Executive Flightways

[Gulfstream 200]

35-40K on Long Island.....???

you will be living in a frigidaire box. maybe.

no wonder they are always hiring.

 

[ruhroa]

its all relative........... cheaper east and west of islip ............ i dont think the word cheap or inexpensive applies to anywhere that you would want to live on long island............i have friends who share apartments on long island ......rent on a "average" apartment on long island for a two bedroom is around 1200.00 or more a month .............. there are several "illegal" apartments to be had ......when i say illegal i mean that people rent part of there homes out ...usually separate enterance etc .... but even a small one room is around 700.00 /

if you are after jet time come to long island ....be aware there is nothing cheap about it though .............. i ran into this false idea several years ago ...... i was in texas saw the salaries and thought ......hey not bad .................. if you are interested put the salary into one of those online calculators ...... it works out to 1/3 more expensive to live on the island ...and oh by the way ny has some serious taxes too........

 

[PMVULB AvMgr]

EFI (Executive Fliteways) is probably one of the best run 135 operations in the country. And they are as professional as any 91 operation can get, if not more.

The reason for the hiring is because in the last couple of months they've added a HS125/700, Lear 60 and Lear 31 to the fleet. And there is a S76 coming on board in the next week, so the fleet is constantly growing.

A top name Fortune 500 company has their 2 G-4's managed by EFI, so you can be sure that they have to be something special to work that gig, as this company is about as tough on standards as you can get.

Anyone getting on board with EFI can be assured of working for a top notch outfit. Their Director of Ops as well as their training pilot are some of the nicest folks you could imagine. And living on Long Island is not as bad as some of you have made it out to be. Affordable housing CAN be had within 15 - 45 minutes of ISP. Just check with the locals to be sure that you end up in a nice area.

 

[Soulfly00]

I lived in a halfway decent apartment on Long Island while as a student and on flight instructor pay...you just have to really do your homework and search around. Yes, bottom line is that it will be more expensive than anywhere else...but you can still do it and not live in some haunted house. I think it all really comes down to your other expenses, as well as your perception of what is "nice" and what is a "dump". If you just have the usual car/rent/loans/food combination, and you are somewhat of a frugal person....$35/$40K is definitely survivable on Long Island. I did it for 5 years, making much less. I think people just hear horror stories and the rent and taxes and don't even give the old college try. As a matter of fact, I plan on moving back there (home is home) as soon as I get some seniority and better schedule at my current 121 job...and again...I am not making anywhere near $35/$40K.

And on a side note...I have known several people who have worked for EFI with mostly good report cards, minus the little grumblings here and there that you get at any job. Happy New Year.