Airnet pay and advice

[uscpilot]

Get ready to float

Due to the lack of floater pay (starting this spring) the floater positions will be the least desirable. Thus this is likely what new hires will face upon completion of training. All of the current floaters will likely jump ship or switch to an assigned run. So worry about completing training (I am not sure what the wash out rate is now (1 in 6 for my class 2 1/2 years ago)) then worry about flying a different run every week.
usc

 

[starcheck1]

what a way to start out...

That should be a good time for the new kids to be thrown right into the floater mix...it used to be somewhat crappy position with good pay....now its just a crappy position. Hats off to the current floaters.....

 

[uscpilot]

Re: what a way to start out...

That should be a good time for the new kids to be thrown right into the floater mix...it used to be somewhat crappy position with good pay....now its just a crappy position. Hats off to the current floaters.....

Let alone on time performance this is an accident waiting to happen. Alot of runs have alot of flight time with very quick turnarounds. I can just see someone running out of gas because they didnt buy fuel to stay on time. Talk about a trial by fire.
usc

 

[$$$4nothin]

Floater Pay

Could you guys please explain this floater pay thing to me.
Thanks

 

[IP076]

Pilots are (currently) paid an additional sum of money for each rest period spent away from their home base. The ammount is different for the different seat positions, Prop PIC, Jet SIC, Jet PIC.

This ammount is on top of the Per Diem that is awarded for being out of base.

This will be a substantial hit in the pay check for floaters, especially those who do a lot of floating (time away from base).

Any word on what they're going to do with the columbus runs yet?

I've heard the same about the runs changing and hence their being more overnights... Any thoughts on what this might do to the bases? Think we could possibly see fewer bases with them being larger and more of an airline bidding process or just what we have now?

 

[jaybird]

I hope you guys do realize the FAC means nothing to management. Unless there is a union they will keep changing policies whenever they feel they need to.

 

[CrewDawg]

I know it’s a little off the subject but is there a lot of movement down at AirNet? I was just wondering how the hiring situation was going right now.

 

[starchkr]

jaybird...

The FAC has never meant anything to management. It never will. It was only set up so that management could hear the gripes of the pilots and then decide whether they wanted to allow any changes suggested by those pilots. So far,since i have been here, the FAC has been helpful in a few situations, but mostly their ideas were denied or put on the back burner. Anymore, the FAC is just a medium for the management to screw the pilots and then blame it on those same FAC members. Management no longer cares about the FAC, and things are now being put into place without any discussion with the FAC.


Sorry to help hijack the original thread....

It is still a good place to work.

 

[$$$4nothin]

Training

Two things,
1. Any advice on aceing training.
2. I dont care what mang. does about anything because it will be a whole lot better than sitting in the right seat of a C-152 saying show me a steep turn. Or even in the right seat of a seneca saying demonstrate trying to kill me by VMCing this thing

 

[Magneto]

Re: Training

I dont care what mang. does about anything because it will be a whole lot better than sitting in the right seat of a C-152 saying show me a steep turn. Or even in the right seat of a seneca saying demonstrate trying to kill me by VMCing this thing

That's a great attitude. It's guys like this that continue to allow mgmt. to have their way with us. Hey buddy, drop me a line later and tell me what it's like being someone's bitch.