alaskadrifter
Landing gear operator
Not so long as you hold a medical!
Grant Aviation
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ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
Les had to be over 70 when he retired...
I was working up in Emo on his last day! Blew my mind when I first met him crawling out of a 207 at that age. Kudos to him, no way in hell I could keep up that kind of work for another 40+ years.
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bucksmith
Did you lock the doors?
Sweet, my Caribbean dreams got dashed the other day when I asked one of the operators down there. They give ya the boot at 65.
New retirement dream...So where’s the best place to park a sailboat in Alaska??
ShortField
No one of consequence
Sweet, my Caribbean dreams got dashed the other day when I asked one of the operators down there. They give ya the boot at 65.
New retirement dream...So where’s the best place to park a sailboat in Alaska??
Savoonga. It’s lovely this time of year.
bucksmith
Did you lock the doors?
I’d be able to see Russia from bow pulpit of my boat!
ShortField
No one of consequence
Pertnear. Sail around the corner to Gambell and ol’ Mother Russia is right there. Maybe you could get boarded on the high seas. What’s retirement without an international incident?
Banjobenjamin
Active Member
Anyone know if these guys are still hiring with the Corona virus going on? Seems like it would be right up my alley.
alaskadrifter
Landing gear operator
I’ve heard from friends that they are. With Ravn shutting down your chances aren’t good, unless you have significant AK 135 sled and/or Caravan time.
Banjobenjamin
Active Member
Unfortunately I have neither. I do have some turbine time but I'd be applying to the 207 position. Hopefully things get better in the future and my chances will improve!
alaskadrifter
Landing gear operator
Keep trying, it'll turn around eventually, and if Ravn doesn’t come back the other operators will be hiring a TON to pick up the slack once pax travel is back up.
Definitely NOT hiring. They had a scheduled class that they delayed and then canceled last week, and had people who were lined up to come back that left on good terms previously that had the rug pulled out on them after Grant offered a job and retracted it.
With Ravn and Pennair shut down, Grant offered many of the local lifers jobs, which displaced people who quit their jobs and were set up to work at Grant BEFORE the virus hit.
If you're not buddy buddy with the new chief pilot from his Pennair days, good luck.
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With Ravn and Pennair shut down, Grant offered many of the local lifers jobs, which displaced people who quit their jobs and were set up to work at Grant BEFORE the virus hit.
If you're not buddy buddy with the new chief pilot from his Pennair days, good luck.
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z987k
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Chris is a good dude. But if you're not local it's very unlikely you'll be able to get to work. AS/DL/UA are down to 1 flight each and I don't think anyone but AS is doing 7 days a week. The freight carriers are having trouble getting guys to work up here and with one of them it's a paid ticket, still can't reliably get here. Almost company aircraft only. I wouldn't hire you if you didn't live in Alaska.
It's one thing to not hire someone if they don't live in Alaska. It's another thing to offer people jobs, then once they leave their employer, retract the offer and give it to people who weren't interested in Grant until they were out of work.
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Also, getting to work isn't the problem, everyone I know who was set up to work there, was willing to work with quarantining in Anchorage. Some people even paid out of pocket to travel there, self-quarantine, and THEN had their offer retracted.
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It’s been a little while since I was flying in the Y-K Delta: can you catch me up a little? Did JR leave Hageland and go to Grant? Did he retire from Grant, or maybe go to a different operation?
Is Jack Barber still operating? Man, that guy is a true raconteur!
ShortField
No one of consequence
JR retired from haggy, went to Grant, left there and seems to be flying in town. As far as I know Jack is still operating.
alaskadrifter
Landing gear operator
Grant seems to have a new CP every few years.
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