Texasspilot
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If it is Cherry I'd suggest you do as much homework as possible.
I'll go with cherry air for 10 points Bob.
Ameristar for the win.
Do you live in a "right to work" state?
HOWEVER:
If you have a wife and/or children, do not, I repeat do not fly on-demand cargo. You have a responsibility to them to stay alive, so go do something less dangerous... like artificially inseminating wild rhinocerous or opening up a Christian mission in Palestine.
But above all-- HAVE FUN!!
HOWEVER:
If you have a wife and/or children, do not, I repeat do not fly on-demand cargo. You have a responsibility to them to stay alive, so go do something less dangerous...
On demand is no more dangerous than scheduled pax runs if you don't let it get that way.
Tell your captain no once or twice. That will clear things up.
THere are plenty of guys who are still alive with wives and children to attest to the safety of flying boxes.
I'd be more afraid to jump into an airplane with a guy who'd gone from 300TT Regional Gearmonkey FO to captain than a guy who'd flown freight, battled the wx, and still managed to survive, he must have done something right.
:yeahthat: I'd say go with option B. It's pretty common to see training contracts these days, they protect a company from guys just getting a type and then bolting for the door. But, like Boris said, a lot of the contracts aren't enforceable. If you know people who have worked for the company and can give you feedback, than that's a fantastic resource for you.The contracts often aren't enforceable, depending on your jurisdiction etc (or so I'm told). Obviously, also, a decent company will release you from it should you lose your job. I signed a year long one 9 months ago with that understanding and don't regret it a bit. If they're going to lay down the money to send you to the sim, it's only fair to expect you to work for them long enough to make it a financially sane decision. Are there places that get you locked in and then abuse you? I'm sure there are, which is why you should do your homework on the jobs you're offered. But the contract itself isn't a red flag.
It's also worth remembering that whether they come after you for the contract, aviation is a small world, and you'd best believe that a DO or CP who got burned by a guy grabbing the type and running will have some choice things to say about him when the phone rings from the dream job.
The opinions I've heard of Cherry run from "it's ok" to "it's great", which is beating the heck out of par for the on demand world. It sounds like a good place to be to me.
Gasp! Jimbo, no!
Do not go any place that wants to tie you down with a training contract. Why should anyone basically become an indentured servant?
The only place where I think that's acceptable is the military.
CapnJim said:So you think all regional FO's are 300hr "gearmonkeys" and that cargo pilots are brave and smart for flying into weather? Well, either you just blew all your credibility or there's a lot of guys out there not <snicker> "Telling their captain no once or twice" to "clear things up" :rotfl:
I'll go with cherry air for 10 points Bob.
Well whoever guessed Cherry Air is correct. It sounds like as long as my really bad cocaine snorting habit doesn't fail my drug test then all is in order!
I've decided people at every company say, "Southwest has a hard on for our pilots!"
At least that's been my experience.
Ha.
Hahahaha.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
OHHHHHHHHH LAWD!
"Tell your captain no once or twice. That will clear things up."
BAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!
<at this point CapnJim fell out of his chair and lay doubled over on his side gasping for several minutes. Onlookers swear they heard a fart at some point.>
Yeah? Key words: "still alive". That means there a lot of dead ones, with widows and fatherless children. I've seen that aftermath. Have you?
So you think all regional FO's are 300hr "gearmonkeys" and that cargo pilots are brave and smart for flying into weather? Well, either you just blew all your credibility or there's a lot of guys out there not <snicker> "Telling their captain no once or twice" to "clear things up" :rotfl:
Please... please stop... you're killing me...