Portland Oregon Jobs?

[psysicx]

How long does it take to upgrade at Aero Air on the ambulance side of things?

 

[some_dude]

It depends more on your qualifications than anything else. If I remember correctly, you need 2000TT and an ATP to upgrade, so if you start with 1000 hours, at 250 hours/year it's going to take a while.

On the other hand, some people have been hired directly as PIC in that program. I think they are fully staffed right now (PICs anyway), but some turnover is common.

This is all based on my somewhat fuzzy memory, so I could be wrong on any or all of the above.

How long does it take to upgrade at Aero Air on the ambulance side of things?

 

[JetSpeed219]

but some turnover is common.

I've known a few of the instructors at Hillsboro Aviation that did/do the air ambulance thing for Aero Air while instructing, but once they get an airline gig they leave......

 

[psysicx]

What is so bad about the charter side of things does it depend on the owner?And I could imagine why they would leave if they were only getting 250 hours a year.

 

[G100driver]

What is so bad about the charter side of things does it depend on the owner?And I could imagine why they would leave if they were only getting 250 hours a year.

Like any organization whether it be TAG, The Air Group ect, it always depends on the owner. Some owners treat their pilots great while others treat them like dogs.

 

[flyingduck]

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[wingnutt]

lol...dead thread revival?

 

[docsalvage]

I live in Texas and have been up to PDX several times over the last year or so looking also.
The Falcon 2000 in Salem has been the same guys for years. There is a Citation 2 on 135 charter that does approx one flight a month, not hiring. A Beechjet, same story same captain there for years. I went to Eugene. The Chief pilot for Pape Group wouldn't even talk to me or take my resume (PPiva), I took that to mean they were not hiring. There is several more citations and things in EUG but they are on the other side of the fence, and hard to get to. A G-4, several citations, Astra, etc. Couldn't even get a bite from anyone.

 

[psysicx]

Did you try Platt Electric?

 

[JetSpeed219]

I know two guys that fly a King Air at Platt, they seem to like it there.

 

[SheGaveMeClap]

Platt is entirely contract guys. Don't know how to get in with them if they aren't advertising. I met two of their SICs going through initial about a year and a half ago at SimuFlite. Good guys, they had already flown a little with Platt prior to school and they seemed to like it as well.

 

[psysicx]

How often do they work as contractors? And Colombia is/has a Falcon 2000.

 

[SheGaveMeClap]

Those two guys kept pretty busy. It was the only employment for both pilots. One was flying as hard as he could and the other would fly at his convenience, he was retired USPS and had the Platt job to supplement his retirement.

 

[Dinger]

The Chief pilot for Pape Group wouldn't even talk to me or take my resume (PPiva), I took that to mean they were not hiring.

PPiva.......That guy is a TOOL!!!!!!!

 

[frozensurfer]

I worked at Aero Air, I don't work there now, that tells you something. Portland is a pretty small market, but a nice place to live. I commute to and from Seattle.

Yeah, but how bad of a commute is that?