I've done the VFR chart thing.
I like the Jepp shades the best. A friend of mine had the Francis hood. I laughed. It looks like a viewmaster or something.
I heard that the guy I knew who washed out messed up on some little things that were turning in to bigger problems. After that, he psyched himself out and struggled until they wouldn't work with him anymore. That is all I know. Secret Squirrel is right on the money about learning flows and...
I will definitely agree with the last post. I am going on two months with the company now and have had a wonderful experience so far. I was hired in to a PA-31 right away. Of course my base only has twins. We only have chieftains at my base as the rest of the (only 9 in company) navajos are...
The base I work out of is hard to get in to any turbine. The wait for a Beech 99 is a long time. We only have one 1900 and 1 metro I believe. I have heard that BIL and SLC are easy to get in to the turbines. Realistically, right now almost all new hires when they are doing hiring at best...
I fly for a large 135 freight carrier and get my weekends off. I enjoy it. It is the first time in my life that I haven't had to work 2 jobs and actually get the weekends off. I know that whenever I make it to an airline, it will change, so I am enjoying it right now. Other than being gone...
Probably another classic case of the pilot departing VFR into IMC conditions. He probably never checked the weather, misjudged the conditions and in he went with no idea how to get out. Who knows though.
Waiting a year is a long time, but if I was in your shoes, I would wait too. I have been waiting for 6 months at another regional, and was let go from my previous job. I did get a new part 135 job in the meantime. I personally would love to fly for Island Air. Probably one of my top pics...
I guess that MSNBC blew the secret about a month ago when they showed a thing on the first 36 or so pilots trained. They even said what guns they would be using. If this is such a secret operation and for national security reasons why is the media talking about it so much. Why did they show...
I was just hired the other day for a PA-31 position. I am excited about working there. I have been reading the complaints about AMF, but everyone I know that works there, or has worked there says nothing but good things. I am happy that after 3 months of being laid off from another 135...
I had my heading indicator fail in a C-402 last fall on a Part 135 flight. Luckily again it happened on a clear day. I did a little brush-up on compass turns however.
Yeah, I remember when I had times like 600TT and 50ME when I was considered really low time, but others were getting hired with those numbers, and guys with 1500hrs or more were calling me low time. Now with more than 1600tt and 600ME, I am still getting called real low time, just by the 3000hr...
I have a friend who was hired a few months ago. I am not sure if they are hiring anytime soon. The ATR's are taking a lot longer to get retro-fitted and probably to get on the certificate. I would like to fly there too. When I talk to him again, I will ask for the latest info.
I read an article a few years ago in a flying mag about someone who did the trip in a Cherokee Six. With the extra tank and all of his things he took off at about 1000lbs overgross. I don't have time in a six so I am guessing gross weight to be in the 3000 to 3300lb range??? I went OAK-HNL...
Most 135 cargo ops have an apartment or crash pad of some sort to go to during a layover. Since most of the cargo flying that Amflight does is early morning departures with a return trip home later in the evening, they put pilots up at the crash pad for the day. Sure beats hanging out in an...
I may be wrong, but I recently watched it on DVD and did anyone else catch what he said when he was on the plane with the FBI agent. He made a comment about La Guardia. He pointed out runway 44. Now what the hell is that? I also read the book and remember the comment being made, although I...
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