Key Lime Air

[be-400xpdriver]

Iam scheduled for an interview next week for the metro postion (PIC not SIC) so they say, funny thing, I never applied, they simply saw my resume on climbto350 and called me out of the blue. After seeing these posts i may have car problems. Any thoughts? or is that a stupid question.

Take the interview and get a little experiance. Then when they call for the job offer just turn them down.

 

[AerroMatt]

solid advice, Be-400

 

[52Vincent]

Take the interview and get a little experiance. Then when they call for the job offer just turn them down.

That is exactly what I was thinking of doing..Thanks

BTW: does anyone know what they pay for Metro PIC?
Is it not the Metro II, because I think a type is required for the III?

 

[NavajoKing]

$35,000 a year for a 4 day week, then 80 per day after that. Flying II's and III's, type for the III done in house.

 

[Way2Broke]

The landing on the SIC PFT training video was so far off the centerline, it distracted me from pretending not to be bored for at least a quarter of a second.

 

[PropsR4Boats]

What about Jumpseat agreements? Do you get your three days of in a row or one at a time? Any per diem? What are the bases? I would Like NOT to hear about the PFT.

 

[NavajoKing]

Jumpseat agreements that I know of are with Frontier, great lakes and skywest. You can plan on working 6 days a week. per diem is $20 a day. For bases look at the web site.

 

[52Vincent]

Well I was offered the Metro PIC position, but turned it down. There goes that PIC turbine time. I would have been away from home more than Iam now. Anyone else here accept the position with them?

 

[Freightcowboy]

Don't worry about it, you made the right move. I don't know what kind of time you have but Part 121 airlines and some fractionals are hiring I would go there before you chose the Part 135 flying. I can say I'm relieved to be where I am today.

 

[afonvin]

14 Pilot just got letters from the FAA for duty time violations at Key Lime.
So currently only 42% of the pilots have problems with the FAA. Hey, at least the pay aint that bad!!!!!!

 

[AerroMatt]

14 Pilot just got letters from the FAA for duty time violations at Key Lime.
So currently only 42% of the pilots have problems with the FAA. Hey, at least the pay aint that bad!!!!!!

Is this the reason Key Lime put out another help wanted posting on Climbto350.com? Are they expecting alot of turnover due to this FAA problem?

 

[Nolife]

Anyone know if J.E. is still there?

 

[NavajoKing]

Yeah he's there

 

[Way2Broke]

14 Pilot just got letters from the FAA for duty time violations at Key Lime.
So currently only 42% of the pilots have problems with the FAA. Hey, at least the pay aint that bad!!!!!!

So riddle me this, in such a wide spread cas of duty time issues why would the Feds not go after the company too. It is obviously company sanctioned.

 

[52Vincent]

key lime

Is this the reason Key Lime put out another help wanted posting on Climbto350.com? Are they expecting alot of turnover due to this FAA problem?

I have been noticing that they post like clockwork on climbto350 about every 2 weeks for the last couple of months.

 

[Freightcowboy]

Company sleeping in the same bed with the FAA if you get my drift.
Please stay away

 

[Capt. JD]

Iam scheduled for an interview next week for the metro postion (PIC not SIC) so they say, funny thing, I never applied, they simply saw my resume on climbto350 and called me out of the blue. After seeing these posts i may have car problems. Any thoughts? or is that a stupid question.

Your Not Alone... I have gotten a few calls as well! This god da-mn outfit keeps calling & leaving messages on my answering machine about how they want to have me come to interview me for a PIC position, got my resume off Climbto350, with which I have it posted on.... Well, you went a few steps farther then I intent to go, Why give this $hit Hole Operation the time of day?

14 letters of violation from the FAA? Ya know if a company tells you to do something illegal, say NO, if you get fired because of it... Did you really want to be working there in the first place?

 

[afonvin]

Your Not Alone... I have gotten a few calls as well! This god da-mn outfit keeps calling & leaving messages on my answering machine about how they want to have me come to interview me for a PIC position, got my resume off Climbto350, with which I have it posted on.... Well, you went a few steps farther then I intent to go, Why give this $hit Hole Operation the time of day?

14 letters of violation from the FAA? Ya know if a company tells you to do something illegal, say NO, if you get fired because of it... Did you really want to be working there in the first place?

if you get fired because of it ........ you broke a contract and you owe them $10,000

 

[NavajoKing]

Yeah, I just heard of a guy that left there after giving his two weeks notice did everything right, and now their sueing him for it. Great place to work.

 

[icefr8dawg]

if you get fired because of it ........ you broke a contract and you owe them $10,000

It's probably not a legal contract in this case so come and go as you like

 

[aussiefly]

if you get fired because of it ........ you broke a contract and you owe them $10,000

I don't think so. The court has no power to inforce a contract that requires an illegal act by one of the parties. Therefore if Keylime pressured you to break a reg/duty time and you refused and they fired you they would be the party breaching the terms of the contract. And due to the illegality of the act the court would be powerless to enforce a breach.

 

[wilbur]

My info is old info... I talked to a FAA rep out there and they knew of Key Lime and their antics. It's an okay company. Lots of 'gotta fly/deliver the freight' thinking. Just be careful, know the wx and regs. Don't get yourself killed.

 

[pilot error]

It's an okay company.

that's not true.

 

[sa227Pilot]

14 Pilot just got letters from the FAA for duty time violations at Key Lime.
So currently only 42% of the pilots have problems with the FAA. Hey, at least the pay aint that bad!!!!!!

There where 9 Letters of Investigation....all dismissed with simple phone calls to the PIO

 

[pilot error]

There where 9 Letters of Investigation....all dismissed with simple phone calls to the PIO

[FONT=&quot]you don't find it symptomatic of larger problems when nine pilots get letters regardless of the outcomes?[/FONT]

 

[sa227Pilot]

[FONT=&quot]you don't find it symptomatic of larger problems when nine pilots get letters regardless of the outcomes?[/FONT]

Not when the problem was a POI misunderstanding of 135.265 duty time regs.

 

[be-400xpdriver]

There where 9 Letters of Investigation....all dismissed with simple phone calls to the PIO

ONLY 9! Maybe every one but you has it wrong. Keyslime is a great place to work. What was I thinking of going to work for NetJets when I could have worked for keyslime.

 

[sleddriver71]

posted by SA227pilot, "We do wear uniform here and you do have to pay for them. I can't think of many company's that give out uniforms for free."

I have worked for freight, commuter airline, and now air ambulance and they have all payed for the uniforms.

 

[be-400xpdriver]

Just in case any one forgot KeyLime sucks and is a dangerous place to work!!

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=62680

 

[Medivacer]

From the sound of the article, it was the pilot who inadvertanly entered the active.

Has nothing to do with the company. Everything to do with the pilot.


PFT bad: both Pay for training and Physical Fitness Test (to those OORAHers out there.)