Whats The Story On Air Tahoma?

[Superpilot92]

Whats The Story On Air Tahoma?

 

[bandit110]

Just so you know, this board has a search function that will bring up lots of info on Air Tahoma. Most of it is very negative.

 

[HowlinMadMurdoc]

Here's a novel concept. Instead of posting 100's of messages about trying to get a 135 job with only 750tt, put in your time as a CFI and get to 1200 hours.

It wont kill you to teach for another 450 hrs. Many others have gone that route and lived to tell the tale.

You might actually learn a few more things before being thrown into the real world.

 

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Here's a novel concept. Instead of posting 100's of messages about trying to get a 135 job with only 750tt, put in your time as a CFI and get to 1200 hours.

It wont kill you to teach for another 450 hrs. Many others have gone that route and lived to tell the tale.

You might actually learn a few more things before being thrown into the real world.

Go after that 135 job, it's real time flying in real conditions. You're not flying around a traffic pattern.

 

[Superpilot92]

Here's a novel concept. Instead of posting 100's of messages about trying to get a 135 job with only 750tt, put in your time as a CFI and get to 1200 hours.

It wont kill you to teach for another 450 hrs. Many others have gone that route and lived to tell the tale.

You might actually learn a few more things before being thrown into the real world.

Thanks for not answering anything about my question. I am just curious because i was offered to apply. That is why i am posting this response. In fact i am about to go fly with my student here in a bit and i will continue to instruct until i get a good job offer. I have no prob instructing for 45o hours or even more if i have to i am getting her done. thanks

 

[Art Vandalay]

Superpilot (haha)

These guys are right. Do a search and PLEASE stop asking about a new compnay every other day. Go do your steep turns and please stop flooding the board.

Art Vandalay, Latex Manufacturing

 

[Superpilot92]

Very professional! Who are you to try and control the board. Asking for advice for those whom no. If you do not no about the company stay off of the thread. Easy right!! no one asked you. oh yeah if you dont care about what i am writing then dont write it. Your on this just as much as i am. I use this to learn about the industry. Thanks for all of you Wonderful advice. Go back to selling your Latex.

 

[wwiiguy]

Here's a novel concept. Instead of posting 100's of messages about trying to get a 135 job with only 750tt, put in your time as a CFI and get to 1200 hours.

I've got another novel concept for you Howling....why dont you find something better to do with your time than hounding a newbie for doing a little job-hunting. Take a little time to look away from the instrument panel and your computer monitor and you will see there is a whole world out there just waiting to be discovered....really, trust me, there is....you guys who act as if it's really cramping your day having to read these posts from guys looking for jobs, you amaze me. what do you do? spend 12 hours at your day job and then come online here and spend another 12 hours? Get a life....

Keep asking the questions SuperPilot--doubtless there are many many others of us listening and learning from the information youre pulling out of this message board....the rest of us are just too lazy to do it

 

[Rook]

They fly Convair's (340's and 580's i think) Have a hub in MEM (I think) and do a lot of stuff for DHL. Go there unless you have to sign a contract. It'll get you out of the pattern and it's 121 scheduled.

Rook

 

[HowlinMadMurdoc]

wwiiguy,

Thanks for the laugh. When you have a few more thousand hours experience and are a little older, you may actually appreciate my post. Someday, that 135 experience may end up benefitting you more than the experience gained flying around the pattern in a 172. But, hey what I do know. I'm only a former 135 freight dog now in the 121 world.

Good luck with your career and enjoy Taco Bell.

HMM

 

[Tar Heel]

What's with all the hostility? It seems that all superpilot92 was trying to do is get some feedback. Not everyone on the board may know about the search function. And respectfully, you may have more hours or experience than I, but your attitudes stink. I may not have enough hours to fly 121 yet or become an FO with a 135 operation, but I do know that pretty much every single one of you has been where superpilot92 is now. I'm low time, and you have been too. You have had to earn those hours just as many of us are trying to do now. Don't forget where you came from...you all had low time at one point. And I am fairly confident that despite what you might say, that you have had many of the same concerns as well.

 

[Superpilot92]

I am on this web site for one real reason and thats to explore my options and learn from others whom have been there done that. I appreciate all you all whom are supportive of the fact that i am not sitting on my butt waiting for a job to come to me. This is all about what they call "networking" the more people i talk to the more advice i get the better off i become. I appreciate all the negative remarks also because those remarks remind me how i will never end up. All the negative remarks come from people who would never be happy no matter how much money they made or how many days off a month they have. I shall never be like them. Thanks everyone.

 

[General Lee]

Howlinmadmurdoc,


What? F#@% flight instructing. Go for some real world flying, where you are actually flying the aircraft instead of monitoring. It will make you a better pilot and prepare you for any sim eval. You are the one that has no idea what you are talking about.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Tahomos]

Whats The Story On Air Tahoma?

They are scary....that's the story on Air Tahoma.

GO BUCKEYES!!!

 

[jbDC9]

What? F#@% flight instructing. Go for some real world flying, where you are actually flying the aircraft instead of monitoring. It will make you a better pilot and prepare you for any sim eval. You are the one that has no idea what you are talking about.

Nice attitude General, and easier said than done. Not everyone has the luxury of building time towing gliders and banners or doing traffic and pipeline patrol, the usual non-CFI timebuilding jobs. In many cases working as a CFI might be the only game in town to fatten up the logbook... so a guy should hold out and work at Taco Bell until the perfect non-CFI low-time flying job comes along?? Also, being a CFI is not just monitoring, you still get to fly as well as learn from others mistakes. I have close to 1300 hrs as a CFI, and did just fine flying the sim at several interviews; I even managed to survive as a freight dog, commuter pilot, 121 DC-9/727 charter puke, and now FO at a major... all starting from my first CFI gig.

Did you ever instruct, or are you one those guys that managed to get by without it and now look down on instructors? And why insinuate that being a CFI is not a real job? Unless you were born with the innate ability to fly, I'm guessing you were taught to fly by a CFI... so what's with the holier than thou attitude towards instructing? Drop the attitude and stick with discussing RJs vs. mainline on the other boards.

 

[General Lee]

jbDC9,


Yeah, I did instruct for about 1 year in the late late 80's. It was good to get some right seat time and get used to flying with that particular hand etc. But, that was about it. I think, and yes it is my opinion---which is allowed on this forum thank you very much---that getting some real world flying ---IF POSSIBLE--- is better for you and will help you in any sim eval for a new job. I never put down CFI's---I just said it was my opinion that another type of flying was better for the average pilot. You need to relax and understand that I CAN SAY ANYTHING I WANT on this board. I can give my opinion and that is the way it is. I have contributed money to this board---and will do so again. You have a great day.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Checks]

Dude, look at the payscale. Have you looked at it? I was offered a 580 PIC slot and the pay was mid to high 20's, maybe. The FO pay looked like it was around ZERO. Ok, not ZERO but low, low teens, MAYBE. How in the heck are you going to live in Columbus on 1200 dollars a month GROSS. 1200 is on the high side. The pay is like 45 bucks a day IF you fly. 7 dollars a day if you dont fly. Do the math because there is NO guarentee you will fly. Aircraft breaks or you are stuck in a hotel you get 7 dollars a day.

I wont even mentioin the safety issues.

 

[Superpilot92]

Man, I appreciate the info. I have decided to just instruct and work hard here until i get a good job offer. I make 1300 to 1800 here instructing each month. I am going to be picky with where i go work. Thanks guys.