Ram Air Guys....

[Photoflight]

Just wondering how things are over there.

Upgrade time avg duty times etc.. I've read the website just seeing whats happening from the pilots point of view.

 

[AirMugsy]

All depends on what run is open at the time your hired. Most of the runs are 3ish-11ish. I probably have the shortest one in the company (2pm-5pm), but still get paid full time. You can upgrade pretty fast if your willing to be flexible with where your based.

 

[Big Dog]

Ram Air...

Yes, the key is being flexible. If you are willing to go just about anywhere where there are mainly twins, you'll probably have a twin run in less than 2 months. I would not recomend FL or JQF if you want to get in a twin quickly without moving a second time. This is not the job for somebody with family that they need to take with them every move or somebody that needs a specific base. But other than that, it's a great place to get twin time and good PIC, IFR experience.
As far as the runs, they vary widely, any where from 4-14 hour duty days and they all pay the same. The only way to make extra $ w/ the company is to do a little company instruction, which depends on hiring and attrition, and you must be based at RDU. Maintenance is good with Millennium engines and approach GPS's in every aircraft.

 

[Photoflight]

2-5?? thats pretty rough man.

 

[Big Dog]

2-5 run

I assure you that run is very much in the minority and held by someone very senior. The average run is much longer, especially the runs the fng's get.

 

[AirMugsy]

Don't know if it was a senior run, but right now its very junior,, out of ORL-FXE-ORL. Nobody in the company wanted it, so I took it 2 days after I got hired. Its cake. Big Dog's right though, its rare and 95% of the runs are what he said.

 

[Steve]

Don't know if it was a senior run, but right now its very junior,, out of ORL-FXE-ORL. Nobody in the company wanted it, so I took it 2 days after I got hired. Its cake. Big Dog's right though, its rare and 95% of the runs are what he said.

how much flying time does that run get you?

 

[clambdin]

I used to fly freight into LOU (bowman field) every nite ram had a seneca based there and some guy named jeremy flew it, Does this run still exist ? does anybody know Jeremy ?

 

[Trogdor]

As far as I know, that run is still there. I flew that run a couple nights when Jeremy was interviewing with a regional.

 

[clambdin]

Do you know how to get in touch with Jeremy ? I would like to touch base with him....is the louisville run considered senior ?