Please Help, Central Air Southwest vs. Ram Air Freight

[RamDaddy]

You find an final NTSB report on that plane, and try to blame the maintance for it. On top of a lack of NTSB report you should remember that it was a package express aircraft, Ram air has thier own 145 repair station certifcate. That aircraft was never on it.

And for one more correction, there was only one fuel pump issue. The other time had nothing to do with a fuel pump, unless you expect a fuel pump to be able to pump fuel while the fuel is in the "off" position.

For those in the know, Off is a three letter word, meaning to not be on....

You need to re-check your NTSBs.
I promise you don't want to continue this conversation. There are way more maint. issues that were 'glossed over.' It never looked good for the wrenches.

 

[MonkeyWrench]

You need to re-check your NTSBs.
I promise you don't want to continue this conversation. There are way more maint. issues that were 'glossed over.' It never looked good for the wrenches.

its funny cause i've had this conversation with plenty of people in person, something i think your not willing to do.

The first problem wasn't the pump. But the engine was sent out for a sudden stop inspection cause it had a nice little thud into the ground. When it came back (with said fuel pump) it ran fine, it ran fine on the test stand to. It was hung with a internal problem. Not anything people at the hanger had anything to do with, or any means of checking. The place that did the inspection competely looked over that pump, and there isn't anything that the people that hung the engine could have done to find that problem, sort of re-doing the sudden stop inspection.

If there was a problem in that hanger i would have no trouble admitting it, but it wasn't. You have some mission to make those people look bad cause your mad about your pay and your boss's additude toward you. Every time you come on a board and say somthing like that, trying to make good people look bad you end up making yourself look more cowardly. Everyone here who cares knows who i am and i never denyed it when they approched me about what i had posted. You on the other hand hide over there waiting for someone to post about ram so you can just bad mouth them.

Pretty much everything i post about pilots is a joke, and i'm sure most of them see that.

If you hate ram so much move on to a new job, i'm sure sense your such an ACE pilot you can land on in no time.

To get back to the original topic of the thread. Most people prolly haven't flown with both, but most of the RAM pilots I still talk to said it was a fine place to build time.

 

[Way2Broke]

And for one more correction, there was only one fuel pump issue. The other time had nothing to do with a fuel pump, unless you expect a fuel pump to be able to pump fuel while the fuel is in the "off" position.

For those in the know, Off is a three letter word, meaning to not be on....

:nuts: I finally understand. Can you explain what low and high means while your at it. I know what all these switches do, well, except for that one. Its always been a mystery to me. Care to explain what exactly happened that lead to an NTSB report, some of us are in the dark. Sorry, the thread is getting a bit hijacked here. uke: Cool, I finally got to use the pukey guy!

 

[Dodge4SRT]

I can tell you that I worked at Central Air Southwest and would do it all over again. The experience that you get is priceless. I don't know a whole lot about Ram Air though, but if you have any questions about CASW, just ask.

 

[8inMan]

Does anyone know anything about their minneapolis base? Is it just one run or a couple? How easy would that be to get?

 

[Dodge4SRT]

There is only one Minneapolis run. I think it goes from MSP to MKE, MDW and back I believe. You would probably get MKC or YIP right now as a base. Any questions, feel free to ask.

 

[aewanabe]

Don't know about Central. Worked at Ram for 9 months and got out to Chautauqua at a time when almost no one was hiring. Had no issues with MX, the planes were airworthy and I appreciated the GX55s. It was a shock to come to CHQ and have to refresh myself on flying NDB approaches

Made friends with a bunch of guys that I still keep in touch with. I'd go back there in a heartbeat if I needed to (and 85 bucks a day is more than they paid while I was there).

 

[CaravanMan]

Dodge is close, but actually, if you came on right now with CAS you would probably expect YIP or OMA. I know that we have two MKC pilots out covering runs; one in OMA, the other in YIP (maybe GRR). There are also two YIP pilots trying to get down to TX. Those MKC guys will come back here first, and any replacement pilots will go out on those runs. Well, I say "Will go" when it probably should be "Should go!" The TX guys are waiting for the runs down there to open, which may take some time. It can be tough trying to get one particular run/base. Your timing would have to be perfect if MN opened up, but if you gave management a call and told them you'd be interested when that run comes available and for them to call you, then you'd probably have a good chance. Good company; I have no problems with them.

 

[MrPink1911]

Thank you to all those who responded to this thread, I am going to be starting training at CASW on Nov. 14th, so if any of you CASW guys have any tips/insight about the training it would be greatly appreciated. Also, I have zero Aero Commander experience to advice about the airplane would be most welcomed as well..... Thank you all again!!! Oh, and apparently there is a fairly high probability that I will end up at KOMH. KGRR, or KYIP, so any housing recommendations in any of those towns would be great too......

 

[CaravanMan]

Welcome aboard! See you at MKC.

 

[Dodge4SRT]

If you get based in GRR, let me know. I have a room for $280 a month that includes all utilities, cable, and internet. I'll be out of there in November, so let me know and I'll hook you up with the woman who owns the house.

 

[CaravanMan]

...let me know and I'll hook you up with the woman who owns the house.

Wow, kill two birds with one stone, eh?!

 

[Dodge4SRT]

CaravanMan, didn't even realize that it sounded like that. Good one

 

[CaravanMan]

Hehehe, that's what I'm here for!

 

[NoPax]

I wonder if RAM can do that for their pilots...free room and board, $280/mo for the wench