pilotbry
Well-Known Member
Since I'm already getting resumes for next season I'll go ahead and officially start accepting them. It might be a few weeks before I start seriously looking at them so don't be discouraged if you don't hear back from me right away. Please see our employment page at the following link and follow the directions exactly
http://www.skylensaerial.com/employment.html
We have successfully negotiated our insurance minimums down to 250 hours / 10 in C172 however at low mins you're going to need some other positive bullet points to make an attractive candidate.
This job isn't for everyone but some pilots absolutely love it. It is a solid 7+ month deployment with no holidays or vacations but you will build serious time and have good QOL. Your days off happen on bad weather or low ceiling days. Regular season is typically October through End of May but a few aircraft can fly well into or through the Summer. There is no policy against IFR or night flying and in general, pilots are afforded a significant amount of autonomy on the road as long as they do not betray my trust. I like to hire pilots that I do not have to micro-manage.
Our per diem amount will go up this season from $25 to $30. Rental car and single occupancy hotel room are company paid. Starting base salary is $55 per day (with a raise to $60 after 90 days) 7 days a week plus the $30 per diem. There is a graduating scale performance bonus that can net a top performer an extra $1000+ per month, plus a season completion bonus of $1000. There is a $30 per mo fee paid to pilots who maintain a tablet w/ Foreflight. Airfare is paid to/from training base. Pilots are W2 employees, not treated as 1099 Independent Contractors. You will not sign a contract UNTIL you are hired.
We have nearly doubled our fleet size since last year. The improvements continue on all aircraft but most have new interiors, some have new paint and we are slowly but surely replacing the legacy avionics with a modern radio stack including a new PSEngineering Audio panel, Garmin 430W or 530W, overhauled KX155 for a #2 and new Garmin 327 transponders. GDL88 ADS-B units are on the horizon but probably not until next year. Cessna 172s are L, M and P models but the L and Ms have the RAM 160HP engine conversion STC. Most aircraft engines have been replaced with Lycoming factory roller-tappet engines.
We have acquired two Piper Aztecs that are scheduled to go online Late December early January. The insurance mins are still a bit high for the twins so an experienced Aztec pilot with 40+ multi could walk right into one if he/she starts the season in a Cessna. We are also working on a programs to help dedicated employees get ME and MEI ratings and upgrade into the twins.
If you have a non-private question about the job, ask it in this thread as opposed to PMing me.
I look forward to another crew of fantastic pilots this season!
Bryan Porter
Owner/Flight Operations Manager
SkyLens Aerial Imaging
http://www.skylensaerial.com/employment.html
We have successfully negotiated our insurance minimums down to 250 hours / 10 in C172 however at low mins you're going to need some other positive bullet points to make an attractive candidate.
This job isn't for everyone but some pilots absolutely love it. It is a solid 7+ month deployment with no holidays or vacations but you will build serious time and have good QOL. Your days off happen on bad weather or low ceiling days. Regular season is typically October through End of May but a few aircraft can fly well into or through the Summer. There is no policy against IFR or night flying and in general, pilots are afforded a significant amount of autonomy on the road as long as they do not betray my trust. I like to hire pilots that I do not have to micro-manage.
Our per diem amount will go up this season from $25 to $30. Rental car and single occupancy hotel room are company paid. Starting base salary is $55 per day (with a raise to $60 after 90 days) 7 days a week plus the $30 per diem. There is a graduating scale performance bonus that can net a top performer an extra $1000+ per month, plus a season completion bonus of $1000. There is a $30 per mo fee paid to pilots who maintain a tablet w/ Foreflight. Airfare is paid to/from training base. Pilots are W2 employees, not treated as 1099 Independent Contractors. You will not sign a contract UNTIL you are hired.
We have nearly doubled our fleet size since last year. The improvements continue on all aircraft but most have new interiors, some have new paint and we are slowly but surely replacing the legacy avionics with a modern radio stack including a new PSEngineering Audio panel, Garmin 430W or 530W, overhauled KX155 for a #2 and new Garmin 327 transponders. GDL88 ADS-B units are on the horizon but probably not until next year. Cessna 172s are L, M and P models but the L and Ms have the RAM 160HP engine conversion STC. Most aircraft engines have been replaced with Lycoming factory roller-tappet engines.
We have acquired two Piper Aztecs that are scheduled to go online Late December early January. The insurance mins are still a bit high for the twins so an experienced Aztec pilot with 40+ multi could walk right into one if he/she starts the season in a Cessna. We are also working on a programs to help dedicated employees get ME and MEI ratings and upgrade into the twins.
If you have a non-private question about the job, ask it in this thread as opposed to PMing me.
I look forward to another crew of fantastic pilots this season!
Bryan Porter
Owner/Flight Operations Manager
SkyLens Aerial Imaging
