Ameriflight Info?

[DirtyBeech]

system tdy is essentially a floater position. you move around the system covering shortages on what is usually at least a weekly basis. you fly whatever you are qualified in, but you get paid for your highest aircraft qual regardless of what you fly. i'm pretty sure that's right.

wacko,
do a search for ameriflight, and all your questions will be answered.

the new 1900's are gorgeous. mx actually left all the bells and whistles in the plane instead of ditching them.

 

[Launchpad]

Do the metro's have autopilots? Also, with regards to the 1 year/$10K training note... Is that pro-rated monthly?

Thanks-

 

[DCMartin]

unanswered question

system tdy is essentially a floater position. you move around the system covering shortages on what is usually at least a weekly basis. you fly whatever you are qualified in, but you get paid for your highest aircraft qual regardless of what you fly. i'm pretty sure that's right.

wacko,
do a search for ameriflight, and all your questions will be answered.

the new 1900's are gorgeous. mx actually left all the bells and whistles in the plane instead of ditching them.

Ive done a search and I cant find anything posted about pay except first year. Does the pay go up and if so how much, and does it top off at 5 or 10 years. Also, how long does it usually take to get the night schedules.

Thanks.

 

[DirtyBeech]

yes the metros have autopilots. they are either the stec 30, stec 50, or the collins fcs 80. the 30 is inadequate and the 80 is outstanding. most of the chieftains have autopilots, and only a few of the 99's have them. that is slated to change shortly, but we'll see.

let's see, five and ten year pay scales....

well it depends on the aircraft you fly. let's assume that five years in everyone has made it past the cheiftain and into the 99. a safe bet.

5 years 10 years
99 38kish 40kish
SA227/1900 45kish 48kish
that's a bit of a guess. those two scales changed recently, and i don't have the current figure.

e120 51kish 55kish
lear 35 53kish 57kish

obviously those aren't exact numbers, and they add in the 4-5% turbine retention bonus. you can ballpark it from there.

lastly, i'm not sure if the training contract for the E120's is prorated or not. i'll ask an f.o. the next time i see one.

 

[DirtyBeech]

sorry about the payscale sloppiness. it was much more organized before the forum rearranged it for me. i forgot about night schedules. that also depends. most of the runs are night runs. you leave your outstation at 7pm or so, and don't get back until about 8am the following morning. if you live at the base instead of the outstation then you are really on a day schedule that runs as above. if you are talking about the all night, short layover, check and cargo runs then that is just the luck of the draw. your seniority, bid date, and current commitment all play into that.

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

Ive done a search and I cant find anything posted about pay except first year. Does the pay go up and if so how much, and does it top off at 5 or 10 years. Also, how long does it usually take to get the night schedules.

Thanks.

Regarding the caps, current pay scale has lance capping at one year (if you can't get out of one in a year, you shouldn't be flying), piston twin (chieftain/C402) cap at 6 years, E120 FO caps at 5 yrs, TurboProp captains (all aircraft) cap at 11 years and Lear Captains cap at 21. Of course, there is only one non-management pilot who has been with the company over 21 years.

 

[DirtyBeech]

just checked, and the training agreements are prorated.

 

[Launchpad]

Thanks checking that out-

 

[flyer31]

Do they have any Lances based in Seattle and if so, are they hiring?

 

[AZaviator]

Do they have any Lances based in Seattle and if so, are they hiring?

NO, and NO

 

[trybysky]

Lance?

Do they have any Lances based in Seattle and if so, are they hiring?

They need Chieftain pilots... just not at BFI. I don't think you'll have much luck getting a spot in Seattle for a little while, but if you're willing to go to CA a lance or chieftain spot might be fairly easy to snag.

Smallest aircraft in Seattle is the cheiftain and we're pretty fat on pilots at the moment...but things change.

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

I agree with trybysky. If you are willing to move around a bit, you can get hired and move up fairly quickly to a turbine. If you have to stay in a certain location, it may be a while till there is an opening and it could go internal first. It could also take quite a while to move up to a bigger airplane.

 

[rodawg]

Are all the new hires from the local area in Cali? I was just wondering because I applied and talked to Jerry and he told me they try to hire local guys. I am currently flying a 1900 for Commutair out of N.Y and really trying to get back to Los Angeles. Any current Ameriflight pilots know if this is true? Thanks in advance.

 

[trybysky]

Ca

I've never heard that before... It doesn't make much sense to me. Pilots for the company work all over the nation, I dont' know why a local CA pilot would be ahead of the game. Well maybe...they do get a whole lot of actual down there!

 

[Cpt Kangaroo]

Rodawg,
I guess AMF tries to hire local pilots into the lances and chieftains, since the pay is minimal at best.
If you're current in the 1900 we'll take you hands down, practically do away with the interview. For the most part we need guys down in San Juan right now, they'll type you into the Metro too if you go. We seem to be losing a boat load of DHL Metro runs system wide so now would be a good time to get aboard if you want.