Central Air Southwest needs pilot in ATL

[Firefly]

Central Air needs a pilot to fly freight (FRB) out of FTY.
AeroCommander 500B's
Route: FTY - TYS - TRI - TYS -FTY.
Go to centralairsouthwest.com and fill out app.

 

[Way2Broke]

Is this a old Flight Express route? What happened to Lee?

 

[Firefly]

Is this a old Flight Express route? What happened to Lee?

No, This is the Central Air Route (34) that used to come out of Nashville (BNA). The Federal Reserve closed in Nashville and consolidated the operation into Atlanta.

Lee (Captain) Still flies for Flight Express (FX525 and FX560).

 

[Way2Broke]

Oh its my old run.... I met my fiance' while flying that run. Rock on CASW. I was too young in my career to appreciate it at the time though.

 

[svcta]

Lee? You guys talking about Captain Insano? I love that guy.

 

[Way2Broke]

The mouth of the south, famous for "five and a quarter"

 

[Piper877]

I'd be all over this if they paid more than 1,700/month.

 

[Firefly]

I'd be all over this if they paid more than 1,700/month.

You may be able to negotiate with John Towner (the owner) about the $1700.00.

 

[ctab5060X]

I'd be all over this if they paid more than 1,700/month.

$1700 is your probation pay (which they just cut to 3 months rather than 6). Best advice is to call John and just talk to him about the route.

 

[CaravanMan]

Even though $1700 is low, it's at least a little better than the $1500/mo for the entire six months when I was there!

How are things at CASW these days? I ran into AT a few weeks back in Wichita. He was taxiing out of AAO as I was stepping out of the plane. Wish I would've been a few minutes earlier.

 

[Way2Broke]

The sit time in TRI is killer on this run, and I still have nightmares about that phone ringing over the loud speaker in TRI when I was trying to sleep. Does CASW have extended layover pay now?

 

[Firefly]

The sit time in TRI is killer on this run, and I still have nightmares about that phone ringing over the loud speaker in TRI when I was trying to sleep. Does CASW have extended layover pay now?

Yes, the layover is long in TRI, but with 2 pilots sharing the route it's not so bad.

 

[ctab5060X]

FYI...looks Like Central is also needing pilots for MKC, DAL, TUL, and GRR

 

[GoingHot]

FYI...looks Like Central is also needing pilots for MKC, DAL, TUL, and GRR

At $1700 a month, good luck with that. Apparently, CASW didn't get the memo. The supply/demand equation for 1200-hour pilots has changed, in favor of the pilot side. I'm sure it will change back sooner or later, but in the short run, they will have to do something different to attract 135 airplane drivers.

Most other 135 freight-haulers have adjusted, by increasing pay and other incentives.

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

I will do it part time if you need someone bad.

 

[CaravanMan]

I wish I lived closer to MKC...would be fun to get back in that Commander from time to time.

 

[ctab5060X]

At $1700 a month, good luck with that. Apparently, CASW didn't get the memo. The supply/demand equation for 1200-hour pilots has changed, in favor of the pilot side. I'm sure it will change back sooner or later, but in the short run, they will have to do something different to attract 135 airplane drivers.

Most other 135 freight-haulers have adjusted, by increasing pay and other incentives.

Used to be $1500 for six months rather than $1700 for 3 months and then your regular pay.

I agree that it is still a bit low in this current market, but companies aren't going to change radically overnight.

 

[Way2Broke]

I too would love to get back in the Commander, and they have runs thru YIP. But hell would have to freeze over before I could get released to do outside 135 flying. And it would be very difficult to do with my schedule (but possible part-time). I sure do miss that commander sometimes though. What a beast of a airplane.

 

[CaravanMan]

I too would love to get back in the Commander, and they have runs thru YIP. But hell would have to freeze over before I could get released to do outside 135 flying. And it would be very difficult to do with my schedule (but possible part-time). I sure do miss that commander sometimes though. What a beast of a airplane.

Yeah, definitely a good plane. But what I WON'T miss... flying that OMA-DSM-OMA-FSD-MSP-DSM-OMA route through the middle of winter, having one alternator go out, and the TKS system causing the good alternator's belt to slip, and everything getting diiiiiim, diiiiim, dim, haha. Oh yeah, and NO heater too. You guys feel me on that one, huh?! Trying to get to MSP on time was an act of God on that route. Looking at the times on paper, there is really NO way it can be done, unless you get outta DSM early and have tailwinds everywhere else, lol. Oh man, I'm having flashbacks of the AirNet Nazi chick in MSP! Ahhh! Run away!! Good times.

 

[BGSM]

Tri

I used to sit in TRI with the the other freight dogs. I hated the phone in the FBO I called it the Walmart FBO drove you nuts!! Ran into Lee at FTY the other day. 1700 a month Ram paid more than that