Nashville, TN Operators

[Okaythen]

Looking for places in the Nashville area to send resumes for corporate or charter jobs. I would appreciate any information on what's available, reputations, etc.

Thanks!

 

[Flywrite]

Nissan has a Hawker 800 at MQY (Smyrna, a few miles SE of BNA), Cracker Barrel also has an 800 in the area I believe. I have no idea if either company is accepting resumes.

Averitt in Nashville had some ads out for Lear pilots not too long ago.

Corporate Flight Management is a pretty good 135 outfit based at MQY. They just ran a class, so I dont know if they will be hiring again anytime soon, but you can always fire off a resume at flycfm.com.

Hope this helps!

 

[flyboycpa]

I used to fly for Averitt. I moved on to Flight Options, but you might give them a call. I recently spoke to the Chief Pilot (Jim Huddleston) and he said that they are looking for some guys. Just this past week, I got two of my friends hired on at Options that were Averitt pilots, so I know they are down by two guys. Currently, they are kind of low paying, but you'll fly excellently maintained Lears (31A, 35, 55). Their number is 800-519-4222, ask for Jim Huddleston (CP) or Tom Tate (Dir of Trng & Safety).

As far as the Nissan job in Smyrna goes, that is more of a "legacy position" where you really need to have a ton of experience and be married to the Chief Pilot's daughter (you get the idea).

Colemill (at Cornelia Fort Airpark) flies 135 in King Air 200s & Navajo's. Corporate Flight Mgmt in Smyrna flies, I think, Lear 35s, MU-2s, Diamond (or Beechjet), I can't really remember. These are both reputable companies. Typical issues that any small 135 has.

good luck,
flyboycpa

 

[Okaythen]

Thanks!

Thanks a lot. I appreciate the information. If I learn anything in my search, I'll try to put in in this thread.

 

[Flywrite]

Corporate Flight in Smyrna has Jetstreams, Lears (31, 35, 45), and B200s. They are getting more aircraft in the spring, so go ahead and send your stuff in. You can find all the contact info at the website I posted above.

 

[lear35man]

Another operator around nashville is FractionAir. I hear they are some kind of fractional ownership company. I think they have some beechjets and hawkers. I think their a/c usually sit over on the signature ramp. Don't know a whole lot about they though.

 

[Okaythen]

Nashville Jet

Any of you all know anything about Nashville Jet?

 

[lear35man]

Don't hold me to all this info, but I think they have a c90, a couple of lears (25s), and at least one ce550 or 560. I do know for a fact that they have a pretty large hanger at John Tune Airport in Nashville (JWN).

 

[unclematty]

got a call from the cp of fractionair. hs-125/800 at bna. offered me 28k a year to f/o the airplane. i dont have a number but they are all over the internet.

good luck

 

[lear35man]

I called a friend of mine who knows more about FractionAir than I do. They seem to have two 125-800a's, two Mu300's, two be400's, and a 400a. They have 10 full time pilots.

 

[jstyle13]

Nashville

Nashville is a crappy place to be looking for flying work. I do know that Mercury lost 18 acres of ramp space at BNA and that starting in June(I think), that space will go back to the Airport Aurthoirty and they will be building 3 new large corporate hangars, so hopefully, there will be some growth here in town. Nashville jet is down to like 2 planes and they are contract. Averitt has some nice planes but they dont move much. CFM is a good outfit based in Smyrna. You'd think in a city the size of Nashville with the money that is here there'd be some good coroporate jobs and lots of charter but its not that way. Mabye it will be in the future.

 

[Anaconda]

GO TITANS!

i volunteer to marry the chief pilot's daughter at nissan. what's his number?

 

[Lear70]

Sorry about that Okay... Got tied up over vacation and a week from hell here at Pinnacle. Meant to say what a lot of the guys above have with a few additions:

Nashville Jet is run by a guy named Frank Frasier... anyone that's been around Nashville for a while can give you the skinny, but the long and short is that the guy has a tendency to be fairly cutthroat towards both competition and non-cooperative pilots who are *ahem* strict on their rest and duty interpretations. 'Nuff said.

Corporate is a pretty decent op as is Averitt, two of the better games in town although pay leaves much to be desired at both - Lear pilots fall out of the nearest tree you can shake. People keep trying every few years to put a cabin-class jet on charter in Nashville and it always falls flat on its face before they give up, mainly because the big names in town (Dell, Bell South, etc) all have their own corporate flight departments in other cities.

I'll make a few calls to some people I used to work with and see if anything new is up and coming. A friend of mine went to work recently at Fraction Air - they made him pay for his own training in the HS which I wasn't crazy about but when you have little other job prospects... Will let you know what I come up with.

 

[Tram]

Bring this thread back from the dead.. Anything changed lately?

 

[learthirty5]

I also have been wondering about CFM. They just had a big article about the place in the local paper in middle tennessee. Im in So. Florida right now, but would love to get back to that area if the local companies are flying a good bit.

 

[Lear70]

Not much has changed.

One outfit (an unknown pharmaceutical company) was advertising for a Lear 55 and CL Captain. Guess they filled it.

Another outfit was looking for a Gulfstream Captain and I'm pretty sure they filled it.

Averitt still is doing VERY poorly - no ramp-up in aircraft or pilot hiring.

Corporate is still hiring Lear guys pretty regularly - just ran a class a few weeks ago but pay still sucks - 50k or so for CA's, God only knows how little for F/O's.

