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rpatte1637

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I'm looking for some VFR FAR Part 135 operations. I'm currently finishing my Bachelor's at UVSC and would like to build some time and real world flight experience, but only meet the VFR flight time requirements at this time. Anyone know of any VFR 135 jobs. Thanks for the help, I live near Atlanta, Georgia, but will consider other areas as well.
 
Safewing Aviation is accepting resumes for single engine in KC MO., right next door to flight express. They use a lance to fly there single engine stuff like checks and light cargo and own four multi's (aztec). Well one is for spare parts. FX gives them some work once in a while because it can get busy. When I was there the old man ask his pilots to sign a year contact. Pretty straight forward. 2000 dollars contact penalty if you break it. But you gotta know instruments because Mr Dorothy is hard on that when it comes to 135 pilots under the 1200 mark.
 
I'm looking for some VFR FAR Part 135 operations. I'm currently finishing my Bachelor's at UVSC and would like to build some time and real world flight experience, but only meet the VFR flight time requirements at this time. Anyone know of any VFR 135 jobs. Thanks for the help, I live near Atlanta, Georgia, but will consider other areas as well.


Flight Express out of Orlando FL
 
October 4, 2006
AVIATION SERVICES / DBA FREEDOM AIR (Cherokee Six Pilots - Saipan & Tinian, CNMI (500TT, 100X-C, 25 Night X-C))
Tel: (671) 472-8009 or (671) 472-8010
 
I'm looking for some VFR FAR Part 135 operations. I'm currently finishing my Bachelor's at UVSC and would like to build some time and real world flight experience, but only meet the VFR flight time requirements at this time. Anyone know of any VFR 135 jobs. Thanks for the help, I live near Atlanta, Georgia, but will consider other areas as well.


get your cfi..........
 
I did VFR 135 in Hawaii. It got me up to the 1200 hours then I came back to the mainland.
 
Vfr Jobs For Freight Puppies!!!!!!

This Guy name is Nick Steo
But you got to decide about the time to comment!
BETTER HURRY
Part 91 - Aerial Mapping Pilot
Responsibilities: Pilot aircraft for mapping/image collection. Operate computer based
on-board system. Coordinate aircraft maintenance while away from home base. Daily progress reporting. Seasonal position beginning 10/22/06 and finishing 5/15 – 6/30/07. Competitive pay (straight salary). During the season pilots typically fly 400-600 hours. Pilot is directed by moving map and heads-up display. Travel assignments include the entire U.S.

Qualifications: 500 hours total time
Commercial certificate, Instrument rating
10 hours PIC actual IMC (minimum).
IMC Current
No accidents or incidents
Drug & Alcohol testing program compliance
Computer skills desirable
100% travel
Aircraft: Cessna 172

Email resume to: [email protected]
Website: www.northernstatesaviation.com
 
Tried Northern States and Landvue about two months back. Nick replied back to me after completing their questionaire, saying that at the time he had some pilots with higher qualifications. Thanks for all the help everyone, I will continue the search.
 
There are a lot of VFR operators that operate out of anchorage. The minimums are 500 hrs for VFR 135.

Do a search and look around. It can be a tough time as the tourist season is over but a lot of folks leave about this time. They worked all summer and got their hours up. Some of the operators may need the help.
 
There are a lot of VFR operators that operate out of anchorage. The minimums are 500 hrs for VFR 135.

Do a search and look around. It can be a tough time as the tourist season is over but a lot of folks leave about this time. They worked all summer and got their hours up. Some of the operators may need the help.


Dude, you are on the pipe if you think anyone would hire this time of year. Or if anyone up there would hire a 500 TTL time boy wonder from the lower 48 with no AK time as a PIC. Ha
 
Well, I went ip there in Feb of 98 got offered a 207 job first day up there. It was out of Bethel...and I had 650 hours. I have been out of touch ther since 00 but I am sure if you went on vacation up there and looked around you might just find a spot to start out at.
 
if you get a job with 500 hours. . .the company either has really crappy insurance or doesn't have any. . .all of the respectable companies require Alaska time. . . especially with uner 1200 hrs. . . and it gets more restrictive as time goes on
 
Lyddon Aero Center hires 1 guy with 500 hours for VFR 135. I was hired with right under 500 and as soon as I hit 500 I was checked out in the P-210 and Seneca II. They fly quite a bit and will get your hours built in no time. Doing everythign from passengers, occasional cargo and instruction. They are based out of Liberal, KS aka Liberia, KS. If you wanna know more about the place......pm me.
 
