Metro mins from off the street at AMF

EatSleepFly said:
It pisses me off when people think they have some god-given right to start right off in turbine airplanes here when we have Chieftain drivers who have put in their time, have bids in, and certainly deserve it more than some shmuck off the street.
Click to expand...

:yeahthat:
 
Who you talking about? Yourself, me, Marshall, Russ? 'Cause I think people have said that about any of us :)
 
EatSleepFly said:
.....We wear them because the company says we have to. Show me a large feeder out there for FedEx, UPS, etc. that doesn't wear uniforms. You bank pilots can look like your redneck, trashy couriers all you want and nobody cares, but there is a lot more $$$ at stake in feeder flying, hence the need to look professional.
Click to expand...
lol
I smirked at that because most of my couriers are more professionally dressed then me.
 
Don't get me wrong, it's great to wear whatever you want. I got to at my old freight job and loved it. Whatever I was wearing when the pager went off was my uniform for the day. I was just responding to the crack about having to wear a uniform. :)

The couriers on the bank runs I used to fly out of Portland all looked like they were either from another planet, or straight out of the trailer park (however they probably made more $$ than me).
 
I don't mind the uniform. I've actually grown to like it. It makes going through TSA whole lot quicker when I'm jumpseating somewhere.
 
Well said ESF... Your response was probably what all the rest of us were thinking. Especially those of us who had to wait forever for a transfer due to the bid system getting bypassed for people getting hired off the street...
 
citabriapilot said:
Especially those of us who had to wait forever for a transfer due to the bid system getting bypassed for people getting hired off the street...
Click to expand...

Wow. Do you work for AMF? They bypass qualified applicants within the company to hire people off the street? If something crazy happened and I found myself looking for a job I'd feel bad even applying there knowing I might be taking a run that someone else in the company may have bid on had they been given the option...at the same time though, from what little I know, AMF is one of the few places I'd be happy working at besides my current company at this point in my career. That's just kinda surprising I guess.
 
Yes, I work there. It happens more often then people might think. They would hire people right into the 99 in SLC when I was trying to transfer there from PDX. Something about not letting me go as they didn't have enough PA31 pilots to replace me. Why couldn't they take those new hires in the 99 and offer them a job in the 'Jo?

In the long run, it's always worked out for me and the timing has worked to my advantage.
 
EatSleepFly said:
Wasn't trying to be insulting, it's the truth, sorry. Our entry level airplane is the Chieftain, and occasionally the 99 if needs dictate. Hence, you would be lucky to get the 99. Any street-hires in the Metro are outstations or SJU locals, and in either case would have at least the required mins. Would you get all pissy if you got hired at a major and initially got assigned the 737 flying back and forth from NY to Boston instead of your dream of the 777 internationally? Didn't think so. You work your way up, that's how life works. It pisses me off when people think they have some god-given right to start right off in turbine airplanes here when we have Chieftain drivers who have put in their time, have bids in, and certainly deserve it more than some shmuck off the street.
Click to expand...

I can understand you believing your company should hire from within. That makes sense to me. AMF doesn't seem to think of it that way though, as from what I have seen they consistently hire pilots from outside into larger a/c rather then upgrade the Chieftain pilots. It is good to hear another point of view from an informed employee though, I appreciate it.

Nice life lesson you put out there. You just keep chuggin along with with that mindset. I am going to try to look at all the options, think outside the box, and see if with some motivation, hard work, and dedication to be the best pilot possible, I might come across some unusual and extraordinary opportunities.

EatSleepFly said:
We wear them because the company says we have to. Show me a large feeder out there for FedEx, UPS, etc. that doesn't wear uniforms. You bank pilots can look like your redneck, trashy couriers all you want and nobody cares, but there is a lot more $$$ at stake in feeder flying, hence the need to look professional.

But hey, it's your lucky day. I've helped more than a couple people from this site get interviews, jobs, bases, and equipment choices, but I promise I won't do a thing to help you out if you even were genuinely interested in coming here. That way you won't have to wear one of our silly monkey suits or fly the lowly Be-99. How's that? :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Touchy subject eh? Loosen that tie up a bit there capt.

I carry UPS every day.

I promise I won't loose sleep over it.
 
EatSleepFly said:
The couriers on the bank runs I used to fly out of Portland all looked like they were either from another planet, or straight out of the trailer park (however they probably made more $$ than me).
Click to expand...


I was talking to a courier last week when I was covering our ORL run who's been doing it for 17 years, he has 3 houses in Orlando. Him and his wife use one of them as an assisted living house and generate another 300K per year with it. :eek:
 
Flysher said:
I was talking to a courier last week when I was covering our ORL run who's been doing it for 17 years, he has 3 houses in Orlando. Him and his wife use one of them as an assisted living house and generate another 300K per year with it. :eek:
Click to expand...
Oh God you met Jerry.
You get to see the "world's best made pick up" or hear any crazy conspiracy theories?
After he kicks they are going to study those lungs for years to see how they withstand that much smoking.
 
haha yep thats him. He actual lit up right beside my airplane and it caught me so off guard that someone would do that right next to 160 gallons of fuel.
 
Flysher said:
haha yep thats him. He actual lit up right beside my airplane and it caught me so off guard that someone would do that right next to 160 gallons of fuel.
Click to expand...

I would start to walk away from the plane when my couriers would do that. They would wonder what I was doing until I pointed out the fact they were right next to lots of highly flammable fuel. Guess what happened next? They get scared and throw the burning bud to the ground...right under another fuel vent.:banghead: I could not believe how often this was repeated with the same people.:confused:
 
citabriapilot said:
...They would hire people right into the 99 in SLC when I was trying to transfer there from PDX. Something about not letting me go as they didn't have enough PA31 pilots to replace me. Why couldn't they take those new hires in the 99 and offer them a job in the 'Jo? ...
Click to expand...



Hey now...:bandit:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top