So what's the skinny with Flight Options

[BigFlyr]

So as originally posted... "What's the Skinny"... What's the skinny on the hiring situation?

Is FLOPS currently running any new-hire classes and are they interviewing at all?

 

[Dep676]

Far as I know we had a class of 15 this month. Not sure about the rest of the year. I think we are still hiring though. It seems the only way to get in is to have a friend on the inside though.

Good Luck

 

[Heavy Set]

Dep676,

Any idea which aircraft the newhires are being placed in? Is it scattered or are most going into a particular type?

Thanks

 

[xanderman]

Thanks to Joe!

Thanks for the info! But one other question remains. I was informed by a friend, whom I do not consider to be in the know, that Flightoptions was in financial trouble. Does anyone have info on this or is this guy out in left field? Something about stretching the purse strings while buying RTA. I don't mean to sound negative. I'm just looking for the facts.
Andy
And a big thanks to Joe the Challenger Capt. who took the time to answer my questions at Mather field in Sacramento...

 

[Dep676]

As far as what aircraft the new hires are going into. I know a while back they put a few in the Hawker and CIII. That didn't go over real well with some. So I don't think that will happen again. We are going to be keeping the King Air's also. I would suppose any new hires would go into any one of the small cabins. The KA, Citation Jet, Citation II/V, Beechjet or the Premiers when we start getting them. It seemed like it depended on your back ground and their needs at the time they do the hiring.

Now as far as having financial trouble. I am not sure that is the case anymore now. Raytheon put in a new CEO and have taken controlling interest. I would doubt that we are in to bad of shape since we are suppose to get 15 airplanes over the next 60 to 90 days. That is just my opinion. I know companies will still buy during rough times. I just don't think we are as bad as we were at the beginning of the year before the new CEO. I know there are some out there that might disagree with me but I don't think we are in bad shape.

Hope this helps and good luck. Keep trying and sending your resume. You know what they say the squeaky wheel gets the grease. It took me two years.

 

[jergar999]

Do any options pilots want to be my friend? I think I would be a good candidate for the King Air, and am getting near the minimums.

 

[wingnutt]

...near the minimums.

dam man, where the heck are you working to have collected all those types in less than 1,000 hours?

...or is it not really what it appears to be

 

[jergar999]

wingnutt

First of all, DON'T STOP RUNNING! The clowns got me last year, it was horrible. This is my second 135 SIC job. The first flew SA227's and 1900's (freight), this one I fly BE90/10/20's with real live complaining people in the back. I also do some very part time flying for a company that has two 414's. The only reason I got into turbine equipment with such low time was that I had worked line for two years while finishing my private, and impressed the owner enough that he agreed to check me out in the Metro and 1900 when I finished my tickets. It didn't pay much, but with a current 8410 and some letters of rec I managed to get my current job.

 

[wingnutt]

Re: wingnutt

This is my second 135 SIC job.

okee dokee...thats what i thought

 

[Grim Reaper]

Flight Options is Hiring

Options is hiring. New hires usually begin in the small cabin class aircraft: Beechjet, King Air 200, Citation Jet, Citation V series.

Only one occurance in the last year of new hires going to mid size (Hawker 800XP) cabin class. Unlikely that it will happen again for a long time. Usual pilot progression is small cabin biding up as seats open. Very slow now.

Resumes are flooding in. The application process is accomplished on line now. If you submitted a resume via other means, suggest that you re-submitt.

As usual, resume acceptance does NOT equal interview. Literally thousands of resumes in the system. The will call pile is huge.

No set schedule for interviews. Some times once a week and sometimes once a month depending on need. Not much attrition now. Hiring is for new acft coming into the system. Latest word is 15 more acft in the sytems by mid June.