Key Lime Air

[Boris Badenov]

Originally Posted by number1atnumber2

you want to make sure they are not cowboys that laugh in the face of a Level 5 t-storm.

eh? Why? If they're still alive... (and yes, I try real hard to avoid level 5s. And 6s. And 4s.)

As to your opinions of freight dogs, TexasFlyer, you're welcome to them. The lovely thing about the invisible hand is it's a two way street. You might not want me working for you and I wouldn't want to work at a place that thinks I'm a "cowboy" because of where I've worked (and no, I haven't worked for key lime...but because of their insane contracts and reportedly poor QOL...not because I'm afraid the engines will explode or the wings fall off. From what I've read of Key Lime's accident history, most of the accidents are from pilots doing things they oughtn't be doing.) That's not meant to sound hostile, it's just the reality of "different strokes for different folks". Vive la difference!

PS. I don't see the problem with the dude's myspace page...?

[towhook]

TexasFlyer, I am glad you like your job.

Anybody who flies a Metro single pilot around the Rockies for a winter has my greatest respect. I am not saying anything about the company as a whole (I have had no first hand experience) but if a pilot survives their time there then they are most certainly well within the 'top 10%' of pilots.

[TexasFlyer]

Originally Posted by towhook

Anybody who flies a Metro single pilot around the Rockies for a winter has my greatest respect.

I agree with that statement for sure.

I just rather see them flying Metro's for a better company who shows their employees the respect they really deserve. The good news though is that most pilots do get to move on from there and end up with very rewarding careers. And in my book, any pilot who ends each day with a smile on their face because they love their job, the type of flying they do, and the respect their company gives them... that's "home".

[jwp_145]

Originally Posted by TexasFlyer

Hmmm... I'm not embarrassed about my personal life. I stay connected with a few life long friends on Myspace since my career keeps me moving a lot. Not to mention, it also is my social network for my love of the arts and electric music.

Funny, the execs at the $90 Billion company that know of that account seem to have no problem with my life or my work performance. Nor does the large investment company that holds 30+ business aviation operations around the United States. Wow, did you even look at it deep enough to find three other executives actually linked to me on Myspace? Imagine that.

It's a shame that some take offense to what I wrote. I am just listing out real life observations. These observations and my typical search requirements that companies dictate to me are painful to some professionals (the ones who think they qualify for something but do not fit the search criteria I been tasked to locate). Don't worry, when I tell people they are not qualified when they call me I get much of the same reaction I read here. Yet, I still try to explain to them how in the future they could qualify. But that will normally take a good 10 to 15 years of work on building thier experience through key moves at key times. Anyway, it's not the first time I been told I was a jerk when being very direct on what people hire me to find, and not to find...

At first I must say I thought you were being a bit unfair in your HR practices, then you mentioned what TYPE of recruiting you were doing, and it is very appropriate.

But be it a pilot who asks advice from someone, then gripes and argues with the answer.