Q's about Kalitta

[TNHillbilly]

If you don't know anyone, is there any chance they will look at you with less than 4000 TT? I have around 3000.

 

[Guam360]

yes, apply!

 

[FBN0223]

If one has the qualifications to be a competitive candidate at Kalitta then one probably is very close to being a competitive candidate at one of the the many major airlines who are hiring. I would seriously pursue opportunities at Delta, Continental, Southwest or Northwest before Kalitta. Seventeen days on the road every month with thirteen days in a row at home may seem nice on paper but it is a lifestyle that works for a very small minority. Unless of course your life revolves around flying rubber dog do-do around the world then it maybe just the ticket.

 

[OrionFE]

If one has the qualifications to be a competitive candidate at Kalitta then one probably is very close to being a competitive candidate at one of the the many major airlines who are hiring. I would seriously pursue opportunities at Delta, Continental, Southwest or Northwest before Kalitta. Seventeen days on the road every month with thirteen days in a row at home may seem nice on paper but it is a lifestyle that works for a very small minority. Unless of course your life revolves around flying rubber dog do-do around the world then it maybe just the ticket.

You call hauling mail to the troops daily to the Middle East dog do-do? Supporting the military airlift dog do-do? You are an i*d*i*o*t! You are right though, this type of flying is not for everyone, nor is several legs a day hauling whiney pax and dealing with normal domestic delays, sitting right seat for 8-10 years and blaming the over 60 guys, commuting to and from work and renting a crash pad...either. Hopefully guys looking for work do their homework, research, network and decide for themslves what type of flying and/or tickets they need punched!

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

Well said....

 

[FBN0223]

Name calling, now that's not very nice. "Rubber dog sh#t" is a term used often in the military and sometimes in the cargo world. By no means is it meant to degrade or insult the precious cargo onboard. By the way, usually cargo doesn't care what you call it. I also didn't think the term would insult any "freight dogs", who might be on this forum(we are in the cargo section, after all). Guess I was wrong.

Ease up the name calling or perhaps that's just how you operate.

 

[speedbird1974]

It doesn't bother me.
Rubber dog sh#t= :beer:
Angry pax= :angryfire

 

[TNHillbilly]

Seems they want jet time but i guess its just a combination of the fact that I don't have 4000 hours or jet time.

 

[One Dot Low]

Ease up the name calling or perhaps that's just how you operate.

Err...dude, I think you started this...

If you think you can pull in $180K/ yr. after your 4th year at the airlines that you mentioned then go and don't bother coming to the freight world if one of them decides to furlough you after the "new" management decides to clean house (and clean you out), yet again.

 

[belchfire]

Seems they want jet time but i guess its just a combination of the fact that I don't have 4000 hours or jet time.

Jet time may be prefered but there are several turbo prop guys here. Get your stuff in.

There are very few if any airlines that are stable enough to justify packing up and moving to a base that may not exist in 3 months, commuting with the current skeds and load factors is a fracking nightmare, Crashpads suck, the "retirement plans" aren't a factor...they don't exist any more, nor do the payscales that once defined the so called "Legacy" carriers unless you are a shiester CEO that gets a $63M parachute for beating down all the unions!

17 consecutive days out is rough, but even if you are getting 15 days off a month and commuting 3 or 4 times you are now down to 10 or 11 useful days at home.

No, the lifestyle and operations that are done aren't for everyone, but the bottom line is that you can have a vacation every month if you want, a week or more someplace sunny if you want instead of being home long enough to repack your bag and pay the bills!

Rubber dog crap doesn't stink either...some pax do!