Amflight or Regional (eagle)

[dasleben]

Do both! Having varied aviation experience on your resume may very well allow you to stand out in the crowd. Trust me, people in charge of hiring take notice of the guys who are able to hack single-pilot IFR; many of them have done it themselves. At the same time, those same people in charge of hiring also like to see glass, FMS, turbine experience.

Having both on a resume can do wonders when most regional pilots simply instructed before moving into an RJ (not that there's anything wrong with that!).

 

[KLB]

Do you plan on staying on the west coast? If so then AMF all the way.

"The company" has become is only the largest UPS feeder in the West but has recently become one of the largest feeders in east recently also. "The company" is no longer a primarily west coast operator.

 

[SurfandSun]

Some AMF pilots do make it to the majors. Lots of them end up flying corporate/fractional. A few end up flying in other countries such as for airlines such as Cathay. Plenty of them have gone to fly for air ambulance companies that pay really well also. From back to flying multi pistons for good money all the way up to flying 747's, the next step is really all over the map after leaving that company.

:yup:

My research says go Amflight. I know a pilot that was an Eagle FO at 22 or 23 years old. I think he told me that he sat right seat there for four years before deciding it was a waste of his life. He then went Amflight for a couple years and ended up going from Amflight to a GV. I think the GV move happend about 5 years ago so the market was pretty good but still. You get the idea. I think if you go FO at a regional you absolutely are banking on the upgrade because if you decide to go FO at a regional for a couple years and the change your mind you will have wasted your time.

 

[Kingairer]

Ameriflight...I would expect to see some regional downsizing in the upcoming years as Major airlines begin being able to fill up larger planes again.

 

[Hootie]

If you want the easy path to nowhere then go to Eagle. If you have higher aspirations then go to Amf, be flexible, and take the quickest path to getting the most check in the boxes. I was a tdy guy at Amf and it was a hard, fun, and lonely existence. Some of the flying we do is truly hairy, but you'll never be able to get experience and resume credentials anywhere else faster (in the civilian world). I was only there a year, before becoming an rj sic for the past 4 years, which truly is the path to nowhere. Yeah flying a jet is ALOT easier, but I would have been much better off staying at Amf. Even if you bail after a year like I did, surviving a place like airnet or amf gives you confidence and cred no matter what your next job is. I say if you can, go to amf, tough it out, and someday you'll be glad you did. Good luck!!

 

[scooter2525]

surviving a place like airnet or amf gives you confidence and cred no matter what your next job is.

what if you do both?

 

[JayAre]

what if you do both?

Then your the bees knees!

 

[scooter2525]

Then your the bees knees!

Yee HAW!

We are seriously bored on layovers... gotta get that ATP done!

/thread hijack.



\to the OP, AMF.

 

[JayAre]

Yee HAW!

We are seriously bored on layovers... gotta get that ATP done!

/thread hijack.



\to the OP, AMF.

So bored I'm makin some jerky. Will cook it tomorrow. Yeah you better get that ATP done. I guess thats the downside to AMF. Its not really a time builder 3000hrs and half of that is TPIC with ATP and a type. I might have to go to a regional to build my time up.

 

[Hootie]

what if you do both?

They're a few out there!

 

[CaptainDeLay]

So, I'm off to a week of indoc at Amflight, then hopefully ground school. :beer:

 

[Boris Badenov]

So, I'm off to a week of indoc at Amflight, then hopefully ground school. :beer:

Congrats! If you can, start drinking a lot of booze and coffee, it will ease the transition. You'll come out in a bag or a select group of anti-heroes who have earned the right to give each other poop. (Usage: "Yeah, you started in a twin, Nancy...you couldn't hack it in a /U single" )

 

[KLB]

So, I'm off to a week of indoc at Amflight, then hopefully ground school. :beer:

Cool beans man! Remember to take the training seriously. Study hard every night! It is going to be tough, but it is totally within reason.

 

[scooter2525]

Cool beans man! Remember to take the training seriously. Study hard every night! It is going to be tough, but it is totally within reason.

if you can do it, anyone can! :beer:

 

[KLB]

if you can do it, anyone can! :beer:

Well I don't know about that because I'm SUPER PILOT.

j/k....Just study and you should be fine.

 

[CaptainDeLay]

Thank You everyone. I am really excited, and a little nervous. I've been studying at least 3 hours a day! :drool: Amflight seems like a great company, and I'm glad I am going there instead of a low paying regional.

 

[subpilot]

How much does Amflight pay? I guess I am out of the loop.

 

[Hootie]

So, I'm off to a week of indoc at Amflight, then hopefully ground school. :beer:

Enjoy the Ra ma da. Avoid mortal bullet wounds. And have fun!

 

[KLB]

Enjoy the Ra ma da. Avoid mortal bullet wounds. And have fun!

Don't be mistaken for a porn star either. You may walk into the wrong room and in up on a set.

"ACTION!"

 

[scooter2525]

Don't be mistaken for a porn star either. You may walk into the wrong room and in up on a set.

"ACTION!"

Funny story if we cross paths.