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April 6th, 2005, 01:07
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| Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: _
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|  Entry Level 135 VFR/IFR job www.flightexpress.com They've just added more twins and are actively hiring 135 pilots, and lowered their mins to 1100 total. If you're low on multi time but have the mins, its a good place to get it WITHOUT an employment contract (something I wish I never signed...). ~wheelsup |
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April 6th, 2005, 10:43
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Venice, FL
Posts: 183
| Re: Entry Level 135 VFR/IFR job
Why do you wish you'd never signed a contract? Just curious (I'm not even remotely close to having those kind of hours yet)....
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April 6th, 2005, 11:01
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| Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: _
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| Re: Entry Level 135 VFR/IFR job
Contracts are limiting, and in an industry where timing is where its at, it's a bummer to be held back from making an awesome career move because you can't leave. Even if you find the PERFECT place to work, there's a chance an opportunity of a lifetime will pop up. Personally, I wouldn't recommend going to a place with a contract unless you actually plan on staying there for a while. IMO, of course. ~wheelsup |
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April 11th, 2005, 14:40
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 556
| Re: Entry Level 135 VFR/IFR job
Another option would be Ram Air. Last I heard upgrade to the twin at Fright Excess was about 6 months whereas it is 1-2 weeks at Ram.
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April 11th, 2005, 18:04
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Richmond, VA
Posts: 549
| Re: Entry Level 135 VFR/IFR job
[ QUOTE ] Another option would be Ram Air. Last I heard upgrade to the twin at Fright Excess was about 6 months whereas it is 1-2 weeks at Ram. [/ QUOTE ] One of my old CFI's flies at Ram Air, he's been in the Piper Lance now for 5 months, and he is just getting his 1st Seneca run next month. I think most of those kind of places are pretty much the same. |
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April 13th, 2005, 00:25
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| Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: _
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| Re: Entry Level 135 VFR/IFR job
Ram Air, during my last contact with them, was implementing (sp?) a 6-month contract intially for the singles, and if you upgrade/transition to the twin, you must sign another 6-month contract. You might upgrade before your intial 6-months are up, and as such could obviously go into the twin ealier, but you'd still be required to sign another 6-month contract. Unless you feel you want to stay with a company for 6-12 months, and won't mind it, go for it. It's just been my experience that I HATE to sit by the wayside while my contract is holding me back. Again, just IMO. I personally would rather be at a place where I could leave at a moments notice if something good popped up  .~wheelsup |
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April 13th, 2005, 00:32
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 13,892
 | Re: Entry Level 135 VFR/IFR job
I understand your frustration at the contract you're locked into. I'd be ticked too if I saw studs with half the time I had going to the airlines while I was more or less forced to keep instructing. The thing I disagree with is that MAPD didn't invest money in your training, therefore they really shouldn't force you to sign a contract. A freight hauler DOES invest money in their pilots, so I have no problem with a contract. Besides, if you jump from carrier to carrier every 6 months, eventually someone isn't going to hire you based on the guess that you'll leave before they get their money's worth.
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