Cessna 421 Pilot Corpus Christi Texas

[Dustin H]

Just for clarification, the 20 min call out time is just a “show time” at the airport (not a wheels in the well time). Takeoff time after the initial call out is more like 45min to an hour. 90% of the flights are VFR and are within 100NM. There is not a lot of planning and preparation required for these flights. The longer flights are pre-planed with more time to prepare.


Shifts are also on a rotation involving two pilots. If you are on the rotation as the second pilot, you have a lot more freedom than just 20 minutes as the first pilot will get called out before the second. So it's still possible to catch a game of golf or go fishing while on call. And you still get your 10 days off per month if you want to go out of town or what-not.


It's definitely not for everyone, but it can be a fun gig if you know how to work the schedule.

 

[PacoPollo]

Stop flaming the guy. Gee a fellow pilot offering help to another pilot and ya'll
biatch and complain about 20min call out? For that pay im willing to do other hangar work.(clean aircraft,mop,cut the lawn,wash bosses car) It seems to easy of a job!

 

[kswhite]

"For that pay im willing to do other hangar work.(clean aircraft,mop,cut the lawn,wash bosses car) It seems to easy of a job!"

Gentlemen, that's why we often times struggle to get the money we deserve. Please don't undercut each other and resort to doing menial labor just so we can fly. It's great to fly and we all love it, but we have to fake it sometimes and draw a line in the sand when the boss man asks us to do this sort of work outside of the flight deck.

 

[CaravanMan]

I'm sorry, but in the EMS industry patients don't usually let us know 4 days in advance that they're going to be deathly ill. When you take a job like this you have to have the understanding of what type of work you'll be getting into. It is a LIFE SAVING operation where every minute counts. I knew what I was getting into. I was willing to give up certain freedoms. Sure, the wife and I can't go to a movie without taking the risk of getting a page, but you know what? We save $18 by doing that!! And it sucks walking by the fridge with some Blvd. Wheat in there, begging me to drink it, but I'm willing to give that up for 2 weeks at a time because I love my job, and I love helping people. If you don't want to give up playing golf because there's the chance that someone might have a heart attack and you'd be called to save their life, then don't take this job, and don't knock those of us that have it. Your butt might depend on us one day. Not trying to be rude here, but you don't seem to get what this 20 min call out means here.

 

[kswhite]

As stated earlier, in life saving situations, it is incredibly honorable to sacrifice your daily life in such a manner to help others. If it's not life threatening or even emergency related, then short call out times (ie 60 mins. or less) are something that we need to try and prevent so it doesn't become the norm for non-emergency related travel.

 

[CaravanMan]

I agree, it's just this thread was about EMS positions, and general on-call charter somehow got thrown into it. Everything we do is critical, but sometimes we do other flights: company meetings or maintenance flights are about it, and are generally known a day or two ahead of time, and are usually offered to the pilot who's on his off week. If it's our day off then we may get offered to do those flights and get paid extra to do them. It is 100% up to us to accept or deny that flight; they don't hold it against us to not take it. No pressure at all, so it works out well.

 

[Flyin Low]

It's a great gig. I did it for a couple of years. If you've got your fingers into something else, you've got plenty of time to do your things on the side. I spent more time finding things to do in Corpus than actually working. The maintenance is top notch for a part 135 operation. Initial and recurrent training are taken seriously, and well done. I'd do it again if I weren't married and flying for a 121 carrier.

 

[iflyabeech]

Hey guys. As of 2-22-07, we are looking for another pilot for this job. PM me if interested.

 

[Say Again Over]

The twenty minute thing is pretty easy to deal with, get an apartment close to the airport and you have it made, when you are on shift, that's when the twenty minute show comes into play. Just zoom into the airport while getting your briefing, yank out the airplane, and your ready to go, not too hard. South Texas has some good BBQ from what I remember.

 

[Dustin H]

Say Again Over,

That about says it. 20 minutes is very easy being that it's Corpus Christi. Even if you are on the other side of town, it's still not hard to get to the airport in 20min. Plus your dispatch takes care of pulling out the airplane and setting up the receiving ambulance. All you have to do is get a briefing and file while enrought to the airport. 90% of the time you're able to go VFR, so that makes it even less work.

 

[iflyabeech]

BUMP....still looking!

 

[lj1313]

You have an address to send a resume to? Please email me at:
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Thanks!

 

[iflyabeech]

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[iflyabeech]

You have an address to send a resume to? Please email me at:
[email protected]

Thanks!

Contact: [email protected]