PRIA - regionals
 

Hello all,

I was recently hired by a regional airline and we are going through PRIA paperwork. I had mentioned in my job application that I was employed by a flight school, when i was a low timer, as a contract (1099) pilot to provide discovery flights to potential students but they barely used me since company instructors got the first dibs.

To give a little background, I earned most of my flight hours like from around 350ish in 135 flying (vfr adn then ifr when i hit 1200 hours). Now, the flight school came back to the regional airline saying although i was checked out to provide flights, i did not fly at all officially per their records. The airline PRIA person is saying this is in conflict with what i had mentioned earlier. I don't understand how this is a conflict. they had asked me to provide employment history and i did. i was on standby for the flight school but the fact they didn't use me is not my fault.

The big question is? is this going to hurt my chances of flying with this company. would they recind their conditional offer letter? please, any insights would help me put my mind and family at ease since i've quit my previous job for this one already!

Thanks!!!!!

You worked there. You were employed as a pilot. What's it matter if you didn't fly? I agree, they didn't use you. That doesn't mean you didn't work there.

I wouldn't worry about it. If the regional PRIA "person" doesn't understand what contract/on-call work is, they shouldn't be in that position. You were employed there and available to do work, if needed.

One of the schools I CFI'ed at as a 1099 sent a letter when I was hired at PDT essentially saying they weren't required or inclined to participate in the process at all. They said they kept no records other than my initial checkout on each type of aircraft. This of course was not true, as they had a 141 instrument program, etc.. It didn't matter one bit.

You have a copy of the old 1099? That is enough proof that you worked there.

no i don't have one. like i said they barely used me. may be a couple of times if i can remember right. and those were, i was given a gift card instead of actual payment which at the time was alright cuz it's a $25 gift card vs $12 per hour

You're fine. The regionals will hire a mouth-breathing retard as long as they have a pulse... case in point, myself. As long as your time is documented and legit, you're in. Good luck.

I worked at a small company that is incredibly slow to respond to PRIA requests, even after the airline hiring me reached out numerous times. Eventually the hiring manager just asked me to sign a letter stating that I did in fact work there.

You shouldn't have too much of an issue.

Was this a 141 or a 61 flight school and were you "employed" by them or were you "self employed"?

What does your logbook show? Does your logbook show that you were checked out and than flew registration #s of aircraft "owned" by that flight school?

They have both 61 and 141 programs. I personally trained as part of their 61 program. I have 1 ferry flight logged that I can dig up from my log book. Yes I have company instructors check me out in the logbook for company flying for discovery and ferry flights. The aircrafts were all either owned or leased by the flight school at the time.
Also, I was officially checked out and 1099ed by the flight school. Not my words but theirs

You might be able to obtain previous years 1099 form from the IRS online:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-...-to-order-them

Also, I would read and understand AC 120-68G which explains what a hiring airline MUST request and what they MAY request and what the old employer MUST and MAY provide.

https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/...AC_120-68G.pdf