Ameriflight?

[DirtyBeech]

Transmach,
I'd love to play, but I start a 6 day rotation on the 21st. You wouldn't want to play with me anyway as my golf game has regressed to some sort of semi-dormant Tourette's Syndrome. My swing is now an involuntary spasm followed by creative cursing. I am happy to hear that you're ready to change your sim schedule around to get a round in. You have your priorities in order.

KSU,
don't get to excited about running the ball on ATM. my grandmother could put up a buck fifty on that defense by herself. She's 6'2", 230, and runs a 4.5 forty, but you get the drift.

 

[ksu_aviator]

Transmach,
I'd love to play, but I start a 6 day rotation on the 21st. You wouldn't want to play with me anyway as my golf game has regressed to some sort of semi-dormant Tourette's Syndrome. My swing is now an involuntary spasm followed by creative cursing. I am happy to hear that you're ready to change your sim schedule around to get a round in. You have your priorities in order.

KSU,
don't get to excited about running the ball on ATM. my grandmother could put up a buck fifty on that defense by herself. She's 6'2", 230, and runs a 4.5 forty, but you get the drift.

Hey....she chould play linebacker for us! Give me her number, I'll forward it to Prince.

 

[laserman2431]

Is there any hiring going on at CVG or SDF?

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

Is there any hiring going on at CVG or SDF?

Not right now. CVG (soon to be SDF) only has metros, BE1900 and E120. With the current hiring climate we probably won't have any problem filling upcoming openings from within the company. The only current hiring is PA31 in OAK or PDX.

There IS hiring going on, because they anticipate some new business first quarter next year. But no talk yet of what or where it will be. And (IMHO) anything with a turbine engine in it will likely be filled from within.

 

[fly_lanai]

Not right now. CVG (soon to be SDF) only has metros, BE1900 and E120. With the current hiring climate we probably won't have any problem filling upcoming openings from within the company. The only current hiring is PA31 in OAK or PDX.

There IS hiring going on, because they anticipate some new business first quarter next year. But no talk yet of what or where it will be. And (IMHO) anything with a turbine engine in it will likely be filled from within.

Anyone here work in the PDX base? I would kinda like to know what the PA-31 routes are and what kinda of schedule they run, or any info for that matter. Thanks in advance!

 

[citabriapilot]

It's been several years for me, but most of the PA-31 routes are still the same.

http://www.ameriflight.com/Employment/employment.asp

Click on "Pilot" then "Route Map". When the map comes up click on the red letters "PORTLAND"

UPS - Portland/Astoria/Tillamook
UPS - Portland/Newport/Florence
UPS - Portland/Roseburg

The two coastal UPS runs were like a 5am show and back in Portland around 5:45 - 6 pm. Mondays had an afternoon show with no layover, just out and back. The Roseburg flight sits reserve in the morning for UPS and if it isn't used the pilot can go home and return in the afternoon for an out and back to Roseburg.

The rest of the cities are bank runs (although some of those listed on the map are solely turbine aircraft). Bank flights were generally a 7am show (with the exception of Pasco and Yakima at 6am) and a return to base around 7:30-8:00 pm.

Bank runs are the most junior, but get the most holidays off.

Like I said, I haven't flown for AMF for almost a year, and it's been 3 years since I flew out of PDX. Any one else with more info feel free to chime in.

 

[Hand Commander]

What Citabria Posted is pretty much right on. I'm currently on a PA-31 UPS run (PDX, Newport, Florence). Took me about a year and a half to get it. Still not a lot of movement in the PDX turbine airplanes and believe it or not, we are actually kind of fat on PA-31 pilots. We have at least 3 airplanes in the base with gps now and they're working on getting everyone trained up. All in all, I'm stoked on my current slot and happy to have a job. Not a bad place to be in a holding pattern until the industry turns around. again.

 

[fly_lanai]

thanks for the replies everyone!

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

Like I said, I haven't flown for AMF for almost a year, and it's been 3 years since I flew out of PDX. Any one else with more info feel free to chime in.

You didn't fly worth a darn when you WERE here.

How's Florida?

 

[citabriapilot]

You didn't fly worth a darn when you WERE here.

How's Florida?

I flew more in a month and half at AMF DFW then I have flown in an almost a year here. Life is good (and warmer!)

