AMF Training Captains

[unreal]

Hi everyone,

I noticed that the employment opening for training captains has been taken off the website. Does anyone know if there are still openings for that job? I'm not quite sure if AMF actually lists all open jobs on the site, or just the newer ones.

If they still are hiring into that position, does anyone have any information about mins and/or other qualifications necessary? I searched back about a year and saw that they'd been hiring people with about 600TT, which would be right up my alley. Thanks!

 

[Tryful]

I'm not to sure. I know as of right now we have our fair share of offline training captains. I do know however that we are still searching for line captains. So get those IFR 135mins and you could fly by yourself for a bit which is a nice change from flight instructing.

 

[time builder]

Climbto350 was showing an ad for AMF training captains yesterday:

"must have CFII, MEI, 2nd Class medical, 900TT, 100 instruction given, significant operational experience in IFR environment."

 

[unreal]

Climbto350 was showing an ad for AMF training captains yesterday:

"must have CFII, MEI, 2nd Class medical, 900TT, 100 instruction given, significant operational experience in IFR environment."

Hmmmmmm...I'm short on the TT, but that might be a good way to get my foot in the door before 135 mins. I carry 6-8 instrument students at any given time, so operational IFR experience would be no problemo.

Do training captains generally end up on the line after reaching 135 mins, or are they expected to remain in the training department?

 

[time builder]

Its definitely a good way to get your foot in the door, and yes, work toward flying the line. Fill out the app., send em' an email, call them on the phone. If you're not qualified, they'll probably just tell you to come back when you are.

 

[Trogdor]

Teaching IFR isn't significant operational experience in an IFR environment.

 

[DirtyBeech]

Sure it is, and especially so if you're not afraid to take the students up when there's actually some IMC to be had. Regardless of that, even if you're doing it only on clear and a million day/night ops your scan and thinking has to be very up to speed to stay ahead of the airplane and that fine aviator sitting next to you. And it's not like one would be doing anything much different than giving instrument dual during PA31 training anyway.

unreal,
non line qualified training captains will transition to line captains as soon as their 135 mins are reached, but you do get to keep your training captain status which is a nice bonus.

 

[unreal]

Teaching IFR isn't significant operational experience in an IFR environment.

We do all kinds of IFR cross countries, which I would definitely consider operational experience in the IFR system. Instead of doing stalls and slow flight like a lot of CFIs do primarily, I teach instruments.

unreal,
non line qualified training captains will transition to line captains as soon as their 135 mins are reached, but you do get to keep your training captain status which is a nice bonus.

Thanks!

 

[Catbird]

"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."- Earl Weaver

 

[mcjohn]

I have heard they are partial to the ERAU and other Ivy League CFI grads. I have heard the line guys don't take too kindly to the training captains.

Oh, have I said that's all 'hear say' yet??

 

[EatSleepFly]

I have heard they are partial to the ERAU and other Ivy League CFI grads.

I don't think they are particularly partial to grads of one type of school or another.

I have heard the line guys don't take too kindly to the training captains.

Maybe in some cases, but I would say that's an exception, not a rule. And those few cases, it's probably more the attitude of the training captain than anything else, since line pilots don't have to deal much with the BUR-based offline training captains. They pretty much only train new-hires in the PA31's. All of the training in the turbine airplanes is done by line pilots who are also training captains.

 

[tinman]

I don't think they are particularly partial to grads of one type of school or another.

Maybe in some cases, but I would say that's an exception, not a rule. And those few cases, it's probably more the attitude of the training captain than anything else, since line pilots don't have to deal much with the BUR-based offline training captains. They pretty much only train new-hires in the PA31's. All of the training in the turbine airplanes is done by line pilots who are also training captains.

Wow! I think that girl has made you soft. Nothing to timebuilder either? something's up.

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

I have heard they are partial to the ERAU and other Ivy League CFI grads. I have heard the line guys don't take too kindly to the training captains.

Oh, have I said that's all 'hear say' yet??

I don't know about any "partiality". Had two instructors from a local flight school near Dallas who were both recently hired as trainers.

 

[citabriapilot]

Hey Buff,

Start brushing up on your "there I was, loaded with bombs, somewhere over enemy lines" stories... I'm anxious to hear some BUFF stories when we fly together.

 

[Linetech]

Hows 443 working for ya guys!

 

[jtrain609]

I don't know about any "partiality". Had two instructors from a local flight school near Dallas who were both recently hired as trainers.

It took me a second to figure out who those two were (it's late and I've been working days)

And neither of those guys went to Riddle. One has a degree in philosophy and the other one has a degree in some biology pre-med crap.

 

[PowerRanger]

It took me a second to figure out who those two were (it's late and I've been working days)

And neither of those guys went to Riddle. One has a degree in philosophy and the other one has a degree in some biology pre-med crap.

Yea man, word, choice. I think that I know you!

 

[jtrain609]

For sure dude!

You know I actually had somebody identify me as, "Isn't he that guy that says word all the time?"

I'm bringing back Vanilla Ice, one horrible line at a time.

 

[PowerRanger]

For sure dude!

You know I actually had somebody identify me as, "Isn't he that guy that says word all the time?"

I'm bringing back Vanilla Ice, one horrible line at a time.

Well, I've actually even met you more then a few times as well!

 

[DirtyBeech]

Hey Buff,

Start brushing up on your "there I was, loaded with bombs, somewhere over enemy lines" stories... I'm anxious to hear some BUFF stories when we fly together.

just eat some breakfast burritos at avion when you get in in the morning and y'all can bomb each other all the way back to the ups ramp.