Ameriflight

[ozziecat35]

My old CFI was hired directly into the Chieftan in PHX, then upgraded to the 99, then the Metro...all in PHX. He actually loved his QOL once he was in the 99. He left for AZ DPS flying...jerk.

 

[TallFlyer]

But the last three metro dudes who left....737 at NAC....

I'm just wondering if that guy had any previous AK time?

 

[JayAre]

No he didn't iirc he took a metro gig up there with no ak time than into the 737
After a year or two

 

[TallFlyer]

No he didn't iirc he took a metro gig up there with no ak time than into the 737
After a year or two

Trans Northern I presume...... Now that's a feeder gig. Because ANC is so far away from MEM and SDF feeders up there are pretty much a 9-5 gig, if that.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Trans Northern I presume...... Now that's a feeder gig. Because ANC is so far away from MEM and SDF feeders up there are pretty much a 9-5 gig, if that.

Empire is like a 9-2 job.

 

[TallFlyer]

Empire is like a 9-2 job.

What about Trans Northern?

 

[ASpilot2be]

What about Trans Northern?

They might be about the same. I am not sure though. But I know when I would fuel the Empire planes I could go down to the FedEx ramp around three and the planes were back.

 

[skibum8484]

I was hired straight into the 99, class date in two weeks. I have just shy of 500 multi time, but I've heard of people getting hired into the 99 with around 300 multi. Also there was a guy who was in the June class with a few friends of mine that put in a bid to upgrade to the 99 last week and got it.

 

[Inverted]

Be prepared to be hated by the other employees depending on your base.

 

[Douglas]

Good luck man, as inverted said, it'd be best not to be too happy about that publicly.

We had a direct hire (who's now my buddy) who thought he was "better" than my 'jo buddies, but a few of us 99 drivers gave him a "come to jesus" talk. He immediately turned in to a good guy.

 

[NickH]

If 'jo pilots want an upgrade, they need to ask/demand. Waiting for a bid and assuming that seniority means something will get you nowhere. Daily phone calls.

 

[Inverted]

It's more complicated than that. It more has to do with the cost of training.

 

[z987k]

It's more complicated than that. It more has to do with the cost of training.

That's an excuse used, but it's not true.

 

[Inverted]

It's the only thing I've heard that makes justifiable sense.

 

[scooter2525]

Good luck man, as inverted said, it'd be best not to be too happy about that publicly.

We had a direct hire (who's now my buddy) who thought he was "better" than my 'jo buddies, but a few of us 99 drivers gave him a "come to jesus" talk. He immediately turned in to a good guy.

scumbag Steve to good guy greg. I knew a 99 driver out of oak that had that same attitude. It was tacky.

 

[scooter2525]

It's more complicated than that. It more has to do with the cost of doing business.

fixed it.

 

[Douglas]

scumbag Steve to good guy greg.

haha! Never heard that before.

 

[scooter2525]

haha! Never heard that before.

you haven't heard of the memes?

 

[Tommay85]

haha! Never heard that before.

Couldn't find a better example, but this is the jist of the two.

 

[Douglas]

you haven't heard of the memes?

Can't say I have.