AIR TRANSPORT of the CAROLINAS (FLO)

[belchfire]

I bet I wouldn't get a response if I ended my application with "Requires Compensation Commensurate with Experience."...

 

[G-force]

This place is STILL running an ad on indeed.com for pilots that is more than 30 days old!!!!!! Would guess the word is out on this place!!!!!! Don't apply there,a BIG waste of time!!!!!!!!!

 

[G-force]

I bet I wouldn't get a response if I ended my application with "Requires Compensation Commensurate with Experience."...

Am sure you'd be right!!!!! This place doesn't seem to care,although,the pilots they do have will realize that there are FAR better jobs out there than this place!!!! So these pilots will LEAVE!!!!!

 

[G-force]

This place has ANOTHER ad on indeed.com for pilots,seems they just cannot keep anyone employed as a pilot,since their pay scales are FAR below market for a PIC on a PT. 135 operation/with piston equipment!!!!!!!

 

[hammer2]

Hey G! How’s it going?

 

[belchfire]

Hammer! What's up?

Hope everything is good!

 

[G-force]

Hey G! How’s it going?

Its going about as good as its going to,until my "ship" comes in,which it just might in the next 12 mos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[G-force]

Indeed.com still running ad for pilots at this place!!!!!! Obviously no takers since they want the applicants to have a type rating in a Citation 11/V,and Navajo Chieftain qualified!!! With the current state of pilot shortages all through out the US,and the fact that this place has NO sign-on bonus,pay scales that are FAR below market levels,these positions will stay unfilled for the rest of 2022,and possibly all of 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[G-force]

Ads for PA-31/CE 550 pilots still running for this place as of 8/6/2022!!!!!!!

 

[G-force]

Ads still running,vacant pilot positions exist at this place,and will be for sometime to come!!!!!!! This place has to be considered the "Bottom of the barrel" when it comes to PT.135 operators!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[G-force]

A new ad on indeed.com for vacancies in the flight dept. at this place!!!!!! Seems like those that go there just do not want to stay,and for GOOD reasons!!! They could get violated by the FAA for PT.135 violations,or they could get killed,if they follow the lead of their mgmt,unless of course the NEW chief pilot has gotten things cleaned up,if he was allowed to. No one wants to fly for an outfit such as this one that pays 1/3 of market rate for pilots,especially since its a buyers market for pilots these days

 

[G-force]

This outfit is now putting ads for pilots back on indeed.com!!!!! I guess jsfirm.com was TOO expensive,since this place does NOT want to spend any money at all,especially on maintenance of 2 PA -31 Navajo Chieftains,and 1 Cessna Citation!!!!!!!

 

[G-force]

These turkeys at Air Transport of the Carolinas are spending quite a bit of money on ads for pilots,the amount may exceed what the maintenance costs are on those 2 PA-31's they have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[belchfire]

So what is a piston twin pilot getting paid these days anyway? Heck, I'm not that far from maybe looking for something that doesn't require a 1st Class medical or being under 65...not that I'm likely to move to the pecan capitol of the universe or anything!

 

[G-force]

This place has ALREADY posted their starting salaries on INDEED.com, $26.7k to $35k/yr!!! A joke in this day and time!!!!!!! They also want an applicant to be TYPE rated in a Citation 11/1V!! Do NOT go there!!!
When I went there to interview,I discovered that PT.119/PT.135 regs being violated on a constant basis!!!! The number of violations was in the "thousands"!! This was about 2 yrs ago,since then,they have gotten a new chief pilot,new Dir of Maint!!!!!! The guy who has overall supervisory responsibilty works out of Charleston,goes by the initials,ST!! This guy knows absolutely nothing!!!!! NOT FAA certified in anything,but he CLAIMS he has 25 yrs experience in "managing" aircraft!!!!!!
Nobody has gotten killed as of yet,so maybe they have cleaned up their act!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[belchfire]

I know that the Florence area is low budget but I wouldn't take a job as a ramp rat there for $26k/yr even if they provided the carbine, sidearm w/holster (all of my choosing), lots of ammo and a place to practice!

 

[G-force]

I know that the Florence area is low budget but I wouldn't take a job as a ramp rat there for $26k/yr even if they provided the carbine, sidearm w/holster (all of my choosing), lots of ammo and a place to practice!

You would be well advised to stay away from this place,they cannot attract pilots at all!!! The supply of "qualified" pilots is shrinking fast!!!!! Anyone with any qualifications is NOT going to work at a place such as this!!!!!!!

 

[belchfire]

Nah, not me!

 

[G-force]

The latest news on this place is the charter ops is moving out of KFLO to KGGE,(Georgetown,SC)!!!!! The few remaining pilots( perhaps only 2-3) will now have to drive to KGGE from the KFLO area,about 50-60 miles one-way,causing more expense to the pilots in gas for their personal vehicles,more travel time to and from the job. would not think that any of the pilots there,living in the KFLO area,will put up with this for very long!!!!
Then,this bottomfeeder of an outfit will have a desperate need to hire more pilots,which they cannot do presently!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[G-force]

Seems like these FAA reg violators at Air Transport of the Carolinas/Precision Air, were able to hire 2 desperate pilots to fill those 2 slots that were open for a very long time!!!!! If these 2 pilots are any good ,they won't stay long!!!!! There are far too many other good jobs that are out there!!!!!

 

[G-force]

Latest update on this bottom-feeder of a charter operator!!! The guy that used to be in charge of this operation,the one that is NOT FAA certified in doing anything,no training,no education,no knowledge,no experience,is now back in charge of this outfit exercising "operational control" over a PT 135 certificated operation,which has a sorted history of violating every regulation of PT 135,119!!!! This guy is the "de facto" Dir of Ops at this place but is no where close to complying with FAA regs!!!!!!