I have an interview in about two weeks and haven't studied the ATP written since I took it back in June 2014. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

PM'd you too.

 

Hello all, I currently have a friend who has an offer from Piedmont for a February class. However he also have a job offer to fly Lear 35's for REVA in New York, as well as a third flying Phenom 100's, and 300's for Executive Airshare at KMKC. Always wanted to do part 135, but the way the airline industry is moving, Piedmont is tempting. Thoughts?

 

It depends on what the person is looking for. This thread pretty much lays out life at PDT. 11 days off a month, $40/hr, bonuses, movement, flow, triple premium for open time. How does that compare to what your friend wants to do? Some people prefer the 121 lifestyle, others want nothing to do with it. To each their own...

 

Basically wants 135/91, but likes the pay of Piedmont.

 

does he like having money for his family? pdt bro. have fun flying reva air ambulence at 3am. lol

 

I didn't have any Weight and Balance questions on mine. Sheppard Air made it super easy. There were questions about regs in there as well. Take your time, and carefully read the questions, some of them were tricky with wording.

 

Think about the future. Do you want to do 135 for your career or have a schedule and be able to make more money later on. If the latter I would go to Piedmont. Bonus, upgrade, flow. But don't do it for the money do it for what you want your career to be. If you have a sweet Part 91/135 gig and like your boss and think it will work out for a long time in the future by all means do what you must.

 

Been there.. done that.. flying a lear 35... old run down pos at 3am short call to Florida to pick up some lady that broke her hip on a cruise ship... than she codes in the back and flight nurse is freaking out and your trying to get into baltimore in 0/0. Forget that.. and get paid like crap, treated like crap.. there is a reason reva is always hiring.

Charter work, wasn't for me.. i hate catering to people who think they are rich and treat the help like poop. I quit that job after 3 months. Lucky for me I already had the type ratings so i was never held to a training contract.

My life at pdt had been easy.. really easy.. a lot of time off.. great people.. and this year, as an fo on a turbo prop, I'll easily make over 70k all together with perdiem and extra work..

I don't miss flying around in an old worn out lear, no thank you.. and a little phenom single pilot or with a 250 hour kid next to me building time.. in the flight levels.. no thank you... ill take my old worn out dash doing 1 hour hops all day long..

Training contract... be very rary... you will get locked for 2 years.. if airlines really start to pay more or there is chance somewhere else, your stuck flying the lear or phenom around disgruntled. IMHO the lear and phenom type ratings are useless pos. If your getting on a global, Gulfstream or falcon, than you will have a career type rating.

 

I came over from two years of Pt91 flying and, although I'm not in class yet, I'm glad I made the switch. I don't miss that life at all and I love the benefits I have.

Plus, if I, for some reason, wanted to go back to contract flying, I'd have an EMB-145 type. There are a few operators out there who fly the 145 and are looking for someone with 121 experience. They may not be the first choice, but I have that option. It's always good to have options.

As a lot of people said to me on another paid forum, if you want to be taken seriously later in life, go 121. You don't have to stay, but get the great training and experience that it offers.