Airnet (Low Time - Piston)

[PoeMan]

Saw this on AirJobs Daily, enjoy....

03/28/2006
2 Days Old

Line Pilots (Entry Level / Propeller Aircraft)
Various Locations US
AirNet is currently looking for flight crewmembers responsible for the safe and efficient operation of Company aircraft and who are willing to fill entry level positions in propeller aircraft. Minimum Requirements: Commercial, ASEL, AMEL, Instrument, 1CM, 500 TT, 100 CC, and 25 Night CC. Please apply online at: www.airnet.com/pilot.html . AirNet Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity - Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of AirNet Systems, to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. AirNet has a no tolerance policy against such discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment in all employment related activities including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, promotions, compensation, training, transfers, and other terms of employment.

[GAPILOT]

What is 1CM in the requirements?

[wheelsup]

1CM = 1st Class Medical

WOW! 500TT. If they truly are hiring at this, they must REALLY be hurting for pilots. Even at max of 120 hours a month, they're still looking at 6 months after getting on the line to hit 1200TT for the PIC position. Doesn't make much sense - too bad it wasn't like this 2 years ago. I would've jumped ALL of it.

EDIT: Check out the link. I think this "job posting" company just copied what was on airnet's web site. They are just collecting all the job postings and putting them in one place.

[jtrain609]

500 TT is just mins as I understand it, their website still says 1,000 hours is competitive.

[fly22]

Does airnet have any jump seat agreements?

[caliginousface]

affirmative action yes! nah i don't know how down with that i am, even though i am of "other" ethnicity.

[PoeMan]

Its from "Air Jobs Daily" which is "Air Jobs Digest"'s online site.

I did think it was low though and agree that it is there mins and they may just be gathering resumes for the future.

If you've got the mins thought, why not apply if it suits you.
(If I could right now, I probably would)

[eglplt]

Aren't those the same mins that Pinnacle is looking for?

[mtsu_av8er]

Originally Posted by eglplt

Aren't those the same mins that Pinnacle is looking for?

Relevance?

[subpilot]

I just applied for the hell of it. I meet all the requirements except I only have 470tt. Don't expect anything but it only took 5 minutes of my life to fill out the application so what the hell.

[JEP]

Originally Posted by mtsu_av8er

Relevance?

Come on Lloyd...No one wants to be a freight dog when they could fly the shiny Pinnacle jets.

[slushie]

Keep these coming!!!!

It seems like 500 is the minimum-minimums.

[Stone Cold]

To answer some of the questions:

1) Yes, Airnet has jumpseat privileges on most regionals, SWA, JBU, NWA, and some smaller cargo companies (IOW not UPS or Fed Ex). We are not CASS yet, but they are trying to implement it soon.

2)Yes, 500 TT is the minimum to apply. DO NOT plan on quitting your job at 500TT and getting right on at Airnet. I believe 1000TT+ is what they are looking for right now.

3) Yes, we are hiring...I don't know how many SIC's we've hired recently, and I haven't seen too many in the system. I know we had about 7-8 finish up about the same time recently, but I haven't been keeping up with the new guys/gals.

4) We are pretty full on pilots right now, with people waiting in Columbus up to a month for a run to open. Having said that, we also have a fairly big attrition rate (I believe there were 5 Prop positions open on this last bid sheet) due to the possibility of us getting sold/uncertainty of the future. If you know nothing of this, please do a search as it's been discussed here before. There are too many rumors floating around to keep track of.

5) I still haven't seen a dramatic effect from Check 21 (if you don't know what this is, do a search, as it's been discussed ad nauseum). We have lost a few runs, but we've also added runs due to banks going electronic and some adding more payload in areas...it all varies with the bank and area. I don't think checks will ever fully go away, but it will decrease in the next couple of years as banks figure out what's going on (there's still no protocol for which software to use, or anything). Supposedly, we have enough HAZMAT to keep our jets flying indefinitely.

6) Do not apply here and then not show up for the interview...it's been happening too much lately. It's pretty bad to get the interview and then not show. People do keep track.

7) Plan on actually working if you come here. Yes, quite a few places we go we have people to load and unload, or assist, but these are not shiny new jets, or props, and we do actually work. This is not a dig on mini-majors (my new term for the "regionals") , just a difference between us. Most runs are on the back side of the clock and all the prop runs are anywhere from 3-8 hours of flying, 6-14 hours of duty, 2-8 legs.

Good luck to those interested and keep your application updated if you really want it. Phone calls to CW don't hurt, either, from my understanding.

TX

[FOD]

Someone want to post the aircraft you would be flying with low times like that.

[FOD]

How legit is http://www.airjobsdaily.com/. Is it worth the money for a membership?

[eglplt]

Originally Posted by mtsu_av8er

Relevance?

It was meant to be a dig at Pinnacle. With this time you wouldn't even be competitive for Airnet let alone legal to be PIC, while Pinnacle will snap you up and put you in a class.

[wheelsup]

Originally Posted by FOD

How legit is http://www.airjobsdaily.com/. Is it worth the money for a membership?

You've just seen how a FREE company twists job posts (ie Airnet hiring at 500TT...right!). All this company did was visit their website and copy the company job posting on the company web site. You can do that for free - just visit the employers' web site. My hunch is that's exactly what 90% of the job posts are on those pay-for-job-post web sites.

My first three aviation jobs I got were because I knew someone at the company. The last one I got I just got lucky (sent in my stuff blindly and got a call a week later).

I think it boils down to your qualifications. If you're just starting out, I'd wouldn't think those professional job sites would help. If you've got 5 type ratings, 6000+ PIC turbine, etc. etc., I could see how one could benefit.

[Stone Cold]

Originally Posted by FOD

Someone want to post the aircraft you would be flying with low times like that.

If you're asking about Airnet, you'd be in a BE-58 (Baron). Like I said previously, though, there aren't very many SIC's coming through from what I've seen. The ones I have seen were 800+ hours, most being 1000+.

TX

[PoeMan]

Originally Posted by FOD

How legit is http://www.airjobsdaily.com/. Is it worth the money for a membership?

If you're lucky enough to be near a school (flight or maintenance) drop by their library and see if they have "Air Jobs Digest". Most schools that help their students find jobs will have a copy of this. The paper form seems to be better than the online version (I have access from my Alma Mater).

Can't give any credit to how their online version works by the paper version is on the up and up.

[falconvalley]

The only people that I've met recently that were flying Airnet aircraft at less then 1050TT are people who already worked for Airnet. I'm not saying that it's a policy. I'm just pointing out what I've noticed. I know that Airnet has hired pilots with less than 1000TT, but they've put some of them in a "pool", to build to 1050TT first. I would say that unless you work for Airnet already, plan on building time to 1050 before you find yourself in an Airnet aircraft (just as advice). Classes have been reduced dramatically this year.