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citabriapilot said:
I flew more in a month and half at AMF DFW then I have flown in an almost a year here. Life is good (and warmer!)
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I wasn't commenting on how MUCH you flew. Just on HOW you flew. Like that time you had us so high and fast on final and.... wait. That was me, wasn't it?
 
Vinsanity,
What's happenin' brutha? I need to give you a call. I was driving into the training center this week and saw 2 Brasilia's, 1 Metro, and 1 99 launch on the way in. I was thinking dang, that looks like fun, but then I remembered that I would have been freezing my butt off on the ramp since 4 am.
 
Nothin' much man! Give me a call anytime. Just holding down the couch and keeping my Play Station skills sharp!

Yeah, I saw a Metro in Memphis the other day and saw some Skywest Brasilias in SLC about a month ago. The thought did cross my mind about how fun it would be to sling myself around in a Sewer Tube, but then I thought about that awful 0400 wake up and the cold and UPS security and that even more awful "check in" phone call.... Yeah.

Maybe we can pick one up in the desert and start a Metro flying club???
 
Just a warning, if you go to PDX, you'll likely never upgrade to a turbine, and it'll be a long fight to get them to let you transfer to another base to fly a turbine.

I don't know about other bases, but no one has left the SLC base in a year and a half. No one quitting = no upgrades = long wait as the junior guy getting to work every Saturday...

Although when times get better you're going to see a mass exodus from AMF as everyone will already have their 1000 TPIC and be tired of being capped at 40K/yr. Except Portland. No one leaves Portland. I was upgraded to the Metro after 7 months, the PDX guy I was in class with had been in the 99 for 4 years...
 
I worked at AMF from July 2003 to Jan 2004 and I loved it.. Great people and a great place to work. You'll have fun if you get hired there.
 
DFW Sort

Hey BUFF, I read on APC UPS is going to end the night sort at DFW in Feb and reduce/cancel flights. Will this have an impact on AMF ops there?

I used to live in Euless right off the departure end of 18R so the prop departures went right over my apartment. How bout a reunion at the Midland Airport Hotel? I'll bring the disinfectant.
 
Citabria,
Yeah, I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that I'm on the 2019 season for my football dynasty on x-box. That's only 145ish games since last Christmas. I just finished playing the best game of all tonight. You know, the one where they stick you in a box and let you play bird man for a couple of hours. Last night was the coveted 12-4am sim slot. But hey, I've proved yet again that I'm flat out sh*t hot at the single engine coupled ILS.

SDCFI,
Maybe you can get the greasy spoon, or whatever the name of that lil' hotel restaurant was called, to cater the reunion. Or maybe get that burrito joint in Avion to provide the food. Just wait 24 hours to go flying after consuming the edibles to ensure that you didn't accidently give yourself a poor man's enema.
 
DirtyBeech said:
Citabria,
Yeah, I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that I'm on the 2019 season for my football dynasty on x-box. That's only 145ish games since last Christmas. I just finished playing the best game of all tonight. You know, the one where they stick you in a box and let you play bird man for a couple of hours. Last night was the coveted 12-4am sim slot. But hey, I've proved yet again that I'm flat out sh*t hot at the single engine coupled ILS.

SDCFI,
Maybe you can get the greasy spoon, or whatever the name of that lil' hotel restaurant was called, to cater the reunion. Or maybe get that burrito joint in Avion to provide the food. Just wait 24 hours to go flying after consuming the edibles to ensure that you didn't accidently give yourself a poor man's enema.
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I'll be danged...you are alive...what's the matter? You aren't afraid to play golf when its 50 out...are you? lol
 
ksu_aviator said:
I'll be danged...you are alive...what's the matter? You aren't afraid to play golf when its 50 out...are you? lol
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Nah, I figured that after they dusted ol' Snyder off, shot him up with embalming fluid, and renamed him coach that you'd be a five iron of fury on the links.

I just don't have much energy for it right now. I'll start getting the itch again in early February after there's no football to occupy my mind.
 
SDCFI said:
Hey BUFF, I read on APC UPS is going to end the night sort at DFW in Feb and reduce/cancel flights. Will this have an impact on AMF ops there?

I used to live in Euless right off the departure end of 18R so the prop departures went right over my apartment. How bout a reunion at the Midland Airport Hotel? I'll bring the disinfectant.
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The night sort is scheduled to end in Feb. At this time no one knows what the long term impact is going to be, but we're thinking it MAY be a good thing for us. The early morning E120 run that we send to AMA will go away, which will leave more freight on the ramp for the sunrise. Which may translate to more chase flights and possibly even airplane upgrades on the smaller routes. Right now some of the closer small towns (SPS, ABI, etc) get the overnight stuff trucked out ahead of the planes. So those loads could increase beyond the capabilities of their current airplanes.

Long story short, things are gonna change and we think it is more likely to be good for us than bad.
 
DirtyBeech said:
Nah, I figured that after they dusted ol' Snyder off, shot him up with embalming fluid, and renamed him coach that you'd be a five iron of fury on the links.