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

I flew more in a month and half at AMF DFW then I have flown in an almost a year here. Life is good (and warmer!)

I wasn't commenting on how MUCH you flew. Just on HOW you flew. Like that time you had us so high and fast on final and.... wait. That was me, wasn't it?

 

[citabriapilot]

I wasn't commenting on how MUCH you flew. Just on HOW you flew. Like that time you had us so high and fast on final and.... wait. That was me, wasn't it?

Haha! Hey, you did earn your astronaut wings at least! And I'm still alive to talk about it. THAT'S what matters.

 

[DirtyBeech]

Vinsanity,
What's happenin' brutha? I need to give you a call. I was driving into the training center this week and saw 2 Brasilia's, 1 Metro, and 1 99 launch on the way in. I was thinking dang, that looks like fun, but then I remembered that I would have been freezing my butt off on the ramp since 4 am.

 

[citabriapilot]

Nothin' much man! Give me a call anytime. Just holding down the couch and keeping my Play Station skills sharp!

Yeah, I saw a Metro in Memphis the other day and saw some Skywest Brasilias in SLC about a month ago. The thought did cross my mind about how fun it would be to sling myself around in a Sewer Tube, but then I thought about that awful 0400 wake up and the cold and UPS security and that even more awful "check in" phone call.... Yeah.

Maybe we can pick one up in the desert and start a Metro flying club???

 

[Morettis]

Just a warning, if you go to PDX, you'll likely never upgrade to a turbine, and it'll be a long fight to get them to let you transfer to another base to fly a turbine.

I don't know about other bases, but no one has left the SLC base in a year and a half. No one quitting = no upgrades = long wait as the junior guy getting to work every Saturday...

Although when times get better you're going to see a mass exodus from AMF as everyone will already have their 1000 TPIC and be tired of being capped at 40K/yr. Except Portland. No one leaves Portland. I was upgraded to the Metro after 7 months, the PDX guy I was in class with had been in the 99 for 4 years...

 

[KNOTS]

I worked at AMF from July 2003 to Jan 2004 and I loved it.. Great people and a great place to work. You'll have fun if you get hired there.

 

[SDCFI]

DFW Sort

Hey BUFF, I read on APC UPS is going to end the night sort at DFW in Feb and reduce/cancel flights. Will this have an impact on AMF ops there?

I used to live in Euless right off the departure end of 18R so the prop departures went right over my apartment. How bout a reunion at the Midland Airport Hotel? I'll bring the disinfectant.

 

[DirtyBeech]

Citabria,
Yeah, I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that I'm on the 2019 season for my football dynasty on x-box. That's only 145ish games since last Christmas. I just finished playing the best game of all tonight. You know, the one where they stick you in a box and let you play bird man for a couple of hours. Last night was the coveted 12-4am sim slot. But hey, I've proved yet again that I'm flat out sh*t hot at the single engine coupled ILS.

SDCFI,
Maybe you can get the greasy spoon, or whatever the name of that lil' hotel restaurant was called, to cater the reunion. Or maybe get that burrito joint in Avion to provide the food. Just wait 24 hours to go flying after consuming the edibles to ensure that you didn't accidently give yourself a poor man's enema.

 

[ksu_aviator]

Citabria,
Yeah, I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that I'm on the 2019 season for my football dynasty on x-box. That's only 145ish games since last Christmas. I just finished playing the best game of all tonight. You know, the one where they stick you in a box and let you play bird man for a couple of hours. Last night was the coveted 12-4am sim slot. But hey, I've proved yet again that I'm flat out sh*t hot at the single engine coupled ILS.

SDCFI,
Maybe you can get the greasy spoon, or whatever the name of that lil' hotel restaurant was called, to cater the reunion. Or maybe get that burrito joint in Avion to provide the food. Just wait 24 hours to go flying after consuming the edibles to ensure that you didn't accidently give yourself a poor man's enema.

I'll be danged...you are alive...what's the matter? You aren't afraid to play golf when its 50 out...are you? lol

 

[DirtyBeech]

I'll be danged...you are alive...what's the matter? You aren't afraid to play golf when its 50 out...are you? lol

Nah, I figured that after they dusted ol' Snyder off, shot him up with embalming fluid, and renamed him coach that you'd be a five iron of fury on the links.

I just don't have much energy for it right now. I'll start getting the itch again in early February after there's no football to occupy my mind.