cargo and checks at night, oh my !?

[Hose A. Jiminez]

I would recommend ameriflight. The maintenance is excelent...

Uh, no.

 

[buckdanny]

Uh, no.

Will you elaborate or was that some kind of immature comment?

Buck

 

[tathepilot]

please do.

 

[Airpiraterob]

raa.org has a list of operators....very extensive. also has a bunch of airlines there too but cargo haulers are on there as well so sift through the long list and find a bunch of places fo rcargo. send youre stuff and youre in.
some places want previous cargo experience tho cause the new guys go through a shock and are complainers at first.

 

[tathepilot]

raa.org has a list of operators....very extensive. also has a bunch of airlines there too but cargo haulers are on there as well so sift through the long list and find a bunch of places fo rcargo. send youre stuff and youre in.
some places want previous cargo experience tho cause the new guys go through a shock and are complainers at first.

Great !

thanks

 

[SDCFI]

Don't pay attention to Senor Jiminez, he likes to talk smack about AMF but never backs up what he says with any credible information. Bottom line here is if something breaks you write it up, they fix it. Sure, I've had autopilots deferred for days (you try finding parts for a Piper Altimatic!), or an electric trim that couldn't decide whether it wanted to work all the time or not. But remember this isn't a brand new RJ were talking about here. These airplanes are just as old, or older than some of us. They break, and some older systems aren't as reliable. MX does their best to keep everything in top shape, and I think they do a pretty **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** good job. I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, that's why I'm a pilot, but I sure as heck wouldn't be spending 3 hours a day in our airplanes if I didn't think they were safe.

 

[Thedude]

I can honestly say DO NOT GO TO Ameriflight. I worked there when the DFW station first opened up. I was the second pilot. I came in with a Metro type from the commuters. The guy that was the manager at the time like to try to bully people to get his way. Well the guys that have only been instructin may fall for this but once you have a little experience (me) you will puch back. Not to metion he like to go through our pay cards and change things he didnt like.
Our maintance was ok....that is when he was not drunk. If things are still the same ....minus the drunk guy expext to carry some MELs most nights. AMF does on smart thing though, the track certain parts and change them before the avg failure occurs. Pretty good idea for realiability.

Did I mention that you might be flying with a pay to play guy in the right seat. I got paid extra to put up with them. If I would have known that such individuals were going to occupy the right seat I would not have taken the job.

 

[TDK90]

Pay

How much pay can you expect in the first couple of years at AMF?

Can you work overtime?

 

[barnyard]

AMF

Ameriflight is THE BEST 135 CARGO operator in the country, neck and neck with Airnet. Dont let these sissies whine about how they were pressured to fly somewhere and such. Anyone with a set of cojones can stand up for themselves and know when to say no, and know when to say no with a broken plane.

Yeah it sucks to have a 250 hr whiz tell you how to fly, but they can also be useful in keeping your charts organized, doing paperwork and whatnot. You will get paid 5$ extra for block time eith an FO. And good captains will help the FO keep their S together so they will benefit from all the money they are spending, so they can put their skills to use as an AMF captain or wherever they decide to go. That being said, I hate flying with FO's.

Maintenance is 100% better than most little 135 companies. I worked at one for about 6 months before AMF, so I have seen the other side of the coin. True not every airplane is perfect, Im actually flying a pretty crappy one today, but everything in it works, is documented and placarded properly. You will not find that at a small 135.

The schedule at AMF kinda sucks. Most runs start between 5 and 8 in the morning and go til 6-8 at night (bank runs are an hour late on Fridays) but you will get to layover in a hotel during the afternoon. At small 135's you probably will not get a hotel even if you layover overnight or even all weekend.

What other company can you get a BE-99 PIC slot with 1800 hrs? You must be flexible for this, many pilots go through Billings Montana. On the flip side, you will never fly the Lear like you can at Airnet after a couple years. Some pilots have gone from AMF to the majors.

The pay sucks until you work a couple years into the turbine equipment. Then 32-40k depending on equipment.

As you can tell my previous job was pretty bad QOL, any other freight dogs care to chime in on small 135's? My experience was night and day.

Good luck-
Barn

Hey there BD- when you moving back home?

 

[amfteamster]

The maintenance is excelent
Buck

No doubt you know this because they told you so in class. Wait till youve been around two years and shut down five engines, had numerous bleed leak/wing overheats, gear problems, nose wheel problems, hydraulic failures... etc. No one will make you go with a problem but they sure as wont stop you if youre too stupid not to. And i have seen that happen plenty of times.

What do you think the reason behind the recent mx top down house cleaning in Bur. Dont hold your breath for change, nothing ever does.

Of course once that 121 certificate is nailed down itll all be good. Yeah right.