ACC or MAC

[districtpilot]

I have researched both in nauseating detail. Still haven't decided which one to pursue. Anyone have a fresh perspective?

 

[Birddog]

Apply to both, and see where you get a bite. Pursue as many avenues as you possibly can with as much effort as you can. You don't know what is going to work out.

If you happen to get offers from both, then there are many more factors that come into play. Where are the bases relative to where you live. Do you want to move? How far? Pay? Schedule? Family situation? Future goals? I am slightly biased towards ACC, but MAC has some very good points as well and I don't know of too many bad things about them. It is a very individual choice.

 

[gringo]

If you like loading your own aircraft, go ACC.
If you like rampers loading your aircraft, go MAC.

That being said, it´s always been my opinion that MAC was one of the top turboprop feeder companies out there. Me having worked there however no way influences my opinion. What influenced my opinion was watching an ACC captain over at Charleston, WV, soaked through with sweat loading his airplane.

 

[414Flyer]

That just depends on the run, I fly for ACC and do not have to load my cargo. But then I am on a DHL run, UPS runs often handle their own cargo to some degree, and thats not just ACC but other freight companies that fly UPS contracts too.

Both company have their stronger and weaker points, because they are different. ACC does UPS and DHL runs in their own aircraft, and some ad hoc cargo too. MAC, Empire, etc, do strictly Fedex scheduled runs, and Fedex owns those aircraft.

 

[kingairyahoo]

...that and MAC pays a bit better from what i recall

 

[...Lost]

The most junior captain in the last upgrade class at ACC had been with the company 8 months...and that's about the norm.

I don't think you could go wrong with either one, good luck.

 

[jdlilfan]

If you like loading your own aircraft, go ACC.
If you like rampers loading your aircraft, go MAC.

That being said, it´s always been my opinion that MAC was one of the top turboprop feeder companies out there. Me having worked there however no way influences my opinion. What influenced my opinion was watching an ACC captain over at Charleston, WV, soaked through with sweat loading his airplane.

hey, I know that captain! His first officer was one of my flight instructors. Small world...

 

[JumpCaptain]

Depends, what is the pay like at ACC?

 

[414Flyer]

...that and MAC pays a bit better from what i recall

Well in a way, but in a way not. An MAC or Empire FO will make more than an ACC FO, but an ACC FO will upgrade probably much earlier, and then make more than those FOs. Also the competitive times to get into ACC are probably a lot lower than MAC or Empire. ACC also has opportunities for ad hoc cargo work too, which pays better than schedule runs.

Its just two different companies that do similar kinds of work, but each offer their own different opportunities. Its up to one to decide for themselves which one is more desirable, but both are fine. Might as well apply to both.

 

[bobs98tlr]

Anyone know how many hours ACC guys are flying a month? Pay?