mountain air cargo

[Hillbillyplt]

not sure if we are right now or not, but it wouldnt hurt to keep an updated resume with them.

 

[Philerup]

OK now for the other side. Hillybillyplt obviosly has one of our good ATR runs. Domestically there are only two runs that fly, overnight in a hotel and fly back the next morning. Most runs start in an outstation fly to Memphis or Indy, sit for 3-5 hours in the crew lounge with all the other zombies and fly back to the outstation. Sleep in a hotel during the day, and repeat. All new FO's are floaters and there hasn't been a base bid that anyone with low seniority could get in a while. As a floater you leave your house Monday AM, travel to the outstation, and go to work Monday night. If you are on a 4 day run you will sit reserve on the fifth day at the outstation. Travel home Saturday AM and have Saturday afternoon and Sunday off, repeat for 4-6 weeks and hope for a week of reserve or the rare week off to rest up. Not trying to be negative, I do it and I do not mind it, but as a new hire FO your life will not be cushy. We higher seniority FO's are waiting to take the first cushy run that opens up.

 

[Nolife]

If you want to go to MAC try to get the Caravan first then go to the ATR. You take your Caravan pay with you and it's much higher than FO pay. Check out www.airlinepilotcentral.com for the pay scale.

As far as upgrading it's whatever and whoever the company needs and wants. Senority is good for bidding vacation only. That being said the company has been good to me and I enjoy working here. My only gripe would be the family health insurance is very high- $520 per month.

FedEx is making money hand over fist so the job security is good considering this environment. Everyone I've worked with has been cool and you can work in Carribean if you want as well as South America.

Good luck.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

The F27 is a dying breed. There are 5 routes now shrinking to 2 in the next
few months. Expect the Van or ATR. If you get the van as an option, TAKE IT.
You'll get into the ATR soon enough, and at higher pay.

CE

 

[Rip Vanwinkle]

So let's say you come to mountain from another 135 outfit. With less than 10 multi, but plenty of 135 and some caravan time, is there even the possibility that they'll upgrade you to the ATR with van payrates?

 

[Nolife]

Tough question. I'd say yes based on senority once you were on property but you may need to ask the 121 pilot manager that specific question to get the real answer.

I'd let you do it but then again I'm a pee-on.

 

[Rip Vanwinkle]

Thanks for the prompt response. I should have been clearer, in re-reading my post. I've no van time as of now. Let's just say that where I am now, flying the van for 6 months or even a year doesn't sound so bad if it will end in a multi-turbine upgrade at a liveable wage. I'm just trying to figure out whether or not a lack of any significant multi time will prevent that from happening, even after said Caravan service to Mountain. As you said, this is probably a question for the 121 chief pilot. Thanks again.

Rip.

 

[buckman]

Nolife,

Any idea where people are being sent right out of training? Or how long it may take to get to the base of my choice (Cleveland)?

Thanks!

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

To be blunt, you go where you are needed. If a base is available, you can
bid it. If not, you'll be a floater, and you'll go to whatever airport that is
short a pilot.

CE

 

[buckman]

How are you "floated" from airport to airport?

 

[gkrangers]

How are you "floated" from airport to airport?

Walking.

 

[buckman]

Is anyone else getting the "error screen" when sending emails to Mountain Air?
Any suggestions?

 

[152hvy]

The F27 is a dying breed. There are 5 routes now shrinking to 2 in the next
few months. Expect the Van or ATR. If you get the van as an option, TAKE IT.
You'll get into the ATR soon enough, and at higher pay.

CE

Hail to the Fokker.........there are 2 (MIA, BQN) and 3 stdby, I think we have 5 F's currently on-line. I'm currently floating 2 wks a month.


AC

 

[Boris Badenov]

Long time no hear from the MAC folks. What's the current situation over there? Hiring, bases, QOL all remaining relatively constant?

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Sosdd

Ce

 

[Firefly]

Does flying for MAC lead to a better chance at getting hired at FedEx.

 

[gringo]

Nope. Used to, but that was in the good ol days (about 3 months before I showed up, apparently!)

Overall, MAC's a good company, provided you don't get one of the schitty runs, like LCK. One week, it was LCK-CRW-LCK; out at 1830, back by 2330. Full weekend. Next week- show at 1730, fly LCK-CRW-LCK, wait 3 hours, fly LCK-IND-LCK, back by 8am next day. Have to work that Sunday, but get Monday off. Circadian rythm? Kiss it good bye!

Hillbilly, did you happen to make an unscheduled stop at Melo a few years back?

 

[152hvy]

Nope. Used to, but that was in the good ol days (about 3 months before I showed up, apparently!)

Overall, MAC's a good company, provided you don't get one of the schitty runs, like LCK. One week, it was LCK-CRW-LCK; out at 1830, back by 2330. Full weekend. Next week- show at 1730, fly LCK-CRW-LCK, wait 3 hours, fly LCK-IND-LCK, back by 8am next day. Have to work that Sunday, but get Monday off. Circadian rythm? Kiss it good bye!

Hillbilly, did you happen to make an unscheduled stop at Melo a few years back?

I wish I could go to LCK, at least I'll be in the ATR. LCK is better than MIA anytime of the year except winter....

 

[gringo]

A warm steaming pile of dung is better than MIA... (heck, even a cold pile, now that I think of it...) but after 8 months in LCK, I was ready to put a bullet in my brain. That run was the run from hell, especially if you were based with the airplane. The floaters had it good, though.

There was a program, years back, where if you worked for any of the feeders and also worked at FedEX for 1 year (throwing boxes, for example) you were automatically granted an interview at the 1 year mark. We had one guy throw boxes for 51 weeks- 1 week before his anniversary, FedEX pulled the plug on that program, and they refused to consider him. He went to UPS.

 

[Nolife]

Yo AC

How's PR treating you? You get mugged yet. Get CW to tell you what happened to him in Santa Domingo one dreary afternoon. Later