Denver area Operations
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Cass
You'll have that
Lakes is hiring. I'm not sure how much multi you have but they need crews pretty bad from what I hear.
http://www.greatlakesav.com/
http://www.greatlakesav.com/
29singlespeed
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$16 per hour, lovely. They should lower their MIN's if thats all they are paying.
29singlespeed
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this should be in Jobs Needed section.. read sticky
redwings191
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Lower their mins? To what? How much lower can they go? 250/25?
Where did you see that at? There site says 750/50 and thats what it was when I interviewed with them in January.
redwings191
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Yeah nevermind. For some reason I was thinking they were at 500/50.
Cass
You'll have that
Thats what they post. If you have an internal rec and 300/~50 you'll get an interview at least. I'v had three pilots that fly for Lakes tell me that the company lost 400 hours of flying in March due to insufficient crews. They need pilots.
z987k
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Triple their pay an I'll think about interviewing. Easy as that.
As bad as it sounds this might be a option for me. I will still need to build sometime. I am currentl at 254.6 tt wet comm/multi ticket, adding single next week or so if the DPE doesnt cancel me again. Yes I know , get my CFI ratings and build time. I am working that right now. I am also a A&P Mech currentl wrenching helos so any Mech jobs will work until the time building gets me where I need to be.
redwings191
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As bad as what sounds? Being able to fly 121 at 300 hours or settling on working at Lakes for low pay because there is no other option?
Settling at lakes for low pay, and living in the Denver Area, Its a hard pay cut to take from my current gig , as many beofre me have had to do to get in the airlines. If I can make the hours for the Lake then I would apply. I am still in North Austin for now, if anyone knows where I can build hours in Austin let me know!!
redwings191
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So at 254.6 hours, you're "settling" to build twin turbine time. Wow.
yea I sound horrible with my low times, You are right, I should be jumping at the chance to build turbine time with anyone willing to take on a low timer like myself. I was just going with what everyone was saying about how bad it is to work there and how crappy the pay is . and how we kill ourselves by taking these low paying jobs.
Cass
You'll have that
This is the way it is in a lot of industries. Entry level positions offer a lower QOL than positions that require more experience/training. Its the way the world works and hard work pays off. The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful people do what the unsuccessful people aren't willing to. Just how I look at it anyways.
I know a lot of pilots now at the majors or good corporate gigs that started at Lakes. They admit it was not the easiest but was a great way to jump right into the real world of 121 flying. I've even heard employers like to see Lakes on a resume because "they can fly" haha. . . But it's not for everyone.
I know a lot of pilots now at the majors or good corporate gigs that started at Lakes. They admit it was not the easiest but was a great way to jump right into the real world of 121 flying. I've even heard employers like to see Lakes on a resume because "they can fly" haha. . . But it's not for everyone.
wrxpilot
New Member
These days, the difference between successful and unsuccessful people is debt load. Oddly, not a lot of pilots seem to grasp this concept.
Cass
You'll have that
Sure, there are plenty of things that separate success from failure. I was just stressing the importance of hard work paying off.
Debt and financial inability are what stop a lot of guys from going to Lakes and thats why I say it's not for everyone. However, if you're a young, single guy without a mortgage/car payment then you could make it work.