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Mountain Air Cargo is planning to hire SIC's for the 208. low time is ok.
Did you end up going there?
Mountain Air Cargo is planning to hire SIC's for the 208. low time is ok.
Yup. Been PIC on the 208 for a couple months now. QOL is good on the van side. ATR not so much tho lolDid you end up going there?
Yup. Been PIC on the 208 for a couple months now. QOL is good on the van side. ATR not so much tho lol
What happened down in the Caribbean?The ATR based runs can be some of the best QOL anywhere, unfortunately they can go away at any time as mine did, and with the lack of pilots a lot of the based guys are getting involuntarily sent out from what I hear, which is not good for them. Sorry for all the van guys in the Caribbean. I hope things work out for them.
What happened down in the Caribbean?
I’ve heard that Mountain stuck its booby in the proverbial grinder.The routes were given to a different feeder company.
I’ve heard that Mountain stuck its booby in the proverbial grinder.
Runs were being dropped for lack of crew over a year ago. Pilots have been leaving in droves for about the same amount of time. FedEx must have decided it was time to take them out to the woodshed. Ironically, FedEx's idea of the purple runway did nothing whatsoever to keep people from leaving, and probably brought very few new recruits, so it was in large part their fault. I can only imagine now they are staking all their hopes on the 208 SIC program.
We lost couple of TLH runs in Florida. For some reason, the older crowd is attracted to MAC. I actually think the job is great, abit the pay and some other stuff could be better. I seriously doubt the SIC will last long. It takes forever to build time, and most young aspiring 121 Pilots will just bail for the regionals.
Mountain Air Cargo is planning to hire SIC's for the 208. low time is ok.
“You have died of rime ice”SIC on a 208 run that typically flies 4-500 hours per year seems like a terrible detour for a 250 hour newbie.
They will sit right seat for two years before they can upgrade in the 208, another year before they can upgrade. After a year in the 208 PIC, they can move back to the right seat of the ATR for another two years till they get 1000 121 SIC. Then they can upgrade to ATR CA and wait for the call to Memphis. That's at least 6 years from if my math is right.
"Purple Runway"? More like "Purple Oregon Trail".
The ATR based runs can be some of the best QOL anywhere, unfortunately they can go away at any time as mine did, and with the lack of pilots a lot of the based guys are getting involuntarily sent out from what I hear, which is not good for them. Sorry for all the van guys in the Caribbean. I hope things work out for them.
SIC on a 208 run that typically flies 4-500 hours per year seems like a terrible detour for a 250 hour newbie.
They will sit right seat for two years before they can upgrade in the 208, another year before they can upgrade. After a year in the 208 PIC, they can move back to the right seat of the ATR for another two years till they get 1000 121 SIC. Then they can upgrade to ATR CA and wait for the call to Memphis. That's at least 6 years from if my math is right.
"Purple Runway"? More like "Purple Oregon Trail".
...the Purple Bataan Death Marchtm
that right as it came out there were some very qualified applicants who interviewed with FedEx. One was a check airman with a solid record who had served for about a decade at MAC. The other had military and heavy time, and had gotten back in the game with the ATR after time off. When those who were paying any attention saw that type of candidate sent packing, we realized that FedEx had little interest in hiring guys from the Feeders and a program that gets you an interview ends up not being worth the paper it is written on.
Well, basically 6 years to be able to start waiting. One of the problems with the Purple Bataan Death Marchtm is that right as it came out there were some very qualified applicants who interviewed with FedEx. One was a check airman with a solid record who had served for about a decade at MAC. The other had military and heavy time, and had gotten back in the game with the ATR after time off. When those who were paying any attention saw that type of candidate sent packing, we realized that FedEx had little interest in hiring guys from the Feeders and a program that gets you an interview ends up not being worth the paper it is written on. Talk about mixed messages.
I would say, though, if someone could swing SIC on the van and flight instruct at the same time that would be phenomenal for a guy with the 250 hours. Then of course, upon reaching ATP mins, bail on MAC and take a job at a regional, etc.
I had the impression the 208s at MAC were single piloted? Is the SIC thing new?
The whole "we won't hire any of our own feeder pilots" idea at Purple and Brown is bizarre to me.
Are the employee reviews on indeed.com fairly accurate of the feeders? Wiggins seems to have pretty good reviews, but MAC does not. Also, does anyone have any first hand knowledge on corporate air in Montana? Or CSA? I've tried searching for them, but there seems to be very limited info on them, even on JC and APC. I'm curious to learn more about them, company culture, pay scales, schedules, pilot/management relations, etc.
Are the employee reviews on indeed.com fairly accurate of the feeders? Wiggins seems to have pretty good reviews, but MAC does not. Also, does anyone have any first hand knowledge on corporate air in Montana? Or CSA? I've tried searching for them, but there seems to be very limited info on them, even on JC and APC. I'm curious to learn more about them, company culture, pay scales, schedules, pilot/management relations, etc.