Rhino Aviation

[kilroy]

Spoke recently with a former pilot for this company who backs up everything Which I have said.He learned that the Cirrus
is not certified for flight in known icing conditions under Pt.135,but he was let go for cancelling too many trips.What this tells me is that mgmt simply does not care about anything except MONEY.

If this is such a great place to work then why is the company being sold???????Maybe mgmt just can't hack it trying to run an aviation company.

Single engine IFR Part-135 operations....... I'm just guessing here but most icing conditions tend to occur in clouds and there are only a couple of aircraft approved for single engine part-135 operations carrying pax and I'm pretty sure the Cirrus is not one of them.

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[G-force]

Cirrus,not a viable charter aircraft

Kilroy is right,The cirrus is not certified for carrying pax in known-icing conditions under PT.135.It is also not a viable charter aircraft since the GENERAL PUBLIC has a very ADVERSE OPINION of single-engine aircraft,if Rhino is charging $400.00/hr.,all a potential charter customer has to do is check prices for cabin-class piston twins and they can charter this twin(CE-400 series,PA-31) for about the same money,and they have AC,club-seating,known icing capability and of course two-engines,which to a customer EQUALS SAFETY!!!!!!!

In this cirrus,with a pilot,full fuel and one pax(200 lbs.), you are already at GROSS WEIGHT.What ever happened to SAFETY??

 

[FlyingSkip]

Back into the Pit go I...

I can't believe I typed out this whole response to thsi thread again and it disappeared into the void!!!

X is full of crap---AGAIN! There has been nobody else fired from Rhino Aviation/SATSAir since they started flying the Cirrus except him---the conversation he relates is totally fabricated! The company DOES NOT want the aircraft flown into known icing because the FAA did not want us to do that wehn they gave us the certificate to fly single engine, single pilot 135 pax ops in the Cirrus. The company was the first to get the certification which is why some might doubt that it exists. A glass cockpit and a parachute help change some old-fashioned minds...

X, move on. You believe you were singled out and Sh*t upon when you weren't doing anything but trying to do the best job you could---that's your reality. In the reality that the rest of us live in, you were nasty, unmotivated and had a terrible attitude. I don't own the company, I only get a paycheck, but even so I didn't want you working alongside of me... and reading this crap---I'm doubly glad you're not!

The plane is comfortable, fast for a SE and makes the passengers feel safe because they know that they have some control over their situation if things go south----the best quote I've heard went "I'd rather have one engine and one parachute if you have a heart attack than a whole bunch of engines that I don't know how to control!" That's it---that's why I enjoy the job and feel like I have some job security, because folks will continue to come. Go find a King Air job, X, and take a shower---you'll be happier and so will your passengers.

 

[FlyingSkip]

Oh yeah---and based upon the conversations/diatribes overheard from your corner... The only reason people would be scared of one plane over another is because of people like you who tell stories, spin lies and try to make them afraid. They only know what they're told...so keep lying to them, X, you might just keep a few of them from flying with me. Not many, though!!!!!


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[lonelyguy]

FlyingSkip-Rhino Aviation

I never stand up for G-force and probably never will again, but you are full of crap.Alot of pilots have voiced there concern about that operation and if you do get any ice good luck with the parachute.Rhino Aviation is nothing more than a 135 Bottom Feeder.

 

[climbhappy]

I wonder if they stress the parachute as a deterrent against sure death.
An operation using 4 place airplanes in the midatlantic in the winter is absurd.

Will DAYJET, the soon to be user of the Eclipse Jet with their 1500 firm orders will be known as bottom feeder?

I once asked a first class passenger on a Boeing if they would consent to travel with three strangers in a cramped little jet with a PIC who might still have residual teenage acne? The point was that skilled labor will be in short supply and her safety might be entrusted with a guy that had just flown around the patch in a 172 for experience.

Needless to say, whether or not 135 outfits are bottom feeders isn't the point. the point is that you have to find a job that gives you satisfaction and a quality of life or you're better off flying a desk!

