AirNet hiring

[Princedietrich]

For months I have read posts about AirNet and the lashing that the company takes from pilots that didn't get hired, or from potential applicants that have families and want to go to a particular base or wonder how the commuting is.
AirNet is a great company from the training to the pilots that run the show! For a low time pilot to get PIC at 1200 hours and BE THE MAN/WOMAN in charge of the aircraft, by themselves, making all of the decisions, pondering the thought of "should I continue thru that weather or go around it," as well as flying in all types of snow, ice, rain...What a concept!
Out of training I was the low time guy and I got TEB, the same week a front came through TEB with snow, ice, the likes. Baptism by fire is how I would put it! For 5 months I was out of TEB then went to south FL. that was a mistake. The storms over Lake Ocachobee are nothing to deal with , or fly thru. I made the mistake...lost control of the Baron at 5K, recovered at 2500 (UIR submitted)...flew to ORL to deal with an irate captaiin the lear that was mad that I was late for the drop. That was enough for me. So for those that know/knew me and wonder why I left...that is why! Not to get to the regionals like the management will tell you! for 5 minutes I thought I was dead and had thoughts of my family running through my head while trying to regain control of the A/C in a level 5, that was not depicted very well on the almost monochrome radar that the plane had. By the way...what do they do with the Barons that have liquid de-icing for the props and windows? Well that was one of them. The planes out of TEB, BDL were awesome!
I loved the flying, but the commute sucked! At that time AirNet was not CASS and trying to get back home was terrible! AirNEt didn't hire my family...they hired me.
For those that want to go there...DO It! Greatest flying you will ever do! Maintenance is the Tops. For those that I let down and call me a quitter....if you only knew!

Hey Bert, which lear captain was it? I'm curious. PM me.

Congrats to you on being able to keep control in that situation. I know it would have scared the bajeezus out of me. Had a couple close calls of my own, one of which led to my own departure from Starcheck world.

 

[Flysher]

You continue to terrify me.

One of my friends who I instructed with used to tell me about doing that with Ameriflight. He would ask the Southwest pilots what was going on. He had a good passing out story too. I don't doubt that you all earn your money. Every last penny.

I've seen guys that have been flying for 40 years look at a Navajo or 340 on the ramp and say "I would never do that, not in this weather." I'll take thier word for it. Not yours.

I have a buisness card that says CW - Chief Pilot on it. If any of you want to see it I'll seriously mail it to you. I don't need it.

Other than that I'm over it. As for the personal attacks. I don't care about what you people think about what I do for a living. You wont decide what seat I sit in or if I'll get training in the new airplane. You just spout out on flightinfo anonymously like me. Flying is what I do for a living. Thats all. I don't have a Tom Cruise alter ego. Kenny Logins doesn't pump through my head when I'm flying around. I go to work, I'm nice to the passengers, I help out, I get home as fast as possible and I put my feet up and drink a beer. Same thing I did when I worked on a boat, same thing as when I worked for a plummer. Yeah I'm not captain IFR. Personally I think it's great there is someone I can learn from who is in charge.

Doesn't mean I'm not planning, preflighting, flying or hitting the books. Flying in ice, landing on a wet runway and wondering when the anti skid will finally let us stop, blocking in at SLC and watching the rampers face when he sees the snowcone on the radome, then letting the passengers out with a smile like it didn't even happen. and I keep thinking I just want to go home hug my girlfriend and go for a bike ride.

I have no problem admitting that I'm very happy I don't have to do it in a Baron 58 at night. I've only been doing this for a few years full time and there are already too many friends to count on one hand that are no longer around. People with kids. Young people with dreams. I will never casually mention that in a group interview.

Ok bud whatever, I tried mending these so called wounds that we created for you but you did not accept. Just remember in the end, these "cowboys" are successfully and safely conducting 500 plus flights a week. And thats in ALL the weather delivering millions upon millions of dollars in money, AND medicine that someday might be going to someone close to you, so when that time arises I hope you will tip one of those beers to the freight dawg who got the job done despite the the sh!tty weather.

 

[BushwickBill]

It's widely known and accepted that CW is a world class dork. Most of the Starcheckers don't take him seriously, and sometimes I wonder if he really takes himself seriously.

Sure the freight dawg planes aren't pretty, but you better believe that I'd rather hop into an Airnet baron or chieftain than hop into anything being offered for rent these days. I felt safe in those planes because they were maintained by the best.

I will admit that some of those radar systems are a bit on the seasoned side of the timeline, but they are still good and capable of saving your butt when you need it. Naturally ATC radar is going to be better considering that the transmitters they use are bigger than our entire airframes and the wattage is enough to send someone to the moon if they cross the wrong wires.

The ice protection systems are fully functional and will do the job they are designed to do: to get you OUT of ice conditions if you get in them. There is no ice protection system out there in the world that is designed to KEEP YOU IN the ice, they are all meant to keep you alive and safe long enough to get OUT. I've put my life in the hands of the Caravan ice protection system many times and always felt safe and confident.

Bottom line is this. If you bombed the interview because freight dawgging just isn't for you, then don't spout off about crap you don't have a clue about just to make youself look better or make the company look bad. You only succeed in making yourself look like an idiot. Besides, if you had gotten past the interview process with an attitude like that, the training department would have eaten you alive and asked for seconds.

I'm feeling like a real idiot right now. Really I am.

This thread is now lame enough for some Loggins Lyrics!

