Ram Air Freight is hiring

[Aviator]

Thanks for the reply Airmugsy. I thought that the entire fleet had Garmin GX55's. A 430 would be very nice to have flying in that kind of environment.

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Buddy of mine that flies there told me that they have even added Garmin's terrain awereness software to a few of the 430s. My guess is that they plan on doing it to all of them. Not a bad little feature. If only they would fix the autopilots now.

 

[AirMugsy]

Buddy of mine that flies there told me that they have even added Garmin's terrain awereness software to a few of the 430s. My guess is that they plan on doing it to all of them. Not a bad little feature. If only they would fix the autopilots now.

I just left there,,, didnt hear anything about that. Autopilots would be nice but like everyone said before, working there, good or bad, made me a better, confident pilot, and hand flying those things in some bad weather definatly sharpens your skills.

 

[Big Dog]

Bad Info...

Lear, your friend told you wrong. We have one new to us BE58 that may have TWAS because it had it when Ram bought it. I think that HSIs and autopilots would be a significantly higher priority, and there are no plans to do any of that. About 45 of 50 or so planes have either an Apollo GX50 or a Garmin 430, and ALL the Databases are kept current every 28 days.

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

I don't know, he is a 402 driver. Perhaps he just got to go for a ride in that Baron you are talking about and some how got the wrong impression. That doesn't happen to be the same one that ended up on it's belly at BWI a few weeks ago, does it?

Gear handle, Flap handle...it does not matter, just pick one, something will happen. LMAO

 

[Blueliner]

I don't know, he is a 402 driver. Perhaps he just got to go for a ride in that Baron you are talking about and some how got the wrong impression. That doesn't happen to be the same one that ended up on it's belly at BWI a few weeks ago, does it?

Gear handle, Flap handle...it does not matter, just pick one, something will happen. LMAO

It was ORF. Why dont you keep your mouth shut till you know what you are talking about?

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

That is what I like about you RAM guess. No matter how much management and dispatch screws with you, you still stick up for the company. Good for you guys. It is kind of refreshing to see a group of pilots stick up for their company. If you guys could get a pay raise maybe the company would not always be hiring.

 

[SonicPig]

Will RAMEX allow a jumpseater to occupy the right seat if it's empty. I sometimes need to commute out of RDU and live in CAE. I hear you guys in and out of RDU and CAE all the time.


Thanks in advance,
The Pig.

 

[AirMugsy]

It was ORF. Why dont you keep your mouth shut till you know what you are talking about?

Well said

 

[AirMugsy]

Will RAMEX allow a jumpseater to occupy the right seat if it's empty. I sometimes need to commute out of RDU and live in CAE. I hear you guys in and out of RDU and CAE all the time.


Thanks in advance,
The Pig.

Not usually unless they are SWA pilots, but I've never heard of a SWA guy actually jumping with us.

 

[scoot]

What is it? $85 a day ($425 a week). You guys get a $2000 bonus for putting up with the BS after a year. Couple routes you get 2 hours a day flight time with 8 hours of waiting time. Not exactly a good time building gig. But you are right, go in with your eyes wide open and what you see is what you get. But if you want to fly there, well you should know their safety record is not exactly the best in the business. However, most of their problems this year seem to be pilot induced.

I'm not arguing that pay is great, or that this is the type of flying for everyone. Still, it would take three years to reach Ram's pay at some regionals. Pay goes up to $100 a day second year and hints of improvements too. You can also make $$ as an instructor or doing extra runs now and then.
Yes a few runs suck, as you get more senior that can change. As far as safety goes, Ram doesn't put the work above your safety. There has been one fatality in 22 years. He was flying too low, sight-seeing during a run, and hit a TV tower. We now fly all runs IFR, which provides MEA's. Compared to other check haulers, I've found that Ram has a good safety record.

 

[1973Arrow]

Not usually unless they are SWA pilots, but I've never heard of a SWA guy actually jumping with us.

They can't take jumpseaters, not even SWA.

 

[mcjohn]

I know a guy that jump seats with them.......but he works for the company.

 

[headinclouds]

Not to step on any toes but what happened in KORF? I am a former Race City fella and I know that we had a guy go down the vehicle lane instead of the taxi way and dinged the wing.

Now to change. I have a lot more respect for the freight pilots. It's not for the weak of heart. Man I hated storms with a passion but it's just one of those things you have to deal with. Due to my stupidity, although I don't always see it that way, my career with P.E. was short. Looking back I would do it again in a heartbeat. It's an easy way to build hours if you get a good run. I've been around RamAir for about eight years but it's all been from a ramp perspective. Anyways. That's my 2 cents

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Not to step on any toes but what happened in KORF? I am a former Race City fella and I know that we had a guy go down the vehicle lane instead of the taxi way and dinged the wing.

I had heard BWI, but if it was ORF, then that is just fine. Makes more since anyway, the Barons don't get too far from RDU very often. Well, if you believe second hand stories from somebody in the know, a RAM BE-58 landed (at ORF) was told to exit the next taxiway and call ground. As the Baron exited the runway the gear collapsed. Now I don't know why, but sounds like it could have been the old confusing the flaps with the gear handle trick. However, that is purely speculation. RAM guys are not aloud to comment on negative stuff on a public forum, so you might not get any confirmation about this.