 

[G-force]

Company Man-FlyingSkip

There is alot of SPIN going on.One wonders what his Kool-Aid is laced with????
He forgets to say or omits saying that Rhino no longer operates at DAN.The airport mgmt there has indicated they stopped operations at the end of July'05,although the contract for hangar space extended well past July'05,which means they broke the contract.Airport mgmt at DAN is not happy with Rhino Aviation.If they intend to do this at other airports in the southeast I do not think they will be welcome there either.Airport mgmt at DAN says the reason for the pullout is NO BUSINESS.
It seems that it still has not sunk in At Rhino Aviation,that a company needs REPEAT BUSINESS if it is going to succeed in the charter business.

 

[jelloshotpilot]

G-force, Dude your weird!!

What is up with all the laced kool-aid drinks and bleach talk? Are you into poisonous drinks or somthing? That is sick and really weird!! Also what's up with all the bold print all the time? Anyone agree???

 

[lonelyguy]

G-force needs some help!

There is alot of SPIN going on.One wonders what his Kool-Aid is laced with????
He forgets to say or omits saying that Rhino no longer operates at DAN.The airport mgmt there has indicated they stopped operations at the end of July'05,although the contract for hangar space extended well past July'05,which means they broke the contract.Airport mgmt at DAN is not happy with Rhino Aviation.If they intend to do this at other airports in the southeast I do not think they will be welcome there either.Airport mgmt at DAN says the reason for the pullout is NO BUSINESS.
It seems that it still has not sunk in At Rhino Aviation,that a company needs REPEAT BUSINESS if it is going to succeed in the charter business.

This guy needs some professional help,anyone who talks all the time about laced Kool-Aid is in despirate need of a psychiatric evaluation.

 

[MinnesotaPilot]

????what's The Problem????

Does anybody know this G-force guy? What is his deal? He seems like he is always mad at everybody. Has he always been fired or asked to leave or just always left angry? I mean what's the deal here?

 

[FlyingSkip]

Not just this thread but several others on here have me asking the same question---why so much anger? Nobody forces any of us to get up every day and do this stuff---if we don't like it we should do something else! Don't like the way a place operates---don't work there! Don't think a particular airplane is safe/economical/sexy---don't fly it! I'm having a hard time understanding the level of anger so many people exhibit time after time, post after post?! There is a thread on here about a guy in the military questioning civvie pilots as a bunch of whiners who want to be paid but never want to be paid---is that REALLY who so many of us are?! I'm not, and I don't want to be! My grandpappy used to say "Dance with the one who brung ya" which I translate to mean have a little loyalty and respect for your employer---or don't work for them anymore! Anyway, G-Force and so many others invite the question from so many that I just wanted to put into words----why stay with something you obviously don't like, and why always complain instead of doing something to make things better?!

Anyway, peace to everyone in this season of peace, and don't listen to me---I'm just a company Spinmeister! See ya in the sky---I'm off to make another pitcher of Kool-Aid!

 

[lonelyguy]

G-force

The real question is will you ever find another flying job after burning all those bridges.I would think that your flying days are over,unless your attitude and flying skills change.

 

[G-force]

The difference

The real question is will you ever find another flying job after burning all those bridges.I would think that you flying days are over,unless your attitude and flying skills change.

It is always amazing the number of dimwits on this thread that do not know the difference between facts and complaining.My posts deal almost always on facts.These people need to go back to SCHOOL and learn how to converse with other persons(pilots).There have been a number of allegations made,but for very good cause.One should not confuse legitmate allegations with complaining.To do so is indicative of a severe lack of rationality.

 

[lonelyguy]

G-force

It is always amazing the number of dimwits on this thread that do not know the difference between facts and complaining.My posts deal almost always on facts.These people need to go back to SCHOOL and learn how to converse with other persons(pilots).There have been a number of allegations made,but for very good cause.One should not confuse legitmate allegations with complaining.To do so is indicative of a severe lack of rationality.

HA....HA....HA.....Funny that was a good try.

 

[Flyingdutchman]

So what are the current pilot bases?