PDT News and Rumors
10-04-2016, 08:16 PM
#9571
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2010
Position: rabble rouser
Posts: 419
Originally Posted by adf714
I talked to a recruiter from Piedmont today. I'm a few months out from having my CFI, and their cadet program sounds really tempting. This is the gist of what they told me:
-Low upgrade times (12-14 months)
-Will pay me $500 for every 100 hours I log as a CFI on my way from 500 to 1500 hours ($5,000 total)
-First year pay will be in the low $50,000s (including bonuses)
-Minimal time on reserve, 6 weeks is the average right now
-Guaranteed flow to American after 5 years (but usually around 4 years)
-Great benefits
The whole deal sounded good. Almost too good. Any downsides the recruiter left out? I'm from the west coast but if everything the recruiter said was true, I would be more than happy to move to the east coast if it meant flying for American in 6-7 years.
-Low upgrade times (12-14 months)
-Will pay me $500 for every 100 hours I log as a CFI on my way from 500 to 1500 hours ($5,000 total)
-First year pay will be in the low $50,000s (including bonuses)
-Minimal time on reserve, 6 weeks is the average right now
-Guaranteed flow to American after 5 years (but usually around 4 years)
-Great benefits
The whole deal sounded good. Almost too good. Any downsides the recruiter left out? I'm from the west coast but if everything the recruiter said was true, I would be more than happy to move to the east coast if it meant flying for American in 6-7 years.
the pay right now is in the low 50's but thats with a lot of temporary bonuses going on
they might not still be in effect by the time you finish the cadet program. so figure on, I believe, 38/hr at roughly 80-90hrs a month as a line holder (reserve can vary wildly from minpay of 75 to well over 90hrs)
the flow time frame is probably a bit overly optimistic unless they can secure the growth they want to get (count it as 'best case scenario' type of numbers)
10-04-2016, 09:22 PM
#9572
New Hire
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 2
Originally Posted by dash8
there's a lot of sugar coating going on there
the pay right now is in the low 50's but thats with a lot of temporary bonuses going on
they might not still be in effect by the time you finish the cadet program. so figure on, I believe, 38/hr at roughly 80-90hrs a month as a line holder (reserve can vary wildly from minpay of 75 to well over 90hrs)
the flow time frame is probably a bit overly optimistic unless they can secure the growth they want to get (count it as 'best case scenario' type of numbers)
the pay right now is in the low 50's but thats with a lot of temporary bonuses going on
they might not still be in effect by the time you finish the cadet program. so figure on, I believe, 38/hr at roughly 80-90hrs a month as a line holder (reserve can vary wildly from minpay of 75 to well over 90hrs)
the flow time frame is probably a bit overly optimistic unless they can secure the growth they want to get (count it as 'best case scenario' type of numbers)
10-05-2016, 01:42 AM
#9575
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 336
Originally Posted by mm1989
What's the crash pad situation in MDT or ROA?
10-05-2016, 04:22 AM
#9576
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2015
Position: DHC-8 CA
Posts: 462
The dashes are going away at 1-2 a month. We are getting 3 jets a month starting in Jan with plans to hit mid 30's by next summer. The only cap on jet acquisitions per the CEO is our ability to staff.
10-05-2016, 04:22 AM
#9577
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2015
Posts: 634
Originally Posted by BeechPilot33
how many 145's do you have on contract from American? Are the Dash 8's timing out now or do they have a few years left? How many are they parking in the next few years. What would be the net growth?
10-05-2016, 04:27 AM
#9579
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2011
Posts: 239
Originally Posted by BeechPilot33
how many 145's do you have on contract from American? Are the Dash 8's timing out now or do they have a few years left? How many are they parking in the next few years. What would be the net growth?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
