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They stopped into our airport with some regularity when I was a line guy. Pilots all seemed to like what they did and were all great to work with. I know they have at least 2 C-750s. Good luck!
 
It would almost be worth a little less than standard pay just so you could use thier callsigh "JohnDeere"


ROKIT88
 
Want John Deere FO:

I pay $30 a weekend, QOL is high. Not much raking or weeding. 401K is available for those willing to do painting.
 
JD flight was a little unstable a few years back - they had a challenger that they traded for a GV then sold the GV after only a year or two - but things appear to have settled down and they seem to be Citation flyers for the long-run. This is the low-down I got from one of their pilots combined with info from a family member employee (not aviation). Deere is a decent company to work for and I'm sure the pay & bennie's are par for the course. If you can handle living in the Quad-Cities go for it.
 
They had one of the best chief pilots in the industry, Scott L. They fired him then sold their low time GV for $27 million. Neither move was particularly smart. Makes me wonder how the rest of the place is run.

GV
 
$27 million, I'll take two. My last employer just sold his low time, high 1400's serial number G4 for not much less.
 
GVFlyer said:
They had one of the best chief pilots in the industry, Scott L. They fired him then sold their low time GV for $27 million. Neither move was particularly smart. Makes me wonder how the rest of the place is run.

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I had the pleasure of interviewing with him for a position several years back (prior to all this stuff happening). A true gentleman in every sense. The facility was incredible - perhaps among the best. I did not get the job but I always wondered what happened there. Whatever it was happened very quickly and was extensive.
It had a good vibe.
 
Nice avatar !
FlyingFisherman said:
They stopped into our airport with some regularity when I was a line guy. Pilots all seemed to like what they did and were all great to work with. I know they have at least 2 C-750s. Good luck!
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Shamus said:
Where are they based out of? My old man is next-door neighbors with his grand daughter (something like that).
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Moline, IL - KMLI. Deere has facilities on both sides of the river but HQ is in Moline along with the aviation department.
 
I toured the facility about 2 1/2 years ago when they had one CX and a VII. Beautiful hangar and pilot offices, and a really nice CP who took time out of his day to show us around.
 
inthewind,

Did things not work out at NJA? I thought that you had a class date with us. Either way best of luck with Deere. Coming from a farming background, Deere is the best out there. They are very stable right now and will be far into the future.
 
Nope. Not a thing from Deere or, for that matter; Toyota, Monsanto, Emerson, Koch, Pinnacle, Eli Lilly, Simon, Jet Blue, GM, Ford, Champion, Du Pont, SWA, NGA, O'Reilly, Blackwater, JetCorp, JetDirect, NJ, NJI, Citation Shares, Beech Exec., Inland Container, HP, Coke, Air Force (civilian; non-flying), Anheuser-Busch, Virgin, Boeing, FAA.....etc. My Mom is not even returning my calls.


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AAslag said:
Nope. Not a thing from Deere or, for that matter; Toyota, Monsanto, Emerson, Koch, Pinnacle, Eli Lilly, Simon, Jet Blue, GM, Ford, Champion, Du Pont, SWA, NGA, O'Reilly, Blackwater, JetCorp, JetDirect, NJ, NJI, Citation Shares, Beech Exec., Inland Container, HP, Coke, Air Force (civilian; non-flying), Anheuser-Busch, Virgin, Boeing, FAA.....etc. My Mom is not even returning my calls.


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I feel a little better now, I thought it was just me everyone ignored.
 
They have a citation X as well. I know a guy that retired as head of MX there. Very stable company. Obviously the flight department has had some ups and downs. From what i know this seems like a great place to be.
 
Steer clear of that flt. dept. They eat their young. Great Company, but a horrible morale in flt. ops. Scott L. was probably let go because he was considered an outsider, and some of the more senior pilots there don't like outsiders. If you still decide to go there however, best of luck, but watch your back and trust no one.
 
Saluki Dawg said:
Steer clear of that flt. dept. They eat their young. Great Company, but a horrible morale in flt. ops. Scott L. was probably let go because he was considered an outsider, and some of the more senior pilots there don't like outsiders. If you still decide to go there however, best of luck, but watch your back and trust no one.
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Details?????
 
I interned with them about 10 years ago when Scott L. was still the Chief Pilot. Needless to say, things didn't work out as I'm obviously not a pilot with them and decided to go the airline route instead. I prefer not going into specific detail, but will say that unless A LOT has changed since my very brief stint there, then I wouldn't set foot near that place. It is very political and a good old boys club, i.e., they don't like outsiders from other flight depts, or the airlines.

Again, this is just one perspective from my very short time there, which was admittedly a long time ago. But, if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't have had anything to do with that place. But it was fun riding on the GV and CL601, though.
 
Well I want to be there just cause I'm a born and raised midwest farm boy....turned pilot. Come on, how many of you seriously have any idea of what's entailed with the ag industry, particularly John Deere. :p
 
I interviewed with Deere several years back as I mentioned earlier. The interview (then) was an interview with all of the pilots. The first interview, I sat across from a table of maybe six of their pilots and answered in depth questions from all of them. It was sometimes the good cop-bad cop routine. I found it to be a bit distressing but just assumed it was their way of draining the bilge water. The second interview was more of the same. I remember one of their requirements was sitting in the right seat for 100 hours or something like that in the 650. Again, I just figured that was their ops but I had 2000 hours in the plane and was a check airman in it. Oh well. An inside source told me of the politics but said it was a good place to work.
My guess is things have changed - obviously from a people and an equipment standpoint. I really wanted that job but I also believe things happen for a reason so ...... I think its a good company to work for and you could do tons worse. Send in the resume, interview and maybe its for you. If you don't get the job, you have accomplished an interview with a Fotune 500(?) company and you gather that experience towards the next time.
 

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