Anybody in the ATL area hiring?

[fxbat]

Mx outstanding
Keep it up.

 

[overqualified]

hey fokkerflyer you must have been around the Jet A to long. obviously you don't remember or never had to go through the tough times to get a job. my thing is everyone needs that big break and they are really hard to find. every job posted wants 2000+hours and 500+turbine. well how the hell do you get that to even be able to apply. i don't have the money to go rent sim time. maybe you should step away from those high octane fumes and deflate your ego. then you might see what the less experienced are dealing with in this day and time

and hey MXFLYER. congrats to you and let us know how it goes. your big pimpin if you get that job but always remember your roots and don't act like the f**ker I mean fokker

 

[English]

every job posted wants 2000+hours and 500+turbine. well how the hell do you get that to even be able to apply.

Your point that "every job posted" requires certain minimums is correct. However, the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for those with lower qualifications using is discovered by word of mouth. Those guys with a good attitude have their buddies watching out for them, looking (and making) opportunities for them to get experience and make some money. Those guys with a bad attitude, they get the shrug-off when asked if there are any opportunities out there.

I help my buddies all the time get work. When I was flying charter and part 91 stuff, I'd also give the SIC opportunities to those fellow pilots I knew would be fun to fly with (meaning, they didn't complain all the time).

Overqualified, you should decide which kind of pilot you are going to be.

 

[mobie]

Over Qual?

Take a look at some of the reply post to you and think if any one of those would give you a chance.

Look at 400's when he mentioned team, that is what it is all about, you are on the road many long days, at the same hotel and eating dinner with your crew. Also you are with some very important owners that pay you to fly and be an ambassador of the corp. 24 hrs. a day.

There is much more than having a type or being able to get one, go out and learn more about flying and much more about life.

Mobie

 

[400A]

Still not listening

Over qualified, you are still not listening. As the others have said, its all about attitude. If you want to burn kerosene, you are going to have to stop the attacks. You never know who is looking at the board.

Most chief pilots can hire whom ever they want, but we have to start somewhere with an ad. I have many times waived a minimum to get the right guy for the team. Though he did not fly with rookie co-pilots in the beginning, I once upgraded a guy to Beechjet PIC with only 1850 TT. He was just that good. Most natural pilot I had ever seen, with an attitude that beat all others. The posted minimum for the position was 2500TT for SIC. 5 years later this pilot is my senior Captain and the best employee I have.

Stop lashing out and blaming your difficulties on Fokker and others. We are trying to help you.

To give an example, as I said, I just hired an SIC. While I was interviewing, one of the local up and coming pilots grabbed my dispatcher, gave her his resume and told her that he would like to interview with me immediately. (He was in Jeans and a T-Shirt). I looked over his resume, knew who it was and had her politely tell him that he did not meet our minimums. (I also knew he was running a, what was rumored to be, a 134.5 operation) This idiot actually told her to tell me "HIS LOSS!"

Rest assured, all the cheif pilots at our base have been fully briefed on this guy.

Just an example.

Food for thought.

ATTITUDE!!!!! BE PROFESSIONAL!!!

 

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MXflyer,

Do you know anything about the dispatcher position other than that #?

 

[overqualified]

hey guys. sorry if i stepped on your toes. i personally know who mxflyer is and was just trying to get a reaction out of him. i didn't think so many people would come to his defense. it's good to see that the corporate world is there for each other. that's what i hope to do some day. my attitude about flying is nothing as it has appeared because i was being sarcastic towards mxflyer. he is a really good friend of mine and had no idea i was on this board giving him crap. i know that a good attitude and hard work are the best ways to accomplish anything. the only reason i responded to the other guys was to get a response out of mxflyer. as you can see he stayed calm cool and collected. he just that type of guy and an awesome friend, one that i would love to work with. sorry if i affended you guys but it was all a joke. have a good holiday and don't send a hitman out for overqualified

 

[Fokkerflyer]

hey fokkerflyer you must have been around the Jet A to long. obviously you don't remember or never had to go through the tough times to get a job. my thing is everyone needs that big break and they are really hard to find. every job posted wants 2000+hours and 500+turbine. well how the hell do you get that to even be able to apply. i don't have the money to go rent sim time. maybe you should step away from those high octane fumes and deflate your ego. then you might see what the less experienced are dealing with in this day and time

and hey MXFLYER. congrats to you and let us know how it goes. your big pimpin if you get that job but always remember your roots and don't act like the f**ker I mean fokker

Hey overqualified-

FYI- I have been at the bottom of aviation. Try 2000 hrs of instructing at $6/hr, pumping gas for years, sit right seat on t-props for nothing just to get exposure. My first corporate job I got hired because the CP saw me bust my a$$ juggling two jobs and thought I had the right attitude and motivation to work for him. Was on call 24/7 for charter (salary was negligible, no benefits) but loved every minute of it. Then I had a corporate job that kept me away from home 6 days a week.

And that, my friend, got me to my current job working for a Fortune 10 company.

Punks like you have no idea what "paying your dues" means.

Well, nuff said.

 

[overqualified]

fokker don't take it serious. read the post above yours and you can understand hopefully how i was being sarcastic. i was just kidding with you when i posted that because i know how much dedication it takes to accomplish goals. was nothing personal

 

[Ty Webb]

Hey overqualified-

FYI- I have been at the bottom of aviation. Try 2000 hrs of instructing at $6/hr, pumping gas for years, sit right seat on t-props for nothing just to get exposure. My first corporate job I got hired because the CP saw me bust my a$$ juggling two jobs and thought I had the right attitude and motivation to work for him. Was on call 24/7 for charter (salary was negligible, no benefits)

You've got to be kidding me.

Sounds to me like you let everyone know that you were willing to work for nothing, and nothing is what you got.

There are Flight Departments, and there are Battered Pilot Shelters. The key is to learn the difference early on, aim for the former, and be persistent.

I turned down many jobs, becasue I made it very clear in the beginning that I was looking for a quality flight department, and wouldn't settle for less. That worked better than all the "I'll fly free, just to get experience" crap, that's for sure.