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One of the few pros that AMF has over going to the regionals is the likehood of them going out of business in the the near future is little to none. I wouldn't say that going from AMF to a major is easy but it is doable. It was pretty normal back around the 2005-2006. Competition will be much stiffer with the amount of regional airline captains about to hit the streets between Comair and Pinnacaloba. On the plus side there are plenty of air ambulance and corporate gigs still out there to be had. Just throwing an online app at any major 121 carrier won't be enough. Networking is key.
 
HVYMETALDRVR said:
How hard is it to get MIA or SJU? Buddy of mine looking at AMF would want to get down there relatively quickly...
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SJU isn't too hard at all to get. MIA is currently at less than a year I believe. MIA will require the time required for a Metro or 1900. SJU has some BE-99s down there and could be attained faster as a result.
 
Maurus said:
SJU isn't too hard at all to get. MIA is currently at less than a year I believe. MIA will require the time required for a Metro or 1900. SJU has some BE-99s down there and could be attained faster as a result.
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Thx. So the Metro and 1900 is single pilot or it just has higher flight time requirements because it is more desirable to fly?
 
KLB said:
One of the few pros that AMF has over going to the regionals is the likehood of them going out of business in the the near future is little to none. I wouldn't say that going from AMF to a major is easy but it is doable. It was pretty normal back around the 2005-2006. Competition will be much stiffer with the amount of regional airline captains about to hit the streets between Comair and Pinnacaloba. On the plus side there are plenty of air ambulance and corporate gigs still out there to be had. Just throwing an online app at any major 121 carrier won't be enough. Networking is key.
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It isn't like there weren't regional captains that had the time in 2005-2006. I'm thinking there just hasn't been enough Legacy hiring to see if AMF will be something they will hire from consistently. The market they have hired in has been flooded with guys that already had >100 passenger jet time. Once the super competitive guys dry up I think they may let up a bit.

HVYMETALDRVR said:
Thx. So the Metro and 1900 is single pilot or it just has higher flight time requirements because it is more desirable to fly?
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Single pilot unless you get a Pay to Play FO. The increased time requirement is because they are more complex of aircraft and require types.
 
I think Miami only has metros, and SJU has all of the turbine airplanes but only 1 99. So it'd take an upgrade or 2. 3-12 months.
 
UAL747400 said:
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I do knock the regionals, but mostly the complaining and the smugness. Maybe I think the CRJ looks boring too. :D But when it comes to the actual performance of the job, the job functions, and not ruining your shirts, it is better. Trust me, there are many things I do dislike about freight. However, there are some valid pluses. It definitely doesn't hurt you at the very least.
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I agree with most of what you're saying here, but the key point is that there are a couple of regionals that outshine AMF in terms of QOL by a country mile. If you're going to be gone from home literally ALL DAY, having more than the weekends off would be a huge improvement.

The pluses are fuzzy from what I can see so far. Yeah, you tell people you fly for AMF and they say BS like "Wow, well we know you can fly!". But I'm not sure that the skill set is that much higher than someone who has survived sim training and check rides at any airline. The only difference is, I'm hand flying all day (while doing paperwork of course :rolleyes: ) instead of only part of the time. Does that make me any better of a pilot? My answer is "Not really."

It might be more useful in the long term (depending on one's goals) to know the ins and outs of FMS logic rather than be able navigate enroute with 2 VORs and a DME.
 
KLB said:
...Just throwing an online app at any major 121 carrier won't be enough. Networking is key.
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Completely agree. You're going to have to demonstrate your ability to actually fly for any job, so 135 freight on your resume might not be as impressive as the guy who walked it in for you.
 
Cal Goat said:
I agree with most of what you're saying here, but the key point is that there are a couple of regionals that outshine AMF in terms of QOL by a country mile. If you're going to be gone from home literally ALL DAY, having more than the weekends off would be a huge improvement.

The pluses are fuzzy from what I can see so far. Yeah, you tell people you fly for AMF and they say BS like "Wow, well we know you can fly!". But I'm not sure that the skill set is that much higher than someone who has survived sim training and check rides at any airline. The only difference is, I'm hand flying all day (while doing paperwork of course :rolleyes: ) instead of only part of the time. Does that make me any better of a pilot? My answer is "Not really."
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Don't forget you are flying in one of the easiest locations to fly. Having the same weather nearly every day is nice. An ILS to mins in fog is not the same as an ILS to mins around convective activity and ice.

California seriously dilutes the experience a bit.
 
Inverted said:
We get our share of convective activity in CA.
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I have had more convective crap out here in a week than I had my entire time in Cali.

Reno is about the only thing that can bring some "excitement" in the winter.

The last map I have seen for thunderstorms in the US showed about 5 days/year in Cali.

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Running up the coast in the winter, you are bound to pick up a decent amount of ice. Curious, where are you now Maurus? PM if you want. AMF is a good place to get your time and get out. If your goal is a regional--->Major, it might help you get to the top of a hiring pool at a regional. If your goal is anything else besides that, the single pilot IFR time and turbine time will open doors.
 
z987k said:
Not real convection that effects a flight in any way. There's no convection west of the sierras/cascades.
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Careful. Keep your eyes peeled during the winter some of the gnar is super gnar, is all low altitude but it's nasty. Over MT Diablo get get hairy.
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
Careful. Keep your eyes peeled during the winter some of the gnar is super gnar, is all low altitude but it's nasty. Over MT Diablo get get hairy.
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Not really. It gets icy and low vis and rain and mountain related weather, but not convection, at least not that actually effects a flight. And really, until it starts pushing through the 20's it's a yawner anyways. Cute little baby cumulus.
 
The Midwest and plains states consistantly have the scariest weather. I'll take ice in the mountains any day. Ice is easy. Or hurricanes. Though I'll admit that the first time I do ice in the mountains, poo will probably be coming out. I kinda wish I was doing Portland for that experience.
 
UAL747400 said:
The Midwest and plains states consistantly have the scariest weather. I'll take ice in the mountains any day. Ice is easy. Or hurricanes. Though I'll admit that the first time I do ice in the mountains, poo will probably be coming out. I kinda wish I was doing Portland for that experience.
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Eh, I think that depends on your idea of scary. Low IMC mountains at night, ice and real convection in a single of any kind is about the scariest thing I can think of.

The midwest has real thunderstorms. But they're not there every day, and you can often fly around them, or wait 20 mins for it to blow through.
 
I can see that. It's not even the convection itself that's scary. It's when it changes enough to where your plan B and C no longer work that gets my blood flowing. Even then, death or injury isn'what scares me. It's getting fired or violated
 
PDX in the spring and fall plan on fog and low approaches all the time, winter icing due to the freezing level being around cruise altitude most of the time and then going across or parallel to the Cascade mountains really can be no fun.

Southern Cali in Jan/Feb/March can suck with lots of small convective activity from the storms rolling in from the Pacific. Nothing like the boomers in the Midwest but still can be a challenge to stay out of the hail and lightning due to the ammout of traffic and sometimes lack of available resources to avoid due to traffic or terrain.

Midwest, no big deal except for lines of convective activity.... If you are trying to go across a line all the time, life sucks more than anywhere.....

Northeast, convecitve activity can suck, but unless your in the Boston/New York/Washington area it's not too bad to maneuver around it or wait a bit and let it pass.... Winters suck, I have never worked so hard so the Northeast in the winter gets my hands down super suck award....
 
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