Aerial Mapping Pilot

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Desert Wind Air Service, Inc. is now accepting applications for an aerial mapping pilot for one and possibly two upcoming positions. Aircraft are C172 P models. Salary is around $2200 per month take home pay - a good chunk of which is non-taxible per diem. Company pays for rental car and your own hotel room(within budget). This year the season will likely go through May, maybe early June but opportunities may exist for flying through the Summer. You will be traveling the country for the entire season and likely will not see home until the end of the season. Operations are done in VFR conditions, however for ferrying purposes pilots are expected to be comfortable flying single pilot IFR in aircraft with basic instrumentation and are required to maintain IFR currency.

Requirements:
Commercial Single Engine Land
Class 2 Medical
Instrument current and proficient w/ some actual logged
500 total time (no exceptions - sorry - hard insurance reqs)
100 cross-country(airport to airport is fine)
Own Cell phone with texting capability
Own laptop computer with MS Excel

A successful applicant will have:
Exceptional radio/communications skills /English proficient
Excellent organizational, logistic and problem solving skills
Experience in class B & C airspace, mountain flying and long cross-county flights
the motivation and work ethic to maintain a high level of productivity with minimal direct supervision
A life situation that allows for an extended period of time away from home

Preference will be given to applicants:
with Pictometry camera rig experience
with any aerial mapping experience
A&P Certificates


Follow these instructions exactly - Please apply by sending application in PDF or MSWord form to:
DWASresume2012@pilotbry.com
put the word "Resume" followed by your last name in the subject line
Include COMPLETE job history for at least the past 5 years
Feel free to include a cover letter in the body of the email
No phone calls please.

If you have applied in the past and have not been hired, do not hesitate to apply again.
I will TRY to respond to each properly submitted resume.

Thanks!
DWAS Chief Pilot
 
the wording read funny: " Salary is around $2200 per month take home pay - a good chunk of which is non-taxible per diem. Company pays for rental car and your own hotel room(within budget)."

So, you're being paid X as a salary less what this company is considering non-taxable per-diem - but the company pays for car & hotel. So what they're saying is that your per diem is your food pay. The average per diem rate for food (excluding hotel / car) is $55.00. So, of that "non-taxable" per diem you would only get to claim the difference between your daily pay and, in this example, $55.00 if and only if you were paid less than $55.00 per diem in that city.

If you continue on with this example, you would only be claiming $385.00 per week as a deduction at a MAXIMUM, totaling $20,000 annually for your taxes. Since the company is paying $2,200.00 per month ($26,400 annually), you have to assume that $20,000 is "per-diem" and you're really getting a salary of $6,400 plus whatever you can save by being thrifty. There's no mention of rental car gas being inclusive, so take that into account. You could blow through that "per deim" pretty fast and have little to show for it on the other end.

Just my $.02
 
Stated another way, most people get paid a salary with a per diem to take care of food expenses, not the other way around of getting paid a per-diem which is inclusive in the salary.

Caveat emptor
 
The fact that per diem isn't income aside, it's fair to let applicants know the amount of money they'll have coming in each month.
 
The position has been filled. Thanks to all who applied. There will be other opportunities coming up. And another special BIG thanks to Moxiepilot for looking out for the well-being of all you pilots who he doesn't feel like are smart enough to do your own math or make your own career decisions. BTW, in addition to the rental car and hotel, the rental car fuel is also paid by the company.
 
Don't get your tail out of shape just because I'm pointing things out. You take it so personally because you're so involved. It doesn't mean that I'm wrong...

Also, why insult me when ILS37, TwoTwoLeft etc. etc. pointed out that per diem is not income as well? Just because I laid out the math?
 
Why insult someone in announcing the position is taken?

Postion filled. Thread closed. Very happy to hear someone got a job, that's always a good thing.
 
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