OldTownPilot
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And I believe they require 2000 TT to sit in the right seat. Is that what you told me Mike?
How long does the training take at Airnet?
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And I believe they require 2000 TT to sit in the right seat. Is that what you told me Mike?
Stone Cold
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Just to add to the previous reply, when I was there, if you had >1050TT, then you did a PIC ride, and once you finished your SIC time (15 hours for me), then you bid a run and were PIC qualified. If you were below the times, then you had another checkride to do (PIC ride). If it's changed, I'm sure somebody will chime in (Avery, where you at?
)An Airnet recruiter told you this??? Not right at all. Jetride had a couple Challengers, and a Lear, I believe, leave the certificate and start another company, but that was years ago (I had been there less than 6 months).
No. There are no new hires going to Lears. You must have 2000TT, as previously posted, and some other requirements, and the big key is, seniority to hold it. When I left, I had 1 year, 9 months with the company, and was just finally able to come close to holding a Lear spot. Things have changed, from what I understand...I was in the dead spot seniority wise, and very picky on where to go, so I ended up moving on. I still wish I had flown the Lear there, as it would have been extremely valuable experience, but I think I made the right move for me and my family.
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It was a recruiter that mentioned the Jetride tidbit and she went as far as to tell me that Airnet would hate to lose an applicant to Jetride. With this, I assumed that it is a separate company and therefore no opportunity to earn a LJ seat. The website shows no BFI base for which I thought Airnet had jets based. Evidently I'm confused about the whole thing.
PM me who you talked to.
BFI is listed and is both a jet base and prop base.
You sound a little confused so ask away because there are alot of past and present airnet pilots on this website.
From day 1 to your first checkride you get Per Diem. Works out to be ~$250/week ($36/day). After you pass your initial 135 ride you move to "base" pay.
I, too thought that 2.5 months seemed like a long time to train to fly a Baron, however...having been through it now, I can see why.
1. It's very thorough.
2. There's a wee bit of time wasted. We'd schedule for 1200-0000(lcl) and only be there (ground) 1200-1800(lcl) on several occasions. I think they could cut some time off by going 12-00 but then how many would fail out of class on the ground portion? Probably quite a few more than now.
3. Did I mention it's thorough?
4. The Hazmat (er...Dangerous Goods) training can be a little confusing, so they take their time to make sure you get it. Same can be said for weather, though we seemed to get that no problem. I suppose flight and rest requirements can be confusing, but if you study that shouldn't hold you up.
5. Very thorough.
They do a good job. Like anything, there's things they could do better at but that's above my pay grade.
You're looking at about 4-5 weeks from day 1 to initial checkride. Additional training (if necessary) can stretch it out. I did find out though that my Caravan class has been moved up to the 7th. Joy of joys.
-mini
Blip16
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i better start saving now, that will be quite the pay cut for 2 monthsFrom day 1 to your first checkride you get Per Diem. Works out to be ~$250/week ($36/day). After you pass your initial 135 ride you move to "base" pay.
I, too thought that 2.5 months seemed like a long time to train to fly a Baron, however...having been through it now, I can see why.
1. It's very thorough.
2. There's a wee bit of time wasted. We'd schedule for 1200-0000(lcl) and only be there (ground) 1200-1800(lcl) on several occasions. I think they could cut some time off by going 12-00 but then how many would fail out of class on the ground portion? Probably quite a few more than now.
3. Did I mention it's thorough?
4. The Hazmat (er...Dangerous Goods) training can be a little confusing, so they take their time to make sure you get it. Same can be said for weather, though we seemed to get that no problem. I suppose flight and rest requirements can be confusing, but if you study that shouldn't hold you up.
5. Very thorough.
They do a good job. Like anything, there's things they could do better at but that's above my pay grade.
You're looking at about 4-5 weeks from day 1 to initial checkride. Additional training (if necessary) can stretch it out. I did find out though that my Caravan class has been moved up to the 7th. Joy of joys.
-mini
do they at least provide lodging during training?
i better start saving now, that will be quite the pay cut for 2 months
We'll have to reference your signature on this one.
Not two months. One month (if that). Like mini says below, INITIAL training is 4-5 weeks. Mine was done in 3 and a half weeks.
After that, you take a Baron checkride and start getting your SIC or PIC pay.
Like he said, the 2 - 2.5 months includes ADDITIONAL training, such as Navajo or Caravan training. You will be getting full pay during this time.
And yes, they put you up in a very nice extended stay hotel during INITIAL training (with free breakfast!). For Navajo training you're in a regular hotel (still nice) - and Caravan guys can tell ya where they stay for that.
