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Aerosurfer
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Im at Flight express and really love it. The maintence is pretty good, usually only have an airplane try to kill me about twice a week, but its always "fixed" the next day.
Depending on the base you get you might have a stready run right out of ground school other wise you could be a rotation guy at a specific base until something opens up and you bid by seniority. A rotation guy only switches runs among his base, not like other companies where you are sent all over the country and on the road for long times. (it does happen on rare occasions though)
All the pilots i work with and have met at other bases have been great, we really seem to have a good group of people. Besides Flying Single Engine Night IMC in winter, at least where I'm based ought to teach you a few things.
Seriously about the maintence, it really is good, these planes are high time and used constantly, but there is nothing shady about this company
--Cheers
Depending on the base you get you might have a stready run right out of ground school other wise you could be a rotation guy at a specific base until something opens up and you bid by seniority. A rotation guy only switches runs among his base, not like other companies where you are sent all over the country and on the road for long times. (it does happen on rare occasions though)
All the pilots i work with and have met at other bases have been great, we really seem to have a good group of people. Besides Flying Single Engine Night IMC in winter, at least where I'm based ought to teach you a few things.
Seriously about the maintence, it really is good, these planes are high time and used constantly, but there is nothing shady about this company
--Cheers
Aerosurfer
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I have been at Flight Express for almost 2 years and totally recommend it. We are doing alot of hiring (about 8 a month recently). Pay is good (20,000-37,000) it all depends on how long your run is. Good Mx, management
Usually you start somewhere in the midwest (St Louis, Cinn, KC)
and bid on better runs as they open. Upgrade to the baron is about 10-15 years right now but things are picking up.
Usually you start somewhere in the midwest (St Louis, Cinn, KC)
and bid on better runs as they open. Upgrade to the baron is about 10-15 years right now but things are picking up.
Aerosurfer
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Whats your defination of Night? Up here in Cincy all but one of the runs finishes up at night, but except on friday all are done by 10, 1130 on friday. Down in tampa there are some Longer duty ddays that start mid afernoon and finish up around 1-2 am, but if you are comparing things here to say Airnet, which starts the day around 9 pm and can fly until Sunup, we have a different structure. Most (Not all) of our stuff leaves during daylight hours and flies into the evening. there is also a bit of predawn stuff that goes into the afternoon. Something for everyone i guess. Get a copy of a bid packet when you interview
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$$$4nothin
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Aerosurfer
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Avionics...
The leftover Cessna junk if it still works
My best run out of FXE when I was there was 2000 show C210 FXE-ORL-FXE, switch to a Baron. Then FXE-TPA-ORL-FXE-OPF-ORL-OPF-FXE. In the summer, I would see the sun set and rise in one duty day! No more than 7.99999 hours of flying. It payed good.
The leftover Cessna junk if it still works
My best run out of FXE when I was there was 2000 show C210 FXE-ORL-FXE, switch to a Baron. Then FXE-TPA-ORL-FXE-OPF-ORL-OPF-FXE. In the summer, I would see the sun set and rise in one duty day! No more than 7.99999 hours of flying. It payed good.
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FXE is Great Experience
Man, I spent 22 months at FXE and it was the best experience I could ask for. That job makes you tough as nails and many other companies love to hire their pilots.
I work for Mid-Atlantic now flying nearly perfect Caravans and of their last 9 hires, 5 were FXE pilots. BTW, we recent got hit by the regionals and lost a few pilots (that turbine time looks mighty good on a resume) so we are hiring for Pasco, WA, Mobile, Lansing, Abeline and I think another floater.
Man, I spent 22 months at FXE and it was the best experience I could ask for. That job makes you tough as nails and many other companies love to hire their pilots.
I work for Mid-Atlantic now flying nearly perfect Caravans and of their last 9 hires, 5 were FXE pilots. BTW, we recent got hit by the regionals and lost a few pilots (that turbine time looks mighty good on a resume) so we are hiring for Pasco, WA, Mobile, Lansing, Abeline and I think another floater.
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Aerosurfer
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Dustin H
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My experience
I did the FLX (flight express) thing for 18 months. I can say a lot of good and bad about the company.
The good is they will hire most anyone who can pass the training. They hired me with only 1200 total and 15 hrs of multi. It was great that they gave me a chance to prove myself.
The experience you get is like none other. Flying single pilot IFR at night in thunder storms with just a VOR while in icing conditions will make you tough as nails. I really honed my IFR skills while I was there.
The bad part is you get the feeling that management could care less about you. Good luck ever getting time off or getting a vacation when you request it. You maybe making $120 one day and then lose your run for no reason and be making $75 with out any warning. That can suck if you get accustom to making the $120.
I don't know if things have changed, but I would say the maintenance was sub-par at best. I remember writing up items more than 5 times in one month. They will go the cheapest route to fix something. I've had radio and electrical failures just because of old worn out parts that were switched out from other airplanes.
Overall for the most part it was a great time building experience for me and I would do it again if I was just starting out. I guess I was lucky when I was there. I was only in the 210 for 9 months before I upgraded to the Baron. I guess things have changed since I was there in 2001-2002.
I did the FLX (flight express) thing for 18 months. I can say a lot of good and bad about the company.
The good is they will hire most anyone who can pass the training. They hired me with only 1200 total and 15 hrs of multi. It was great that they gave me a chance to prove myself.
The experience you get is like none other. Flying single pilot IFR at night in thunder storms with just a VOR while in icing conditions will make you tough as nails. I really honed my IFR skills while I was there.
The bad part is you get the feeling that management could care less about you. Good luck ever getting time off or getting a vacation when you request it. You maybe making $120 one day and then lose your run for no reason and be making $75 with out any warning. That can suck if you get accustom to making the $120.
I don't know if things have changed, but I would say the maintenance was sub-par at best. I remember writing up items more than 5 times in one month. They will go the cheapest route to fix something. I've had radio and electrical failures just because of old worn out parts that were switched out from other airplanes.
Overall for the most part it was a great time building experience for me and I would do it again if I was just starting out. I guess I was lucky when I was there. I was only in the 210 for 9 months before I upgraded to the Baron. I guess things have changed since I was there in 2001-2002.
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