Gaylord was looking to fill their Chief Pilot (he's retiring) and their other CA position (he went to work for Cracker Barrel). No word if they've filled them yet. I applied and I've even flown with the Chief Pilot before and haven't heard jack shiznit back - could be 'cause I don't have any Astra time, who knows.

Good luck,

 

[Anaconda]

One outfit (an unknown pharmaceutical company) was advertising for a Lear 55 and CL Captain. Guess they filled it.

Another outfit was looking for a Gulfstream Captain and I'm pretty sure they filled it.


Gaylord was looking to fill their Chief Pilot (he's retiring) and their other CA position (he went to work for Cracker Barrel). .

lear, did you hear about this stuff word-of-mouth or were they advertised someplace specific?

anyone hear if the dollar general job was filled?

 

[Lear70]

All of it on planejobs.com

Last I heard Dollar General was still perusing the resumes, supposed to make a decision this month (that part is word of mouth) but obviously I haven't gotten an interview call.

I should add that some of the info I posted above I got from "sources" I have at the field from having worked in and around Nashville since '94.

 

[Pelican 10]

Dollar gen. has filled their slots.

Cracker barrel are still hiring and Averitt is not doing so well. I'm sure you already hear about Nashville Jet...ahem....I would not recommed it !!

Corporate flight out of MQY is doing ok, I hear they need Lear guys like crazy..35s,45s,60s, and I think some westwinds.

Gaylord is looking but pay is much to be desired

 

[learthirty5]

Pelican,

Are you with CFM. Im from Murfreesboro, TN and flying air ambulance in south florida right now. I am flying a heck of a lot, but would love to get back to the nashville area. Wasnt sure how much flying was being done there at cfm. Why so many Lear pilots being sought after?

 

[CapnVegetto]

Any of you all know anything about Nashville Jet?

I personally know a guy that works for Nashville jet. Flies the LR-35. Pay is REALLY GOOD. QOL is marginal. If you want the good pay, then you have to work a lot. But if you work about 15 days a month, your pay still isn't bad. I don't know about SIC's but PIC pay is something like this for the LR-35:

Base salary: $40K
Per day flying: $150/day
Per diem: Not sure, but it's a LOT. He told me and I forgot.

So, if you work 20 days a month, (which is what my buddy does.....he's single, unmarried, doesn't mind being on the road, etc.), he gets his $40K base salary, plus $150 a day per day you fly X 20 days a month equals another $3000 a month, X 12 months a year equals $36K more a year, so that's $76K a year not counting per diem for driving a LR-35. Pretty good frickin dough. You won't be home much, but you'll make a buttload of money.

According to him, they're looking to buy a LR-35, (talked to him about a month ago, it may have happened by now), so obviously they'll need pilots. Look into it.

 

[Lear70]

Gaylord is looking but pay is much to be desired

Maybe that's why I didn't get called... When they asked about pay on the application I put $85,000 for the CA slot, $105,000 for the Chief Pilot slot. In Nashville that's high-end money, even if it is close to NBAA numbers, and Gaylord is notoriously tight-fisted with pay for ALL their employees.

I'm already making $70,000 a year with 13 days off or so a month (after I tinker with my schedule some) so unless it's a hefty chunk of cash AND better QOL, I'm staying put.

I've already said all I'm going to about Nashville Jet... don't need to say much more - that's firsthand experience by the way.

Good luck to ya'...

 

[Anaconda]

what about o'charley's? anyone hear anything about them?

 

[Pelican 10]

I use to fly for CFM but most of my close friends still do.

They have 3-4 lear 35s, 2 lear45s,1 Lear 60, 2 westwinds from what they tell me they still fly quite a bit, lears are approx. 55-70 a month and the jetstreams can go up to 90 a month, still no schedule but they are getting close to changing that....don't know the details though.
Ref. pay....I have no idea, when i was there iT WAS BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE REGION AND TYPE OF AIRPLANE FLOWN.

Hope It helps...good luck

 

[jafo20]

Coalmill is out of Cornelia Fort, as well. I'm not sure what they're all about, but I used to hear them flying around quite a bit. There was also a falcon parked across from us, near the Signature ramp. I'm not sure who they were (I wanna say dollar general, but I'm not sure). You could walk a resume into their hangar, perhaps.

 

[learthirty5]

Thanks Pelican,

Yeah, i have heard the pay is low, but im not really making bags of cash down here in ft lauderdale. Its a great experience and i love the flying (about 800 to 1000 hours per year) but the cost of living here and in Miami is absolutely redonkulous! There is no way i could own property here. Overpriced and the landscape is overgrown....kinda dirty down here, but its next to the beach...not so bad. Thanks for the info guys!

 

[Tram]

What do you guys think of Colemill? Seems alot of people dislike them?

 

[Pelican 10]

all I've heard about those guys is on the thread next door....a lot of pissed off people If u ask me.

 

[volunteer]

I also have been wondering about CFM. They just had a big article about the place in the local paper in middle tennessee. Im in So. Florida right now, but would love to get back to that area if the local companies are flying a good bit.

CFM is a good place to work overall. But as someone above stated, the pay is something to be desired. I heard that the starting pay is now around $27k for FO's. Used to be $22k not so long ago. That was being qualified and flying two airplanes. The Chief Pilot is a good guy and an excellent aviator (unless things have changed).

 

[learthirty5]

Thanks, do they cross train in their aircraft? King Air/Jetstream/Lears.