Joining the Ranks

[MNFlyboy]

I've always wanted to see the dark side ;-)

I will start flying Vans in Honolulu as a FedEx Feeder by January 1, anyone else on here fly 'em out there?

 

[jskibo]

Congrats!

 

[CFIT99]

I flew Vans 135...couldn't of helped my career more...very valuable experience! Congrats

 

[Douglas]

Cool man congrats!
I'd be interested, if you know, what sort of show times you have at the hub and outstation to meet the jet in HI.

 

[Air Pirate]

Congrats! I'm slightly jealous. Sure beats the desert I just flew the Van over! =P

 

[FlyByWire22]

Congrats man!

 

[skypilot6]

Congrats man, you will have a blast flying the Van and all the FedEx feeder companies are excellent. Enjoy!

 

[FlyByWire22]

I've always wanted to see the dark side ;-)

I will start flying Vans in Honolulu as a FedEx Feeder by January 1, anyone else on here fly 'em out there?

This outfit fly the Shorts and 1900 as well?

 

[woutlaw]

Sweet! 'Vans in Hawaii sure sounds better than 310s to Minot. ;-)

 

[Ozelot]

Sweet! 'Vans in Hawaii sure sounds better than 310s to Minot. ;-)

310s to minot? wait..whos WIS101....get yir XPDR fixed?!?! im drunkkkk

 

[storm glider]

What are Vans?

 

[MNFlyboy]

Yeah, this is with Corporate and they fly Hundos and Shorts. I'm hoping to get into the Hundo after my first year. Would LOVE to fly that single pilot in the islands as well. I'll send photos just so you can compare to the view to the lake near Minot . . . . . oh wait

 

[durind]

What are Vans?

A Van is short for a Cessna CaraVAN, or a C-208- http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&...w=207&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0,i:84

 

[MNFlyboy]

Oh, I thought that was sarcasm, they're right, Cessna C208 Caravan

 

[storm glider]

A Van is short for a Cessna CaraVAN, or a C-208

Thanks! It looks like the plane I jumped out of when I wen't skydiving.

Oh, I thought that was sarcasm, they're right, Cessna C208 Caravan

Nope, not sarcasm. I'm new to this field and still need to learn a TON of terms and acronyms.

 

[woutlaw]

310s to minot? wait..whos WIS101....get yir XPDR fixed?!?! im drunkkkk

That's us! Luckily I haven't been going up there much lately. Pretty much WIS404 at oh-dark-thirty and not much else.

I'm the sleepy sounding guy.

 

[Patrick]

Congrats man! The FedEx feeders are all significantly better operations to work for than their UPS counterparts.

 

[skypilot6]

Congrats man! The FedEx feeders are all significantly better operations to work for than their UPS counterparts.

So true, I worked both and the biggest differences I noticed were,

FedEx rampers load the plane for you, UPS YOU load the plane yourself
FedEx does all the Hazmat paperwork, UPS you have to create your own.

There is many more reasons why FedEx feeders are better than UPS feeders but its obivious FedEx is much more organized.

Also FedEx is converting all their Vans to G-600's and TKS as well as buying NEW G-1000 Vans. Idk if or when youll see those in Hawaii. But just about every feeder in the US has at least 1 by now.

 

[MNFlyboy]

Yeah, I think they can keep the TKS, but the G-600 or 1000's would be sweet!

 

[tiredcfi]

Also FedEx is converting all their Vans to G-600's and TKS as well as buying NEW G-1000 Vans. Idk if or when youll see those in Hawaii. But just about every feeder in the US has at least 1 by now.

The feeder in the midwest has neither. lol