Pinnacle Air - Arkansas

[j77mitch]

The company is fine to work for. I wouldn't say run away. Is a good job for anyone who is just looking to fly and be on-call. there is a schedule coming out that gives 8 days off a month. No extra perks, just a good flying job with nice airplanes.

 

[G100driver]

Pinnacle Air is looking for pilots due to our growth. We have just added a Lr-31, CE-650 to our fleet and an 800XP is on the way. This is the reason that we have been advertising. We are also looking for some quality individuals to work here and unfortunately I have not found the type of pilots that I am looking for and this is the reason why we continue to advertise. The pay is good for the area, 35-37K for of FOs and 60-66K for our Cpts. The schedule on the Lr-60s is decent with 1/2 the month on the road and 1/2 off. The Lr-31 crews have been working a little harder due to the new plane but by the end of May we will have 2 Cps and 1 FO for each plane and they will be able to work out their own schedule amongst the three. Some of the postings say something about an asst. chief pilot that we don't have. I am the Chief Pilot and I have never offered to send paperwork to anywone that I did not hire. Our aircraft and the maintenance on our planes are impeccable. We do everything with regards to safety first and there has never been a time since I have been in my position that I have told a pilot to do something that they did not want to do or ask them to fly an aircraft with a squawk that could not be deferred. Yes we have been going through some growing pains but our aircraft, facilities, and people that we have now our second-to-none.

Takes some big one to identify yourself on this board.

BTW, no disrepect to you personally, but why are pilots worth less in your neck of the wood than they are others? Is a pilot less of a pilot is Arkansas than the rest of the US? Pay a guy industry standard living in Arkansas and suddenly he might stick around. Just a thought and thank-you for the honest post, really.

 

[pa56pa]

The company is fine to work for. I wouldn't say run away. Is a good job for anyone who is just looking to fly and be on-call. there is a schedule coming out that gives 8 days off a month. No extra perks, just a good flying job with nice airplanes.

Hey J... Hang in there.. you know what to do once you get your hours and type... btw, your bo was here again, called me to videotape him singing for his sister's wedding, a sort of "rehearsal" at the church "by himself" LOLOL. Can you say "vain"? ROFL