Revvin' up your engine
Listen to her howlin' roar
Metal under tension
Beggin' you to touch and go

Highway to the Danger Zone
Ride into the Danger Zone

Headin' into twilight
Spreadin' out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin' off the track
And shovin' into overdrive

Highway to the Danger Zone
I'll take you
Right into the Danger Zone

You'll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You'll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go

Out along the edges
Always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity

Highway to the Danger Zone
Gonna take you
Right into the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone

 

[RSixer]

I'm feeling like a real idiot right now. Really I am.

This thread is now lame enough for some Loggins Lyrics!

Revvin' up your engine
Listen to her howlin' roar
Metal under tension
Beggin' you to touch and go

Highway to the Danger Zone
Ride into the Danger Zone

Headin' into twilight
Spreadin' out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin' off the track
And shovin' into overdrive

Highway to the Danger Zone
I'll take you
Right into the Danger Zone

You'll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You'll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go

Out along the edges
Always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity

Highway to the Danger Zone
Gonna take you
Right into the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone

That's funny dude. AIRNET OOOOORRRAAAAA!

 

[Flysher]

Haha I know your hurt, but someday you'll get over it.

 

[hydroflyer]

BushwickBill-

Why don't you just let this whole AirNet bitterness go? You do realize that your old posts can be found and viewed don't you? Here are a few that I found from the "Airnet hopefull" thread:

Anybody from last week get the call? I'm considering calling Friday just to check in. I dont want to bother them but I think it may be good to show interest. (dang dude its not a date...) Anyhow what do you think?

Hey dont worry about it. I was in your interview group and my sim ride went about the same. I think they were just seeing when you would crack. I had like 4 engine failures during the ride and a partial panel hold into a non precision approach. The single engine ILS is when I really ate it. I was so busy flying the thing I picked the wrong DH off the plate. I'm not really used to NOS plates. All you guys had fresher looking haircuts than I did. My application wasn't typed and it was finished the night before at 2am because they forgot to email it to me. I didn't get it until about 14 hours before I got on the plane to Ohio. If I didn't have to pay for tickets all the way to freaking Ohio then I would have just asked to interview the next day and sim prep the day before. I think that shows a lot of intrest. Oh yeah, I'm the guy from Cali.

So anyhow at this point I'm considering it a good learning experience. It was my first real aviation interview. Good luck. I haven't gotten word either way. No thumbs up or down. Dont loose hope.

I do have quite a few things I would do differently if I could interview again. I would really like to work for a company like airnet. The MX hanger was amazing. I wouldn't have a problem with flying their aircraft. I'm considering writing what I should have done during the interview on this thread or a new one. Give other guys a heads up. What do you think?

I got the letter. Letter = bad. Bumming...

???

Not saying I wasn't positive. Just a little disapointed. I just finished my year end taxes. About 13,000 this year. I live in the most expensive part of California. This would have been a good thing for me. Now I'm waiting for the letter with the rembursment for my airline ticket.

I looked up your previous posts to see what kind of attitude you've displayed to see if this was all flame or something else. This thread is the only one where you've come across as a jackass. The fact is, you wanted to get this job but due to a series of misfortunes, (I'm thinking the application thing got you off to a bad start and effected the decision) you didn't get the results you wanted and now you are suddenly trying to justify the decision by telling yourself now that Airnet is one of the most dangerous places to work. Quite frankly I'm surprised you would do this. It is too bad you didn't get to ride on the system to or from the interview and actually meet the pilots and see how things work first hand, instead you have had to rely on CW's word that everyone at Airnet knows to take with a grain of salt. There are a lot of people who have worked cargo for shady operators that don't give two dumps about maintenance and they think from that experience that is how all cargo operators do things. Some freight dogs have some insane stories due to situations they got themselves into while flying single pilot, and those seem to be the stories passed on. Your previous posts on this forum indicate what you truely thought after your interview, your impressions of the company and indicate what you have posted here is from pure bitterness.

 

[rubicon789]

I am just glad this duche bag didn't get hired here... Go be someones switch bitch. I want to say more, but am restraining myself.

 

[RSixer]

I am just glad this duche bag didn't get hired here... Go be someones switch bitch. I want to say more, but am restraining myself.

Resorting to namecalling and everything, tsk..tsk.. very unairnet like of you. Restrain yourself, oh come on say it, you know you want to..."You obviously were not good enough to pass the interview at Airnet". That is the correct response right?

 

[BushwickBill]

Give thanks and praise my friends... I didn't have the cheese.

Resorting to namecalling and everything, tsk..tsk.. very unairnet like of you. Restrain yourself, oh come on say it, you know you want to..."You obviously were not good enough to pass the interview at Airnet". That is the correct response right?

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1194164636&n=2

Can I change my name to switch bitch? Will you be my friend?

Is it wrong for my opinions to change after almost a year - maybe more? I don't remember the date. I think I'm learning. Maybe not very fast but hey, can't blame a former UCSC grad.

Wait seriously. I'm leaving for 3 days on a surf trip. Don't feel bad bros! Can I keep making fun of you when I get back?

I love my current job. I can't give away too many details because of the whole white and nerdy vicious attack problem. I'm sure a few people have figured it out. Good news is you can double the pay from last year. Depends on the next 4 months maybe triple the pay (I can't wait to file taxes) but I'm not keeping my hopes up. Happy holidays!

FYI. My backpack weighs 47 pounds. And thats without the 6'6" attached. Keep your eye on the Nor Cal weather. Maybe I'll be the one suffering in the rain. I'm still over it. Unless you want me to sing you kenny loggins again.

 

[BushwickBill]

My rims never spin, to the contrary
You’ll find that they’re quite stationary
All of my action figures are cherry