When did you make it to Regionals/Freight Job

What drives a lot of people away from Amflight is the schedule. You either love it or you hate it. Like today I flew for maybe an hour, went to the crashpad with the captain and now I'm sitting here with a few other folks until about 6:00 p.m. where we'll go back to the airport, load up the cargo and fly back to Burbank. Then I'll go back to sleep and be ready for another 5:30 a.m. show.

Some people love the schedule, some people hate it. Some people are here just to get a little more experience so they can get into their fav. regional and other people are here so that they can get the experience to go to their fav. mainline carrier.

And I dunno if I'd quite say tons of Amflight guys, most of them head to Horizon or Skywest. Though it's not secret that Amflight loses half of it's list every year to the regionals. I have no clue why, but it happens. I can see things happening life where it'd be a good move, but if people can stick it out here (and by that I mean that they dig the schedule) then you can make your first jet a 737.
 
Z,

I actually don't work for SkyWest. Although at this point, I wish I would've taken up my buds offer to walk my stuff in before deciding to come here :D.
 
A couple of my captains made the jump from Amflight straight to a major.

In retrospect, I wish I would have done it. Flying with someone else can be a drag after a while!
 
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DOUG!?!?!?!?!? YOU GET TO FLY A JET!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE MY HERO!!!!!!!! I WISH I COULD HAVE YOUR BABIES!!!!!!!!!@@@!!!!ONEONEONE!!!!11!!!

Ok back to sitting around...
 
wheelsup said:
Z,

I actually don't work for SkyWest. Although at this point, I wish I would've taken up my buds offer to walk my stuff in before deciding to come here :D.
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No, no, I didn't mean to imply that you worked at Skywest...I'm pretty sure I've inferred where you work, and I was just saying that it seems like a pretty good place to be.

Jtrain--
Just out of curiousity, how does the training captain position work? Do you instruct and take VFR 135 legs until you have the 135 IFR mins? How similar is your schedule now to what it will be on the line?
 
jtrain609 said:
I can see things happening life where it'd be a good move, but if people can stick it out here (and by that I mean that they dig the schedule) then you can make your first jet a 737.
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Or a 767. Dad had a guy be his IRO that was straight from Ameriflight. Plus the place where he is at hires new guys right into the 757/767. I have seen a few of the lists where the new guys have come from, I know theat there have been at least 3 AMFers go there.
 
I talked with the Chief Pilot from ATP Arlington after my multi-checkride this morning. I asked him about the youngest pilots he ever sent to the regionals and he said recently he sent two 19 yr olds and an 18yr old to ExpressJet. Funny thing, he said he thought there was no way they would hire the 18 yr old because he looked like a baby and would scare passengers but they hired him and he walking around the airport with a uniform on. He said passenger see him and say "hey, he has his daddy's uniform on!" Either that or they are cashing their ticket back in. That comment had me cracking up. I also asked him about quickest route to the majors and he said a quick upgrade cargo company such as Cherry Air or AmeriStar will get you their the fastest, thanks to a 10-month upgrade. Sounds enticing but XJT and SKW are my dream jobs still.
 
jtrain609 said:
Freight at 24.
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Uh, John. You're still an instructor. :)


Regional at 30 (barely, I started 8 days before my 31st b-day). Like a lot of guys, I wouldn't trade instructing for anything. The only things I would change are a) maybe starting sooner and for sure not dragging it out as long and b) not selling my soul to SLM.
 
CFI at age 21

Freight Dawg at age 25.

Being a CFI was still the most rewarding job I ever had though.
 
kellwolf said:
Uh, John. You're still an instructor. :)


Regional at 30 (barely, I started 8 days before my 31st b-day). Like a lot of guys, I wouldn't trade instructing for anything. The only things I would change are a) maybe starting sooner and for sure not dragging it out as long and b) not selling my soul to SLM.
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Amen, Steve.
 
I just can't wait till the day I get paid to fly. I better get back to studying then. :insane:
 
Stone Cold said:
PVT at 19
Commercial, "graduate" college at 21
Slight "detour" until CFI at 30
Freight at 32
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Late to this but:
First Loggable flight at 23
"detour" job moves, marriage, kid
PPL at 34
Complex at 35
High Performance at 37
IFR at 40
Dreaming of getting there...

DAMM ENGINEERING!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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