West Coast Charter

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Does anybody have info for WCC?Looking for pay,schedules,upgrades,and benefits.Also what is competive to get on as a KA SIC.
 
jonnyb could answer your questions because he used to work there and still has a few friends there.

I heard they want like 1500 or 2000 TT because they need 2500 to upgrade you to captain on the KA and don't want you getting impatient.

Good luck
 
Kevin just said it perfectly. It's a good place to work. They're still great friends of mine.
 
How hard is it to get on and how many hours to do you fly a month.And what kind of time do you need to move onto the jet.Also is there any good charter operators in San Diego.
 
Seems most GA corporate/charter ops are out of CRQ. Beyond that, I get the impression that VNY and BUR are Charter Central in SoCal. I don't know about specific companies.
 
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Seems most GA corporate/charter ops are out of CRQ. Beyond that, I get the impression that VNY and BUR are Charter Central in SoCal. I don't know about specific companies.

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A fellow CFI that used to work in SoCal told me Clay Lacy out of VNY has hired a couple FO's with 700 hours of total time.
 
Yeah, VNY is definitely a place to be if you want charter work. When I was working on the ramp at SNA, we'd get jets in from VNY all the time. Once I was talking to a new FO with Spirit Aviation out of VNY and he was telling me that this was his first jet job (Westwind) and he was stoked. He said if you want to go charter, go to VNY because there are loads of operators. I think he had just over 1000 TT.
 
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Yeah, VNY is definitely a place to be if you want charter work. When I was working on the ramp at SNA, we'd get jets in from VNY all the time. Once I was talking to a new FO with Spirit Aviation out of VNY and he was telling me that this was his first jet job (Westwind) and he was stoked. He said if you want to go charter, go to VNY because there are loads of operators. I think he had just over 1000 TT.

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Do you think he just sent out resumes to every charter operator on the field?
 
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Do you think he just sent out resumes to every charter operator on the field?

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In my opinion, the quickest way to get your resume thrown away is to mail it out to an operator. When we get a resume in the mail it tells us that this person is not really interested in working with us otherwise they would have walked it in. Meeting the decision maker goes along ways in establishing a relationship, and in this business it is all about relationship / networking ( have you heard that before? ) When small operators are looking to fill the other seat they are looking for personality and to a degree image, and they need to meet you face to face and interact with you to establish this. Aviation skills and abilities play into it, based on the operators needs, are they looking for a junior copilot, a senior copilot that they need to be able to upgrade to a junior capt or are they looking to hire a senior capt, this is all considered with insurance requirements in mind.

Jim
 
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That's pretty much what I PM'd EatSleepFly. Our Chief only hires people who walk it in wearing a suit and can carry a conversation.
 
Yup, ESF is going to don his best suit, print out a buttload of resumes and go "on tour" as soon as he gets his tax refund back.
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That's pretty much what I PM'd EatSleepFly. Our Chief only hires people who walk it in wearing a suit and can carry a conversation.

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What kind of flying do they do where you work CA Surfer?
 
Lovin' the tax refund, huh? Right on.

To supplement my meager CFI income I worked 1 day a week (10 hour shifts) as a line service guy (ramp monkey) at Newport Jet Center, which is now called Atlantic Aviation. It was a pretty busy ramp at times with limited space. More than 2 G-IV's and your screwed. Basic fueling, marshalling, lav. service, and the like. Pretty fun, saw some neat things.

Kevin
 
Upgrades are made as needed and they want 2500 hours TT. But they're really good about sending you to school and upgrading as soon as you're ready, but 2500TT is pretty firm.
 
Thanks for the response.I know some companies will waive TT in they have enough time in type.How long to upgrade to the jet?Also Jonny how come you haven't got one of those good corporate gigs yet?Are you enjoying flying charter?
 
No, they won't waive the total time. Time to jet is unknown. It all depends on when they have a position available and who wants it. There is no "set" prcedure the company uses for selecting crew on the jets, it just happens. I am very happy working for my present employer and don't plan on leaving anytime soon. I left WCC in October of 2003.
 
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Is your current company a place you can retire?

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Definitely a possibility but I doubt it.
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Also did you do any charter work in San Diego?

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Yes, I worked for Schubach Aviation in Carlsbad, Ca (CRQ) for a little over a year.
 
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