Ok I have a small dilemma that I need your opinions on. I have basically made up my mind, but I just need some assurance that I am doing the right thing here. Ok I sent out a Resume in the beginning of October to IFL Group/Contract Air Cargo after talking to a couple of guys flying the Convair down in MCI. I received a call for an interview about two weeks ago and went to the interview over in PTK last Friday. I interviewed with the DO who was one of the pilots I was talking with in MCI and he remembered me from that. The interview was very laid back and really no technical questions at all. I was given the tour, had everything about the company explained to me, and had all my questions answered. At the end of the day I had the job offered to me and I have to let them know my decision by Monday.
I am currently flying freight in a BE99, C402, and C207 in southeast Wisconsin doing mostly the on demand auto freight stuff and a little of our scheduled UPS runs. Currently I am making decent pay 30k-40k a year depending on how good of a year it is. I have no worry about being laid off or the company going out of business. I do enjoy my current job, like the people I work with, get along with the boss and am overall very happy doing what I am doing.
Now over at IFL I would be starting as an FO in the Convair 580/5800 with a move to an FO in the 727 or to Captain in the 580/5800 in the future. Starting pay would be a little more then half of what I am making right now for the first six months and after that close to what I am making now depending on how much I was flying, then when I would upgrade to Captain the pay would be substantially more then I am making now. I know I would like it at IFL since it is basically doing the same on-demand flying I am doing now except with bigger airplanes, hauling larger loads, and going further. The schedule would be basically the same on call 24/7 and very quick show times. As far as job security goes, well I really don't know what would happen if there were another attack on us, or what war with Iraq would do to the economy and if the auto freight slows a lot I could be out of a job, but if I am still working at IFL in 10 years I don’t think I would be unhappy at all.
What would you do if you were in my situation, 20years old, nothing keeping me from moving around, no big bills to worry about, but also I don’t want to have to worry about being laid off in the near future. I do not currently know where I want to for the rest of my life, but I do know I don’t what to fly around in a BE99 or 402 for the rest of it. I would appreciate everyone’s opinion on this tough decision, and if you know anything, good or bad, about IFL please let me know. Thanks everyone.
I am currently flying freight in a BE99, C402, and C207 in southeast Wisconsin doing mostly the on demand auto freight stuff and a little of our scheduled UPS runs. Currently I am making decent pay 30k-40k a year depending on how good of a year it is. I have no worry about being laid off or the company going out of business. I do enjoy my current job, like the people I work with, get along with the boss and am overall very happy doing what I am doing.
Now over at IFL I would be starting as an FO in the Convair 580/5800 with a move to an FO in the 727 or to Captain in the 580/5800 in the future. Starting pay would be a little more then half of what I am making right now for the first six months and after that close to what I am making now depending on how much I was flying, then when I would upgrade to Captain the pay would be substantially more then I am making now. I know I would like it at IFL since it is basically doing the same on-demand flying I am doing now except with bigger airplanes, hauling larger loads, and going further. The schedule would be basically the same on call 24/7 and very quick show times. As far as job security goes, well I really don't know what would happen if there were another attack on us, or what war with Iraq would do to the economy and if the auto freight slows a lot I could be out of a job, but if I am still working at IFL in 10 years I don’t think I would be unhappy at all.
What would you do if you were in my situation, 20years old, nothing keeping me from moving around, no big bills to worry about, but also I don’t want to have to worry about being laid off in the near future. I do not currently know where I want to for the rest of my life, but I do know I don’t what to fly around in a BE99 or 402 for the rest of it. I would appreciate everyone’s opinion on this tough decision, and if you know anything, good or bad, about IFL please let me know. Thanks everyone.
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