider is what?

Starting pay is 30-35k depending on experience, up to 40k after 90 days, plus $50 per diem on over nights. Healthcare after 60 days and 401K with matching after a year. Plus, it depends on basing, if your in SoCal, it's higher due to cost of living.

Plus the possibility of an end of year bonus based off of performance. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.
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Old 12-17-2014 | 11:36 AM
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Well, I just accepted my first official flying job! There are four of us that will be starting out come January.
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Old 12-17-2014 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Tpinks
Well, I just accepted my first official flying job! There are four of us that will be starting out come January.
Congrats Tpink.
I hope you let us know what the training is like and life on the line.
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Old 01-22-2015 | 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Tpinks
Well, I just accepted my first official flying job! There are four of us that will be starting out come January.

How's the training going?!?!?

Fill us in
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Old 01-25-2015 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by StartUp161WanaB
How's the training going?!?!?

Fill us in
Training was from the 5th until about the 12th and then we were ready. Pretty much it was just a crash course in all of the systems and programs they use to do all of the planning and ATC coordination for each job.

The 206's and 210 are out and about, currently in the south so the other guy was flown commercially to his deployment area on the 15th but I stayed behind as my 206 had been brought back to base at the end of the year to be annualed at which time they also put a new engine and prop on as well as doing a bunch of other work. It was not ready until this past week, but I finally deployed and met up with the other guy on Friday.

Today was actually my first day of production flying, flew for ~5hrs. So far so good! Already have reached Gold membership status with Holiday Inn lol.
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Old 01-25-2015 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Tpinks
Training was from the 5th until about the 12th and then we were ready. Pretty much it was just a crash course in all of the systems and programs they use to do all of the planning and ATC coordination for each job.

The 206's and 210 are out and about, currently in the south so the other guy was flown commercially to his deployment area on the 15th but I stayed behind as my 206 had been brought back to base at the end of the year to be annualed at which time they also put a new engine and prop on as well as doing a bunch of other work. It was not ready until this past week, but I finally deployed and met up with the other guy on Friday.

Today was actually my first day of production flying, flew for ~5hrs. So far so good! Already have reached Gold membership status with Holiday Inn lol.
Eww good lord... Start staying at hiltons and come back when you have Diamond elite status.
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Old 01-25-2015 | 04:19 PM
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Eww good lord... Start staying at hiltons and come back when you have Diamond elite status.
I've had to start staying at Holiday Inns/Expresses too and have found them to be just as nice as some of the Hampton Inns at least. The Embassies and Garden Inns still have the best breakfasts in my opinion.
The Hiltons and Marriotts have reacently switched to a 24+hr cancellation policy and that just usually won't work with our operation. The IHG properties still have 1800 day-of and if you are a member of their rewards club you can cancel at any time without penalties.
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Old 01-31-2015 | 09:57 AM
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Actually we usually have only 1 pilot in Tyler and he has recently quit. We keep a C-310R down there.
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Old 02-01-2015 | 07:08 PM
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Would love to hear about the interview process!
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