Any info on Flightworks in ATL?

[intooclose]

Any info on flightworks in ATL? Type of company, pay, benefits, lifestyle, schedule, aircraft, upgrade. Any info would be great. Thanks.

 

[FlyFlyFly]

1) Charter/Management
2) Close to NBAA Average for the type
3) Medical for you, subsidized for family, 401K, 10 days PTO 1st year, 14 after that
4) Unscheduled charter lifestyle
5) 5 scheduled days off per month
6) Pilatus to Gulfstreams
7) Based on merit, work hard, make good decisions, keep good relations with your co-workers and customers and you get promoted, and above all maintain a positive attitude.

 

[svcta]

Thread search it. Pretty well covered.......fairly recently, too.

 

[Carlos O'Maley]

First, if you are interested, I would strongly recommend submitting a resume and visiting the online application if you haven't done so. The company was already operating on a general shortage of pilots which has recently been greatly "amplified" by airline recalls and misc. hiring in other sectors.

IMO, I would expect some significant hiring to be imminent.

1) Charter/Management
2) Close to NBAA Average for the type
3) Medical for you, subsidized for family, 401K, 10 days PTO 1st year, 14 after that
4) Unscheduled charter lifestyle
5) 5 scheduled days off per month
6) Pilatus to Gulfstreams
7) Based on merit, work hard, make good decisions, keep good relations with your co-workers and customers and you get promoted, and above all maintain a positive attitude.

I wouldn't go as far as to say I disagree with Fly's statements completely, but a few of them I wouldn't answer the same way:

2) I think you'll find there a little low when compared to NBAA and Stanton averages (generally around the low end numbers)
5) I think you would be hard pressed to find a pilot there who has had 5 scheduled days off that have not been changed. It happens regularly. In other words there not really scheduled; and the scheduled part is a big factor in good QOL for many people. This is one of the biggest issues of complaint with crews. Some management types might say this ties in to item 4, but I don't agree. this is simply due to not enough crews being employed for the airframes.
7) Unfortunately, I don't agree with that one. I would certainly recommend you do those things as a professional, but the staffing decisions are historically a lot more political than that. Just my opinion.

All that said, it is as good as any 135 outfit you will find. But it is not like a 121 carrier and it is not like a 91 department. They are all different. For some that will be a good thing, for others not.

 

[FlyFlyFly]

Carlos adds good perspective to my post. I would say I really cannot disagree with anything he has written. Particularly on days off.

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

What is the average pay for a 1st yr FO at Flight Works?

 

[sonicyouth]

How about RYY Hawker Captain pay? Are you really on the road as much as I have heard in the bigger equipment?

 

[FlyFlyFly]

Are you really on the road as much as I have heard in the bigger equipment?

How about 25 out of 28 days flying in Feb with 21 RONs? Yes, you are on the road as much as you hear in the bigger equipment.

What is the average pay for a 1st yr FO at Flight Works?

Completely dependent on equipment.

 

[kgcubflyer]

Was that in the Hawker?