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Boris Badenov said:
Pretty sure they're flying UPS out of OMA (They Tuk R Jobz!) ;)
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:) I know you say it in jest, but it really is a shame. It was a good jumping off point for a lot of locals or local hopdfuls...this guy. It is just one of those places that you would like to see them do alright.

Then again those AMF planes are shiny.
 
Submitted my online app over the weekend. Now who do I bug...er, express my enthusiasm to be OAK-based... in order to score an interview?
 
Douglas said:
:) I know you say it in jest, but it really is a shame. It was a good jumping off point for a lot of locals or local hopdfuls...this guy. It is just one of those places that you would like to see them do alright.

Then again those AMF planes are shiny.
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Yeah, but I'm told the paychecks are somewhat less shiny...
 
Anyone going to Amflight needs to be aware that you gotta be sharp going in, and that's a big understatement. The washout rate was well in excess of 50% when I was there and most of that was because they'd get a lot of applicants who hadn't done much other than stare mindlessly out the window for the last 1200hrs... then they find themselves in the middle of a very hardcore training environment whose objective was not so much as 'train to proficiency' as it was 'wash out the bad ones before wasting thousands of training dollars on them'.

Amflight training is MUCH harder than regional training from a skills standpoint. It's not positive rate gear up autopilot on. And now the entry level plane is the Navajo / Chieftain. Anyone can pass the training, but if you're not up to snuff, go out and buy a copy of Flight Sim and practice the hell out of basic instrument flying. Sounds elementary but if you can't fly an ILS or can't intercept a radial and track it inbound vs outbound without getting confused, how the hell are you gonna learn a new company's standards and a new airplane at the same time.

Just a few recommendations from my time there :)
 
The same held true when I was there, though admittedly I left in July of 2007.

E_Dawg said:
Anyone going to Amflight needs to be aware that you gotta be sharp going in, and that's a big understatement. The washout rate was well in excess of 50% when I was there and most of that was because they'd get a lot of applicants who hadn't done much other than stare mindlessly out the window for the last 1200hrs... then they find themselves in the middle of a very hardcore training environment whose objective was not so much as 'train to proficiency' as it was 'wash out the bad ones before wasting thousands of training dollars on them'.

Amflight training is MUCH harder than regional training from a skills standpoint. It's not positive rate gear up autopilot on. And now the entry level plane is the Navajo / Chieftain. Anyone can pass the training, but if you're not up to snuff, go out and buy a copy of Flight Sim and practice the hell out of basic instrument flying. Sounds elementary but if you can't fly an ILS or can't intercept a radial and track it inbound vs outbound without getting confused, how the hell are you gonna learn a new company's standards and a new airplane at the same time.

Just a few recommendations from my time there :)
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jtrain609 said:
The same held true when I was there, though admittedly I left in July of 2007.
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Yeah, I suppose I should add I left in 2006 and apparently they have had some people move through management.

Regardless, it's one of the most challenging flying jobs out there... for the line pilots it's no joke flying alone, tired, all weather, complex airplanes, time pressure, etc etc.
 
scooter2525 said:
BUR flight department. you plan on being in oak for a while?
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Until I can hold SLC, sure. Lived in the bay area for 6 years, got a buddy who offered me a room at his place in Marin if I get the job. Easy commute across the Richmond bridge.
 
aloft said:
Until I can hold SLC, sure. Lived in the bay area for 6 years, got a buddy who offered me a room at his place in Marin if I get the job. Easy commute across the Richmond bridge.
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you say that, but at the rate they close the bay bridge, you could easily add an hour to your commute. have fun in oak. Buy a pillow and your own blankets.
 
According to her voicemail greeting, Sheri Hudson is now the Director of Training and is indeed the person handling applicants. She's who my call was forwarded to, anyway.

Question for anyone who might know: how does AMF handle interviews? Are they done only in BUR? Does the interviewee have to pay their way there?
 
Depends on the day.

Yes, but they're also done by base ACP's if they can set it up.

Yes, if you have to travel, you pay for it.
 
As well as travel to training.
Hire you on a Wednesday, put you in class on the following Monday. Last minute tickets costs as much as your first paycheck.
 
Don't forget, indoc first week is unpaid, and training after the first week is paid at a minimum hourly wage times the number of actual hours trained. This will definitely be much less than 40 hours per week. You have to be prepared to sustain at a very low income level for six to eight weeks.
 
tbmpilot said:
Don't forget, indoc first week is unpaid, and training after the first week is paid at a minimum hourly wage times the number of actual hours trained. This will definitely be much less than 40 hours per week. You have to be prepared to sustain at a very low income level for six to eight weeks.
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:yeahthat:
And with 'JO pay as low as it is I don't know how guys do it.
 
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