Cessna 208 Fedex Pilots
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MSUDAWG
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How dare you offend them by calling them regional pilots, they are freight dawgs! Two totally different things!
They arent FedEx pilots, they are FedEx feeders and are employed by Mountain Air Cargo, Wiggins Air and a few others....
Cessnaflyer
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
...Empire...
BajtheJino
I'm looking at you.
And there's more of us out there with out the fancy paint jobs pushing a 'van around!
Thankyou. I felt an ulcer forming there for a second.How dare you offend them by calling them regional pilots, they are freight dawgs! Two totally different things!
They arent FedEx pilots, they are FedEx feeders and are employed by Mountain Air Cargo, Wiggins Air and a few others....
dmlong
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How dare you offend them by calling them regional pilots, they are freight dawgs! Two totally different things!
They arent FedEx pilots, they are FedEx feeders and are employed by Mountain Air Cargo, Wiggins Air and a few others....
mikecweb said:
My deepest apologies if I have offended the elite community of the FREIGHT DAWGS.
You guys are Awesome. :rawk:
Where can I go to lean more about the DAWGS?
caliginousface
Frank N. Beans
SIUav8er
Narcosis
Probly not, the real question, however is, "Have you ever seen a grown man naked?"
dmlong
New Member
????????
Lets try this again.
Where can I go to get more information about Freight operations?
Right here in the OOTSK forum. Ask away.????????
Lets try this again.
Where can I go to get more information about Freight operations?
USMCmech
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Pay ranges from so-so to OK.
FedEx feeders get paid from 35-45 per year
Most of the others are in the 30 range.
Minimums are Pt 135 PIC mins (1200 TT, 75 inst, 100 night, 500 x-cty) for just about everywhere. Any FedEx feeder requires 2000 TT, and 1000 PIC. These are hard mins, based on FARs or contracts.
There are a FEW places that have copilots in a caravan. However, a SIC in a 208 is just about worthless, and the pay reflects this. 15k a year in Hawaii will have you sleeping on a street corner.
FedEx feeders get paid from 35-45 per year
Most of the others are in the 30 range.
Minimums are Pt 135 PIC mins (1200 TT, 75 inst, 100 night, 500 x-cty) for just about everywhere. Any FedEx feeder requires 2000 TT, and 1000 PIC. These are hard mins, based on FARs or contracts.
There are a FEW places that have copilots in a caravan. However, a SIC in a 208 is just about worthless, and the pay reflects this. 15k a year in Hawaii will have you sleeping on a street corner.
Velocipede
New Member
"Do you like movies about gladiators?"
. . .and as long as you're not SIC'ng the 'van, a mighty fine job you're doing too! Keep up the good work!
Itchy
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Pay starts about 35K, and tops just under 65K or so, after many years.
The lifestyle is great for the right person. Generally, home either every day or every night - unless you become a floater. Floaters have it a bit tougher, and it would help if you were single.
But, if you can get hired for your home town base, or move to a base where they need you, it is not a bad way to go. Many have part time jobs during the day. You typically show up for work early evening, fly for .5 to 1.5 hours, head to a decent hotel, and show up again 6am or so and go back.
There are also a few runs that run all night long. These can be tough on family life also.
Not the job (long term anyway) if you are chasing a seat in a shiny tube. But if you have the qualifications for a feeder, I am sure you have already considered the shiny tube route.
Top shelf training, well equipped (for what it is) a/c, including inflight wsi wx.
The lifestyle is great for the right person. Generally, home either every day or every night - unless you become a floater. Floaters have it a bit tougher, and it would help if you were single.
But, if you can get hired for your home town base, or move to a base where they need you, it is not a bad way to go. Many have part time jobs during the day. You typically show up for work early evening, fly for .5 to 1.5 hours, head to a decent hotel, and show up again 6am or so and go back.
There are also a few runs that run all night long. These can be tough on family life also.
Not the job (long term anyway) if you are chasing a seat in a shiny tube. But if you have the qualifications for a feeder, I am sure you have already considered the shiny tube route.
Top shelf training, well equipped (for what it is) a/c, including inflight wsi wx.
caliginousface
Frank N. Beans
"Have you ever been to a Turkish prison?"
surreal1221
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^^ WTF? lol