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FL420

FL420

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Anyone have any input on this company?

Bases?
Schedules?
Pay?
Benefits?
Quality of Life?
Quality of Maintenance?
Quality of Management?
Problems with the FAA?

Don't need any advice re: the MU-2. I've flown it, I like it and I'm pretty sure I can handle it.

Thanks in advance.
 
I was just in SLC and couldn't find the pilot because it was the weekend but I'll ask if I get there this week.
 
dba Flight Line. Inc.

anything?
 
I keep seeing nondescript MU-2's around the airports this trip and I've asked who owns/operates the runs and besides ACT I found that EPPS operates an aircraft out of BWI, it may be the same plane that departs PHL around 2-3am. But anyway, I've seen cargo mu2's in HOU, PHL, BKL, SLC, BWI, MKE, STP and BJC this week so there've got to be a whole bunch of operators out there that we just don't know about.
I'll post when I figure out who owns them.
 
FL420 said:
Anyone have any input on this company?

Bases?
Schedules?
Pay?
Benefits?
Quality of Life?
Quality of Maintenance?
Quality of Management?
Problems with the FAA?

Don't need any advice re: the MU-2. I've flown it, I like it and I'm pretty sure I can handle it.

Thanks in advance.
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Well my friend, I dont know muuuch about them but I know a bit. I was offered a job with them last year but turned it down for something a bit better. At the time they offered me starting pay of 38K-42K depending on flight time and experience. I was offered 42K b/c I had a bit more turbine time. Also at the time I was offered a cleveland base, I believe it was like a 2 leg route. It seemed very easy, depart cleveland sometime in the evening, and make to stops somewhere in Illinois if I remember correctly and then fly back to cleveland. Be back home sometime early in the morning. They did have insurance benefits after 30 days or 3 months I think. They seemed to be fairly good bennies. MX also seemed to be in order, but like every 135 job if you can MEL it then you can still go. The CP seemed like a nice guy, once again I want to say "seemed" I've been fooled before. As far as I am concerened they havent had any really problems with the FAA from what I hear. QOL seemed great, but it all depends on what you like. Me? I'm a night owl anyways, and I did fly freight before and just loved it. Single pilot ops with a set schedule, doesnt get any better than that to me I think. The Cleveland route was a 4 day route, began monday night and finished thursday morning. So like I said, the pay was pretty good to me, bennies where ok, MX was good, and management "seemed" nice. If I could get a 4 day route on a MU2 out of texas, boy you would see me packing in a heart beat. Scheduled single pilot ops, good money and Multi- Turbine PIC....sounds good to me.
 
icefr8dawg said:
I keep seeing nondescript MU-2's around the airports this trip and I've asked who owns/operates the runs and besides ACT I found that EPPS operates an aircraft out of BWI, it may be the same plane that departs PHL around 2-3am. But anyway, I've seen cargo mu2's in HOU, PHL, BKL, SLC, BWI, MKE, STP and BJC this week so there've got to be a whole bunch of operators out there that we just don't know about.
I'll post when I figure out who owns them.
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Airfirst has the HOU a/c

www.airfirstaviation.com
 
RichardRambone said:
What kind of times are they looking for? 135 mins?
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Yeah I think so, but last I spoke with the CP they really wanted someone with some decent multi time and some turbine. The CP really liked my resume b/c I had been flying a lear. Well that's what he said.....MU2 seems like a great airplane, you better be on top of things if you get an engine failure though.
 
Any recent info anyone?
 
I know they used to have a PA-31 run out of CMI in one of the sorriest looking and sounding Chieftians I have ever seen. I know cargo doesn't care, but the oil dripping out of the engines of this thing was amazing.
Pilot was a nice guy. I think it was a Fed reserve run and it went away when the branch closed. They used to have an MU-2 at IND, but it has since dissapeared as well.
Anyone know who the MU-2 out of MCI is? I saw them take off the other night with a load of bags. Two pilots though.
 
american check

I used to fly the sorry looking navajos out of cmi. Fortunately they ran better than they looked. Flew 7 legs a night 4-5 nights a week. Pay was ok when I was there. I believe it was around 32000 but I never had any benefits. Maintenance sucked but whats new with freight.
 
Flyin Tony said:
there is 2 MUs that come into CVG from CLE I think, and there is one that goes from RIC to BWI
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This would be for the HWD based MU doing that night run to BUR.

Just wondering how the company is overall to work for.
 
I don't want to start a whole mu2 discussion but I know they have lost several mu2s in accidents. 2 in the same year if I remember. Search the net and you should find some info. They used to operate under the name Flight line.
 
acat said:
I don't want to start a whole mu2 discussion but I know they have lost several mu2s in accidents. 2 in the same year if I remember. Search the net and you should find some info. They used to operate under the name Flight line.
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I know the history and know about the MU2. Just looking for company specific info. Thanks.
 
On that note I thought the company was descent to work for. There wasn't any pressure to fly in horrible weather and they let you make the go no go decisions. Maintenance was a little iffy but that goes for most 135 freighters. The pay was descent and if you like working those hours its a good gig. I have a friend that has been there for 5 years plus and loves it.
 
acat said:
On that note I thought the company was descent to work for. There wasn't any pressure to fly in horrible weather and they let you make the go no go decisions. Maintenance was a little iffy but that goes for most 135 freighters. The pay was descent and if you like working those hours its a good gig. I have a friend that has been there for 5 years plus and loves it.
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Acat,
Thanks! I figured it would be kind of a run of the mill place. Appreciate it.
 
One of our guys used to fly the moo over at ACT. He seemed to think it was ok, although as above, the maintenance might be a little dicey. Plane flies fine, just learn the engine out stuff.
 
Worked for them several years and I enjoyed the work and like the people...if it is the kind of flying you enjoy they are a great group to work for...PM me if you like
 

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