Amf Emb-120 Fo

[bbq smoker]

Hey guys,

Just wondered how Ameriflight hires their EMB 120 FO's? Are they usually hired from within? If they are filled from outside, what is the progression from FO throughout the company? Is it a situation where you upgrade to CA on the E-120, or is it common to jump to the BE-99 or Metro? I know that I have a way to go before I can apply to them or anyone else, but I'm looking at all of my options! Of course this may all be irrelevant, since the one thing I have learned so far in this business is that it ALWAYS changes. Thanks in advance for the responses!:beer:

 

[Rogue5]

Plenty of EMB-120 F.O.s being hired at SkyWest with lower mins than any 135 operator these days (1000 vs. 1200 TT)...

 

[skengdon]

less than that

Plenty of EMB-120 F.O.s being hired at SkyWest with lower mins than any 135 operator these days (1000 vs. 1200 TT)...

I saw mins posted on their website @ 600TT/100ME

 

[SDCFI]

Go to Skywest. You'll be much happier and have a better QOL while making more money. Looks like Zilla Captain at SKW is running about a year, provided you meet the mins to upgrade so you'd probably even be captain faster than at AMF. We do hire off the street 120 F/O's, not sure what the mins are. In fact we just had an F/O hired off the street quit after about 6 months or so to go to a regional if that tells you anything.

 

[ksu_aviator]

Wow, you must have it great at Sky West then for your QOL to be better. I mean, our west TX Bra pilots fly 20 days a month, all out and backs (no 2,3 or 4 day trips) and many trips get a 6-8 hour layover at the company crashpad. At the most a Bra pilot will fly 4 legs in a duty period. I've even heard that some of the Bra captains have pulled in over $100K in a year (of course they picked up every bit of extra flying they could).

 

[time builder]

Usually AMF recruits EMB FOs internally, primarilly training captains and 99 FO's. There were 2 or 3 postitions that opened up this month which was 4 months since the last position was available. If you're looking to get in AMF with less than 1200 hours, there's probably a better chance at getting an external recruitment into a training captain position.
When I talked to the CP about progression, I wanted to go to the left seat of the EMB from the right, he seemed more intent on putting me in a BE99 to build PIC time first. But I've heard some still try to stick it out in the right seat anyway.

 

[DirtyBeech]

Some do stick it out and it works just fine. Two of our West Texas captains in the Brasilia took that route. Regionals are not for everybody guys.

 

[bbq smoker]

Thanks for the replies guys! I don't know why, but I am just alot more interested in going that route than the regionals. Are the Brasillias in Texas all outstation based? How does that work? Is it best to live in the outstation, or do they fly out of DFW and sit until the trip back? Just curious....again, thanks in advance for the responses! :beer:

 

[DirtyBeech]

Yes, the DFW E120's are all outstationed. Those pilots live in either Midland, Lubbock, or Amarillo and fly the plane to DFW each evening. Once there they will either proceed to the company layover (apartments) until the early AM or normal morning launches depending on their schedule that week.

All DFW pilots are outstationed except for the reserves and the ACP.

 

[time builder]

If I'm not mistaken, the ONT routes are both outstation based. I would think that EMB outstation bases are better because you're in a bigger city than what you would fly in to in say a Chieftain or a BE99.
I'm not a huge fan of being based at the hub, you're gone all day and you get home just in time to go to bed. Some bases compensate for that by giving you a 4 day work week, so you have some home life. Otherwise, alot of guys split up their sleep schedule: half at home, half at the outstation. I don't know about you, but I just can't do that safely.