Well, with 500 hours I suppose Craig Air would hire you.... maybe even Inland. But not this time of year... How badly do you want to send a gussak into the snow with no prior tundra time, and try to send him to Marshall or Russian Mission in "day/vfr"???? Are you on CRACK? LOL!

Get some good winter flying in the Grand Canyon, flying day vfr over some great scenery. With the right company, you'll upgrade into a twin in 3 or 4 months, and you can build your twin time, PIC mind you, then after a thousand hours of that you can give the bush a try. Cutting your teeth in Alaska during winter could be considered less than intelligent.
 
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Well, with 500 hours I suppose Craig Air would hire you.... maybe even Inland. But not this time of year... How badly do you want to send a gussak into the snow with no prior tundra time, and try to send him to Marshall or Russian Mission in "day/vfr"???? Are you on CRACK? LOL!

Get some good winter flying in the Grand Canyon, flying day vfr over some great scenery. With the right company, you'll upgrade into a twin in 3 or 4 months, and you can build your twin time, PIC mind you, then after a thousand hours of that you can give the bush a try. Cutting your teeth in Alaska during winter could be considered less than intelligent.

Amen...I saw a pilot who should not have been up there take off from Marshall at sunset from the new runway and go direct Bethel....do the math on that if you have been there. Whoever said go to Alaska had a stupid idea.
 
Amen...I saw a pilot who should not have been up there take off from Marshall at sunset from the new runway and go direct Bethel....do the math on that if you have been there. Whoever said go to Alaska had a stupid idea.

Simple economics...supply and demand.

Anchorage = high demand, but also high supply
Bethel = relatively high demand, low supply

There are carriers out there in the state that will hire you with 500tt. Most of them aren't near the bigger cities, however.

Try L.A.B. in Haines, just north of Juneau.

That being said, you really should get your CFI. You will learn more about flying and acquire some essential skills than if you didn't teach.

Good luck in your pursuits.

GP
 
I was wondering when the LAB tip was coming. That's the only one I've ever heard of that has a website. There is also a pipeline flyer in the west somewhere that has mins of 5 or 600 published on the website.

Anyone know much about LAB? Interesting to see all the other VFR operators listed here. Let me see if I can dig up the link to the pipeline website.
 
Most of the operators are VFR. You want a job, show up! Knock on doors. Early spring(May), or late spring(September) best odds.
 
Most of the operators are not flying known ice airplanes. Any need for a IFR pilot, and a current IFR plane? NO. Cost to much money. If the weather is not VFR, then just wait till tomorrow. I am speaking about the 135 Alaska operators. They could fly the summer, our year round. Same game. Now for the disclaimer. Some operators do fly IFR. And yes, you will need the 135 IFR mins. These jobs normaly are filled form within the company. Aviation in Alaska is diffrent than what you think of in the states.
 
What you guys don't realize is that insurance is what drives the hiring minimums in alaska, not FAA minimums. Alaska VFR is 500ft and 2 miles vis. . .many times you have no prominent reference points on the ground. .. Not a good place for the inexperienced. In other words, most Alaska VFR jobs for reputable companies require quite a bit more than the IFR minimums from even the VFR flying.

PS: What do known ice airplanes have to do with this?
 
Man I would love to fly a season or two up there. My roommate (travel trailer mate) from the banner season in NJ was an Alaskan pilot. He flys there each summer in a Beaver float plane as a fishing guide for a lodge. He took the past summer off to build tailwheel time by towing banners (specifically PA-18) to make himself more competitive and to step up the caliber lodge he wants to fly for. I think he said that in a good month he could rake in over 10 grand. That's what I'm talkin'bout!! With that kind of cash flow I could buy my wife all the therapy she needs to deal with being "trapped in Alaska."
 
The Known Ice is for flying IFR. Most, not all the time, when in IMC in Alaska you will be getting ice. So you aren't going IFR in the sled, in general. Great for gettin in on a ILS. But not for going place to place in general. So a company doesn't want to spend the money to keep the plane or the pilots IFR current. That was all I was saying. I agree in full with the time requirements. I was the highest time guy in my ground school. Still was an eye opening experience. The lower time guys were held back with a tight rien. Best flying yet! Might be going back!
 
Amen...I saw a pilot who should not have been up there take off from Marshall at sunset from the new runway and go direct Bethel....do the math on that if you have been there. Whoever said go to Alaska had a stupid idea.

New runway? You mean they finally got rid of that one carved out of the side of a hill where the windsocks would be blowing in opposite directions at either end of the field? I guess that means no more ice strip plowed out on the Yukon in the winter. That thing was like landing on a piece of slate is was so solid.
 

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