I just don't have much energy for it right now. I'll start getting the itch again in early February after there's no football to occupy my mind.
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Embalming fluid? That man is spry. Hell, he has more energy than some of our defence (which isn't saying much). I was skeptical about his return until he said that it was a mistake to quit in the first place. That tells me that he still has the fire in the belly and that he really wants to make this work again.

I've been eager to stay home from golf to. I've been working on projects around the house and just haven't had the time to get out and play. I did invest in two new wedges. Given more proclivity for scolding balls 50 yards on a 10 yard chip, I figured something has to give. I can't drive the ball next to a green 350 yards away and take 5 to get down. That's just embarrassing.

Hey...inthebuff...what happened to TDY pay? Hmmm?
 
A fire in the belly for guys his age is usually a precursor to hemroids. ;)

Maybe we can see if we can find the wedge equivalent of Happy Gilmore's hockey putter to help with your scolding problem.
 
ksu_aviator said:
I know what it is....You are still pissed that we used our ownership of the Longhorns to rename Austin, "Aggie-ville South."
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That's a good one. I'll be sure to tell that to my Longhorn brethern in Glendale on the 5th. Where are your boys bowling this year? :P
 
Hi!

I will be sending my resume in in a couple of minutes. I'm ASSUMING Ameriflight is hiring.

Any info, suggestions, comments would be GREATLY appreciated.

Here's my deal:
Laid off from USA Jet
DC-9/Falcon types
4200 TT
1000+ PIC Jet
3000 jet
1500 night
Not much single pilot at all!
Oh, and about 100 Recip hours. No turboprop hours yet.
Live in GRB-Can Ameriflight guys travel non-rev on ANYONE???

cliff
YIP
 
I'm sure an Amflight guy will be along shortly to help you out, but yes they're hiring and yes they can non-rev (actually jumpseat, I think) on SWA, but I think that's it.

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/cargo/ameriflight.html

You might also try PMing FrmrBuffdrvr (sp?). I believe he's a CP or ACP at one of the bases and has been kind of enough to answer some of my questions.

Good luck.
 
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CASS with Southwest only. Horizon used to be super generous but they had to squash it because we wouldn't recipricate. Sorry to hear about USA jet.
 
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oh and as far as I know, the only hiring is for PA31's in PDX or OAK. There are some turbine runs out of Cincinnati and somewhere in Pennsylvania (its fairly new and not on the route map). Those are the closest to your area but unfortunately I doubt they'll be hiring from outside the company to fill those for quite a while.
 
Hi!

IF I was hired, and IF I had a choice, I'd take PDX, as my brother lives in Hood River, which is about 1 hour up the river from the airport. He's a former windsurf, now kiteboard guy.

cliff
YIP
 
Hood River is pretty much my favorite place in the country. Ultimately I'd like to live there full time when my genious career choice of cargo pilot allows. Best wishes with the job hunt.:beer:
 
Hi Guys,

I applied online 6 months ago but, never received a response. Is Ameriflight still hiring? I have close to 1700 hours and 200 multi. I do not have my CFI's. I have not flown for several years but, recently got my biannual and my instrument currency. I was told there are a lot of furloughs, do I have a chance of getting hired? I've heard nothing so far. Can anyone p.m. me regarding Ameriflight's recruitment or if I can call someone directly? It's tough being unemployed.

Thanks ahead of time!
 
Hi J - I am not at AMF anymore, but I know the culture there. If you don't have very much recent flight time, they're not going to seriously look at your application, and in this tough market that means you may get passed over. I don't know if they are hiring at this moment (ack! The Employment web page is empty!), but if you want to be considered, I would say get some hours logged in the short-term past, especially IFR hours.

The reason is that they have a high fail rate of people in the simulator failing out of the hand-flying in the soup portion, because they haven't spent enough time under the hood and knowing the procedures.

Good luck! AMF was good to me... when I was on the scheduled operation.
 
Thank you Joblio,

You mentioned "I would say get some hours logged in the short-term past, especially IFR hours."

What do you recommend? Money is tight specially with providing a family. Do they want 100 hours within 3 months? The only flying gig I might get my hands on is traffic watch but, that's all VFR flying only and so far no call back.

Currently, I am saving money for my CFI hoping that I can land a CFI job at a local FBO. I heard that's even tough landing that job. I'm pretty much in a corner but, I greatly appreciate your honesty.

Thanks a million!

J
 
Hi!

Getting your CFI now is a good idea. I didn't, got my ATP instead, and it did not help-the CFI/II would've been a lot better choice.

cliff
GRB
 
Thank you! I just got off the phone with Sylvia Perez from Ameriflight. Told me that in order for me to get an interview, I would need 100 hours within 12 months and 50 hours of multi time IFR. The scan has to be there and it's understandable. It's very competitive. At least I know they are still hiring, they just overlooked my resume because I did not meet these requirements. Thanks for the help guys! Well, time to work on those CFIs...:*)
 
How hard is it to get a BFI basing??

Any hiring projected for summer this year??

Any info would be helpful!!

Cheers,

V
 

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