Humorous Or Sad? You Be The Judge

[CaptUnderpants]

This is an actual job ad from climbto350

Well the time has come to open the flood gates. If you have the Part 135 mins and want a FLYING job. Show up at XXXXXX XXXXXXX on Monday the 18th. We will accept the first 20 candidates into ground school.

Please note you MUST have:
1) 1200 total (if you have at least 1100 we will consider you)
2) 500 cross country (point to point)
3) 75 instrument (50 of whick must be in actual flight, not actual IMC)
4) 100 night
5) the ability to pass your ground school written
6) the ability to pass a IFR check ride
7) be able to meet the requirements and job responsibilities set forth by the company and the FAA
8) legal right to work in the US

To be on our list you must: 1) Sign-up (RSVP with resume to XXXXXX No RSVP, no job offer!2)Show-up, You want a job? We have them! Don't delay, you have less than 2 weeks.

COMMENTARY
Hiring only the best

 

[Flying Illini]

uhhhhh....so there is no interview?! Is this a cargo op? Oh yeah...and how much do they want you to pay them to get put on the RSPV list? haha!

 

[imacdog]

This is a single/twin engine cargo operator. With regional hiring minimums coming down it is becoming increasingly difficult to find qualified 135 pilots. It is even more difficult if all you have to offer new hires is single engine flying for a while. I don't think it is either humorous or sad, just the current situation.

 

[flytheblue]

That ad sounds like something Flight Express would put out!

 

[Tim47SIP]

What?

3) 75 instrument (50 of whick must be in actual flight, not actual IMC)

This means what? Doesn't actual IMC mean something like, lets see, ACTUAL IMC!
Wouldn't that be in something that could actually go "actual IMC"?
Am I missing something here???

This is nothing more than a hoax, and a screwed up one at that.

 

[wheelsup]

3) 75 instrument (50 of whick must be in actual flight, not actual IMC)

This means what? Doesn't actual IMC mean something like, lets see, ACTUAL IMC!
Wouldn't that be in something that could actually go "actual IMC"?
Am I missing something here???

This is nothing more than a hoax, and a screwed up one at that.

Check out 135.243(c). A lot of CFI's read the reg and don't understand the instrument requirement - out of 75 hours total of instrument time 50 has to be in actual flight, i.e. an aircraft, either actual IMC or simulated (hood). The other 25 can be in an approved simulator.

The job poster was just trying to explain it better so that more people would apply, me thinks. In fact, I had a friend who was a 1500 hour CFI and I mentioned to him that he could go fly freight and he said he didn't meet the requirements, because he thought he needed 50 hours of actual IMC...

And it does sound like flight express, another poster on here posted the actual ad with their name on it. They're working on getting more barons so you don't have to spend much time in the 210, which is what turns people off I'm assuming.

~wheelsup

 

[av8tor4239]

All you "pilots" out there:

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE: http://www.greyhound.com/

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

Check out 135.243(c). A lot of CFI's read the reg and don't understand the instrument requirement - out of 75 hours total of instrument time 50 has to be in actual flight, i.e. an aircraft, either actual IMC or simulated (hood). The other 25 can be in an approved simulator.

i just read the far aim, and i'be da/\/\ned !!!

and all the while i thought i needed to slave in actual to get to 135 mins

i swear, you read this board for a month, it's like an atp ground school, abridged


i am donatin' during the next pledge drive

 

[Freddie Spencer]

Looks like Airtran is gearing up for a few more classes...

 

[AviatorTx]

Look at the bright side...

At least it does not say "Bring a cashiers check for $10,000 to cover your training costs".