1475TT 350TW 600 AK Looking for Work

KKochan said:
Anyone know the CASA/1900 sic pay/schedule details at Bering Air? I can get my multi within a few weeks. They're accepting applications on their site.
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If you do that our paths might cross in OME. I'm supposedly going to be based there next shift, but we'll see. Still pulling for you to get on with us though.
 
I think Hageland will be your better bet. Last I heard that Kotzebue is the only commutable base. Unfortunately to be in the CASA or the 1900 you will need to live in Nome. That's the last I heard.
 
Bering flies the 1900 and CASA out of nome. The schedule is all the time, days off here and there. You have to live there. I can't remember pay but it's very livable in nome. They hire right seat pretty low time. I'd imagine with some experience in the area and an ATP you'd find yourself in the caravan there pretty quick and the Navajo not long after that.

Also, ravn, Penair, Empire, Horizon, and many others are hiring everyone they can and it looks like you're super close to ATP mins. You can count the sim time in a 121 program, about 25 hours.

Edit: looks like you have no multi. No big deal. Era or Bering might be good places then. Grant also has Navajos but it would take a while to work into them.
 
KKochan said:
I'm currently working in Alaska, but leaving my current company for some private reasons. Not opposed to staying up here at all, I enjoy the flying. Not interested in 121 at the moment. I do not meet 135 IFR mins, but could build some night time to do so for the right job.

1475TT 650+ Alaska 500 C207 and 350TW (mostly pa18) ATP written complete.

CSEL IFR. Looking to add the multi in the next few weeks.

Most important to me is either a good schedule with time off, or based in a location where there's lots of outdoors stuff to do.

Thanks!
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Check Raven, heard they are open. Also Empire, is looking for Caravan drivers. You sound close enough for the 135 ifr mins for anyone to take you on right seat for a bit.
 
Okay so I need to update this, officially unemployed hah.

Total times are a little different than projected, we had some really junk weather this last shift.

1430TT 600 Alaska 475 C207 345 Tailwheel 42 Night 750 Cross Country CSEL IFR

I plan on getting my multi engine in the next couple weeks, if anyone has suggestions on good schools I'm all ears. Would prefer to learn something and get it in something more challenging than a Seminole.

I'm also considering something seasonal/fun through the winter, and going for a float job come spring.
 
KKochan said:
Okay so I need to update this, officially unemployed hah.

Total times are a little different than projected, we had some really junk weather this last shift.

1430TT 600 Alaska 475 C207 345 Tailwheel 42 Night 750 Cross Country CSEL IFR

I plan on getting my multi engine in the next couple weeks, if anyone has suggestions on good schools I'm all ears. Would prefer to learn something and get it in something more challenging than a Seminole.

I'm also considering something seasonal/fun through the winter, and going for a float job come spring.
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You really need to get your night time up. Get to 135 IFR mins or ATP mins. That should be the goal of your next job.
 
KKochan said:
Okay so I need to update this, officially unemployed hah.

Total times are a little different than projected, we had some really junk weather this last shift.

1430TT 600 Alaska 475 C207 345 Tailwheel 42 Night 750 Cross Country CSEL IFR

I plan on getting my multi engine in the next couple weeks, if anyone has suggestions on good schools I'm all ears. Would prefer to learn something and get it in something more challenging than a Seminole.

I'm also considering something seasonal/fun through the winter, and going for a float job come spring.
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I wouldn't worry too much about getting your multi in something challenging. I went duchess>twinstar>3 years of no multi>duchess again>Navajo and I haven't kilt myself yet.
 
KKochan said:
Okay so I need to update this, officially unemployed hah.

Total times are a little different than projected, we had some really junk weather this last shift.

1430TT 600 Alaska 475 C207 345 Tailwheel 42 Night 750 Cross Country CSEL IFR

I plan on getting my multi engine in the next couple weeks, if anyone has suggestions on good schools I'm all ears. Would prefer to learn something and get it in something more challenging than a Seminole.

I'm also considering something seasonal/fun through the winter, and going for a float job come spring.
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You might be able to get on flying jumpers in a Caravan. I think they're also looking for someone to fly the Twin Otter too, but you should have enough time to get on with a company that's taking their planes from the Philly area down to Central America this winter. http://www.dropzone.com/classifieds/Detailed/Employment/Full_Time_Caravan_Otter_Pilot_179184.html There's also an opening in Guam, but that's a long way to travel back home if they start doing sketchy stuff or giving you a hard time.

As for multi engine training I don't think their are many flight schools that teach in planes that are that more difficult than a Seminole. I have seen Cessna 310s and Barons in a handful of schools, but you're usually paying $300+ an hour for those. I did my multi commercial in a Cougar and my MEI in a Duchess didn't feel like one was really any more difficult than the other. I wouldn't say the plane matters so much as the instructor and the DPE at the location you'll be getting it done at.
 
Thank you to everyone who's helped out so far. I've decided that I'm going to pursue what I actually want to do vs. typical "progression".

So I'm looking to do what can prepare me best for next season for either floats or tailwheels with a company who preferably does some of both. I'm going up to Talkeetna Monday to check out operators there.
 
Do you have your floatplane rating yet? If not there's a flight school with a Tecnam 2006T in Winterhaven right next to Jack Brown's. You could knock out both ratings within a week if the weather holds up well.

I know in Chino they have an Apache for $210 an hour.
 
srn121 said:
Do you have your floatplane rating yet? If not there's a flight school with a Tecnam 2006T in Winterhaven right next to Jack Brown's. You could knock out both ratings within a week if the weather holds up well.

I know in Chino they have an Apache for $210 an hour.
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I don't have the float rating yet. Might be doing it at Jack Brown's in the next month or two with a friend.

Multi shouldn't be an issue to get done in socal. Or I can go to Colorado and do it in a 310.
 
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Have fun with it! You can't beat the price. There are other options in the area too.

I got mine at Adventure Seaplanes from a former Jack Brown's instructor who was at the tail end of his career and was flying jets with his other job. The 180 was a lot of fun to fly and I actually took the checkride with a DPE that worked over at Jack Brown's. Adventure Seaplanes spend half the year in Minnesota and then they fly them down to Florida and if you get one of the Minnesota instructors it could be excellent training for Alaska.

My dad did Florida Seaplanes with the Maule and they also have a Widgeon too which would be cool to fly. It's further away from Jack Brown's, but you'll land in rivers in addition to lakes and the pilots former military. I think you fly near John Travolta's place if I remember right.

There's also Tailwheels Etc who have an Amphib that looks kind of interesting to fly. http://www.tailwheelsetc.com/amphibian.html
 
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