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Originally Posted by AirAlgerie  fortunately im not one of those guys , i probably would never have gone for flight training if i knew that i wasnt gonna to make it , i have the mental and physical means ,and i have an opportunity with a national airline , so why not ?
if you are telling me this , what would you say about a CFI who barely has 300 Hrs and who want to teach you something about aviation !
anyway , all i wanted to say is that this company's pay scale is ridiculous , its probably a good startup but to to work 20 years+ for them and not make 100K/Yr is not fair .
speaking of real airlines , there are many out there , your problem is you think that america is the world and everything is here , you need to expand your mind , and look all around , the world is much bigger than that  |
Don't worry! I used to fly for AMF and I can tell you NO ONE will make it that long. AMF doesn't like pilots who are even close to 40 years of age! THEY WILL FIND A WAY TO GET RID OF THEM! I know. AMF does practice age discrimination. Also, if you mention "back pain", you're history!!
I agree that there is good experience to be had, but, some future companies will like it, others won't. The big handicap is no CRM! Yea, you can fly the s**t out of the airplane, but do you know how to conduct yourself in a multi-crew environment! Some of you will say "sure!", but try to convince the interviewer your CRM skills are as good as anyone's when your operating in a Single-Pilot-IFR environment.
Also AMF doesn't have as great a reputation as some of you may think. During some of my interviews I found that out the hard way. Also, AMF management isn't the greatest. Their attitude about pilots is this; You are pieces of meat to be used and abused and spit out at will. Pilots are a dime a dozen! Unfortunately anyone flying for AMF will only discover this when it is too late!.
My advice! If you're going to do it, get in, get your experience and start looking for another job immediately and get out before something happens. Trust me, in that environment, it's not a matter of "IF" but "when" something happens!
Good luck!!