Alpha Flyning /Plane Sense

[Wrenchnfly]

Just wondering what is new with this company. How do the new bases work? Are there planes/crews there? How are the benefits. I see medical insurance it first day. What is the cost? Is the upgrade still a year? Would love to hear the good and the bad. So far most sounds good.

Thanks

 

[johnsonrod]

Just wondering what is new with this company. How do the new bases work? Are there planes/crews there? How are the benefits. I see medical insurance it first day. What is the cost? Is the upgrade still a year? Would love to hear the good and the bad. So far most sounds good.

Thanks

New pilot bases in Atlanta (PDK) and Ft. Lauderdale I believe. Low pay relative to a regional but you get to see a lot of destinations you might never see otherwise - short strips, etc. I hear the Pilatus is a blast to fly too. Go for it!

 

[GONEFLYIN21]

Im not from the company but I think the pay is pretty good...something like 27k first year for FO's then for some reason I think it goes up to 40k once up graded but you have to sign a 2 year contract. Which is good anyways because the company seems to be doing well with their fast growth and they are hiring like mad last I saw. They have a good group of pilots, most are really nice guys/girls and appear to enjoy their job. The PC-12 is a blast to fly, awesome performance and the new PC-12 next generation commming out will be even better, kick ass avionics and some increased speed. I know they are moving to Portsmouth shortly (October I think) they will have their own hangars and operation right out of there so it will be an even better situation come the Fall...according to the pilots I've spoken to. Good luck! if you go for it Ill probably run into you down in the Boston area!

 

[dime line]

Im not from the company but I think the pay is pretty good...something like 27k first year for FO's then for some reason I think it goes up to 40k once up graded but you have to sign a 2 year contract. Which is good anyways because the company seems to be doing well with their fast growth and they are hiring like mad last I saw. They have a good group of pilots, most are really nice guys/girls and appear to enjoy their job. The PC-12 is a blast to fly, awesome performance and the new PC-12 next generation commming out will be even better, kick ass avionics and some increased speed. I know they are moving to Portsmouth shortly (October I think) they will have their own hangars and operation right out of there so it will be an even better situation come the Fall...according to the pilots I've spoken to. Good luck! if you go for it Ill probably run into you down in the Boston area!

Crap, for "some reason" fly for free if its that good. Let me guess "your just happy to have a job"
Insane.. Dude this is your career, not your hobby..damm

 

[GONEFLYIN21]

I thought 40k wasn't too bad, I could be wrong though. In the meantime I think its a pretty good company to work for, besides 40k will get you by around the NH, MA,ME area. you can get places in maine dirt cheap too...if you happen to go up there drop me a line and Ill try to help yah out.

 

[Cavpilot]

40k for a captain? I don't care what you fly, that is piss poor. I'm pretty sure that a first year NetJets FO shows at least that that on their W-2.

 

[dime line]

I thought 40k wasn't too bad, I could be wrong though. In the meantime I think its a pretty good company to work for, besides 40k will get you by around the NH, MA,ME area. you can get places in maine dirt cheap too...if you happen to go up there drop me a line and Ill try to help yah out.

you can't be serious

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Yah, the pay there is a joke. If you want to live in mid to northern New Hampshire, that's the only place you'll be able to afford a home. Otherwise, the pay probably goes farther in GA and FL. But it's still lousy pay either way you shake it. The two-year contract for a single engine turbine is laughable. However, if people are willing to sign it, why should the company change its policy?? I believe the FO's have to sign a contract as well. One and a half years the last I heard.

They are hurting for pilots and probably for some of the concerns posters have mentioned. With 4000+ hours I'd think there would be better options for you.

Mr. I.

 

[blueridge71]

The worst thing is that it is a dead end job. You'll get loads of single-engine turbine time, which is basically worthless to most other companies. I've talked to Alpha pilots who desperately want to leave to go to either a jet fractional or an airline but can't because they don't have the multi-engine time.

I agree that the PCXII would be an awesome airplane to fly, but I wouldn't recommend the company unless you want to be flying PCXIIs for a long, long time.

 

[RP170]

40k for a captain?I'm pretty sure that a first year NetJets FO shows at least that that on their W-2.

Try 50-60K for a first year NJ FO.

 

[Geronimo4497]

Try 50-60K for a first year NJ FO.

I would submit that your total includes OT and perdiem. Base pay first year Captains at Alpha make 40K not including OT or perdiem (should not be included, as we all eat and drink it away anyway :beer. It's not great money for sure, but it starts to add up as longevity adds up. The contract has gone or is going away for Captains from what I have heard. More news on this after another big meeting tomorrow.

The single engine time certainly does not help, but folks like myself like it because I live close to work and don't have to move. Ask the long term folks at the FedEx feeders why they have been there so long. Similar answers, I would say.

Feel free to PM me with questions.

 

[Fblowjets]

How do you lure Fo's to fly there? I guess somehow they can log PIC time? SIC single engine is not worth anything. Pay is better then regional, but what (as an FO) do you get at the end of the day? No real time to speak of.... Just wondering
F the B

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

One of my friends went there with less than 1000 hours I believe and was able to build up his cross-country, IMC, night time, etc, while he built multi-time on the side. Then moved on to a regional. He said he liked it enough that he would have stayed had there been a second engine on the airplane. There are certainly some good reasons to take the job. However, unless you live in NH or Maine and want to stay there, I can't think of why else a 4000 hour pilot would go there.

Mr. I.

 

[On Your Six]

One of my friends went there with less than 1000 hours I believe and was able to build up his cross-country, IMC, night time, etc, while he built multi-time on the side. Then moved on to a regional. He said he liked it enough that he would have stayed had there been a second engine on the airplane. There are certainly some good reasons to take the job. However, unless you live in NH or Maine and want to stay there, I can't think of why else a 4000 hour pilot would go there.

Mr. I.

They've added Atlanta (PDK) and Ft. Lauderdale as pilot domiciles. Personally, I think it would be a good introduction to fractional flying, instrument flying and customer service for younger, less experienced pilots who want to see the country and build some time for 2 years. I hear the Pilatus is fun to fly - you might actually enjoy the flying for a year or two and then move on to a CRJ/ERJ position to build more relevant time. That intitial fractional experience might make you more attractive to a Netjets/Flexjet in the longer term if that is your ultimate goal - you never know...

 

[Geronimo4497]

They've added Atlanta (PDK) and Ft. Lauderdale as pilot domiciles. Personally, I think it would be a good introduction to fractional flying, instrument flying and customer service for younger, less experienced pilots who want to see the country and build some time for 2 years. I hear the Pilatus is fun to fly - you might actually enjoy the flying for a year or two and then move on to a CRJ/ERJ position to build more relevant time. That intitial fractional experience might make you more attractive to a Netjets/Flexjet in the longer term if that is your ultimate goal - you never know...

What he said; stay tuned.

 

[av8orboy]

Nbaa?

 

[navigator72]

I live in Maine, What are the minimums to fly for Alpha?

 

[av8orboy]

I live in Maine, What are the minimums to fly for Alpha?

500TT

 

[Geronimo4497]

500TT

Man, what a change from just a couple of years ago.