Airnet update?

[generaltso]

How do they look at right seat time from Simuflight? Is that some kind of joke?

 

[nate]

How do they look at right seat time from Simuflight? Is that some kind of joke?

No joke...dead serious!!!
Any info on the interview process???
Nate

 

[DAS at 10/250]

Are you talking about right seat Simuflight time as in Instructor Pilot or as in Sim Co-Pilot? Please tell me not the later.

 

[FracCapt]

Are you talking about right seat Simuflight time as in Instructor Pilot or as in Sim Co-Pilot? Please tell me not the later.

Unfortunately, too many of the Simuflite right seaters seem to think they can log the time they spend sitting in the right seat of a sim as Total Time. One guy told me flat out that if he didn't count his right seat sim time, he would only have 800 hours....and that's NOTHING compared to his 2000TT and 1200jet when he does count it!

 

[nate]

RT seat time!!

Well unfortunately it is right seat sic time, the instructors there say it can be logged as sic time, since we do go through a part 135 sic checkride. and lots of guys have been hired at the corporate level doing that...go figure.

 

[wings421]

I certainly doubt that they'll hold it against you, unless you have an unrealistic amount of flight time in the sim. Remember though, you'll start out single pilot in the props, not right seat in the jet. There's a big difference, particularly when the weather hits the skids.

 

[Guillotine007]

the wx has sucked a lot lately. couldn't leave stp the other night because of 1/4 vis. 607 and 602 were holding forever it seemed.

 

[USC328]

How was 311 mr K? 208 sucked as usual, yet got to take off DTW in 800RVR, part 91 of course, see ya

 

[CptMrgn]

Wow, BHM was barely 1sm the other night when I was on 398R. I was ready to sh** my pants. I was actually gonna do an approach! Some nights I start praying for bad weather...

 

[psysicx]

Is being a floater that bad?I know now that you don't get extra pay but I hear lots of complaining.

 

[Guillotine007]

yes floating sucks...and mr 328, 311 wasn't that bad. free hot chocolate in stp helps.

 

[paulsalem]

Do daylight runs pretty much go to the senior guys?

 

[jaybird]

Do daylight runs pretty much go to the senior guys?

Not necessaraly.

 

[starcheckdriver]

Floating is not that bad and you do get extra pay. Ask guys with set runs how much per diem and travel pay they get every week.

 

[flydog56]

Floating

Yeah Floating is Great! I get to spend my days off flying on the incredibly organized airlines. And If I'm lucky I'll end up on the west coast friday morning. and it takes the entire day to get home! And if I am Really lucky I get the smelly Arab guy/ screaming baby flight. floating sucks

 

[wings421]

I like the variety of floating. Flying with different people, going to different places, etc... It has certainly kept me sharper than doing the same thing every night.

Floating would be bearable if you live where you are based. I don't and have about a 6 1/2 hour commute. Nothing like flying on the backside of the clock (10-14 hour duty) taking two airline legs to CMH (usually at the tune of about 4 hours) then driving 6 1/2 hours home to have about 48 hours there, turn around and do it all over again. I'm praying for the 8/6 schedule, but not counting on it happening.

Even without floater pay - I'd say that floaters make more $$$ than the average guy. If you hit the road each week you'll generally get $150 in travel pay at the least and per diem of $35 each night of required rest. Additionally, you might fly a five day run or one with a high flight/duty rig. That being said, I think that there should be an incentive to float (extra pay) but there is not. Eat for cheap and save your per diem, thats about the best you can hope for.

 

[starcheck1]

Being a floater used to be a crappy postion with good pay...now its just a crappy postion thanks to the elimination of floater pay....big thanks to management!!!

 

[Guillotine007]

If you hit the road each week you'll generally get $150 in travel pay at the least

what are you talking about...half the time they try to get you into town and out of town quickly enough so you only get 80 (40 each way for us lowly prop floaters).

 

[wings421]

Leave more than 6 hours before my required rest period ($100), home within 6 hours after completion ($50). 100+50=150. Thats how it generally works out for me.

 

[outtolunch]

So what is the average seniority of the pilot group? How tough is it to get to a particular base (ATL to be exact)? Do they hire directly into the lear on the cargo side or does everyone start out in the props and then move up when seniority allows? Does anyone commute to their base or is that even a possibility given the schedules?

Sorry to ask so many questions, just trying to get as much info. as possible.