That time of year again-AK 135 VFR jobs available

[CrimsonEclipse]

Lifetime of flying high wings is hard to break I guess. I don't like a lot of things about them.
Fall on the tail.
Hard to work on.
Hard to get parts.
Don't like Conti motors.
Seat rail AD.
Hard to put old decrepits in row 3.
Ugly.
400 lbs heavier than a Cherokee for same useful load and same horsepower.
Mixture cables freeze up.
Elevator trim freezes up.
Most of them have a bazillion hours of being beat to crap in Alaska.
Narrow up front.
Overengineered.
Stupid seat stops.
Overpriced compared to similarly equipped Cherokees.
Etc.

Isn't overengineered a good thing?

 

[Roger Roger]

Isn't overengineered a good thing?

No.
When you're trying to build a better mousetrap, it's better to stop engineering before you get to something that looks like the game Mousetrap. Did I mention they're fugly and they fall on the tail?

 

[BHouston@ok3air]

Third time is a charm. April 14 ground school

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

No.
When you're trying to build a better mousetrap, it's better to stop engineering before you get to something that looks like the game Mousetrap. Did I mention they're fugly and they fall on the tail?

OH, you mean Rube Goldberg type of over engineered.

I took it to mean over built, like a brick $h!t house.

 

[🦈💜]

Did I mention they're fugly and they fall on the tail?

I've always been told that that's how you know they're full...

-Fox

 

[Andreas]

I'm interested. PM sent

 

[Korey]

Roger Roger...you forget to add in your list: Cabin heating sucks if it is below 80F outside. How is the new callsign going for y'all?

 

[nmineau]

Alaska Seaplanes in Juneau is looking for seasonal 135 VFR wheelplane pilots. You will start in the C207 and PA32, with a slim chance based on the needs of the company of upgrades into Beavers or Cessnas on floats (for those with the rating) or C208/PA31 (for those with turbine and twin time). Hard minimums are 135 VFR (500 TT blah blah blah). Alaska time is a plus but not a necessity. The season runs from mid April to mid September, I think we start running classes in early March. Schedule is 5 on 2 off, pay is on a daily rate system, and you will have cabin-only jumpseat privileges on Alaska Airlines. Might be a good bridge for those 1000 hour guys looking to get over the hurdle to ATP or 135 IFR mins. Feel free to PM me with any questions, and for an email address to apply. Sorry but I won't walk resumes in unless I have worked with you.

How much is the daily rate I have 1800 hours pic in the van

 

[Capt. Chaos]

Yes.. what is the new hire pay this year?

 

[ppragman]

Yes.. what is the new hire pay this year?

Not enough, and not what it was.

 

[Roger Roger]

Not enough, and not what it was.

Yeah, but you get paid through the winter.

 

[Korey]

It's sad. Juneau is such an amazing place to fly and live. It just sucks that there are no good paying flight jobs there and that housing is prohibitively restrictive.