AMF question

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I'm looking to get into freight as the next step after instructing. I grew up and live in the PDX area and would like to stay here, so AMF is looking like a good option. Ultimately though, I'd like to move on to something in the corporate/charter/fractional area so turbine PIC is important. From reading some of the older threads it sounds like the PDX base is pretty senior for the turbines. How long would it take to get a seat in one? Or is it just not realistic?
 
Not an AMF'er yet but do plan to be. From what my buddys says you kinda need to be flexible. He choose to stay in so cali because of fast up grades. Chieftan for only two or three months than the 99 for a while now he is in school for the metro. He has been offered a few jobs but has had to turn them down(to young for ATP).
 
ive seen pdx 99 outstations pop up time to time. ive heard that it takes about 18 months to get based in pdx in the 99.
 
scoobs said:
In the meantime you could commute to SLC.
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Not really. You would get to spend about 24 hours in SLC at best, and that would involve a lot of driving.

If you take a PDX 99 outstation, you'll fly Monday evening through Saturday morning- ending up at your outstation sometime before noon on Saturday. That means you have to drive either from LaGrande to Boise (2.5 hrs. when the wx is good) to get a flight to SLC, or drive from Redmond to Portland (again, a solid 2.5 hrs. in good wx) to get a flight to SLC. You need to be back at your outstation 4 hours prior to your showtime on Monday- meaning realistically you'd have to leave SLC Sunday afternoon/evening.
 
Sorry, just realized I misread what you meant by "commute to SLC." You meant as in, be based there and live in PDX. All the same- it doesn't work. AMF is not really a commutable job- unless you are just commuting from a base to one of it's outstations and even that sucks. Commuting is a good way to have a short career here.
 
I should have said move to SLC while you wait for a PDX slot. Is there 99's based in PDX or are they all outbased? Do they allow you to take a week off for the Guard?
 
There are several 99's based at PDX- 6 runs that I can think of, and then 3 outstations (4 runs). Very soon, there will be nobody holding a PDX-based 99 run that has been here less than two years. 3 of the outstationed runs are typically very junior, one is very senior (the guy lives there).

Not in the guard, but there are people here who are. I'm sure it isn't a problem.
 
More then 2 yrs doesn't sound junior unless you mean the runs out of Pdx not outstationed. How long is it taking to get the 99 out of Seattle?
 
scoobs said:
More then 2 yrs doesn't sound junior unless you mean the runs out of Pdx not outstationed. How long is it taking to get the 99 out of Seattle?
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our junior pilot's hire date was almost two years ago, he is third in line for the 99. Everyone in seattle is qualified at least in the 99 but holding a run is a different story. It goes through cycles though, so who knows...
 
Salt Lake is always looking for pilots. I think the lowest time guy got hired with 1200/300 into the 99. Our most junior Metro pilot was with the company for 3 months before he found himself in Tube training.
 
I think one just got hired right into the 99 with 1400 and 200. I know he had a long interview with Taylor.

By the way thanks Cita for answering so many of my questions.
 
No problem, that's what these kind of forums are for. Yeah, I know the ACP here in SLC interviewed and hired three new guys. One is now in flight training, the other two start INDOC on Monday and should be here shortly. Not sure what their times were, I know one guy had around 1500 and 250.
 
i saw on their website they were looking for emb120 copilots, is that still the part 135 mins for that slot
 
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