General Atomics UAV Pilot

JoeBlow · October 12th, 2008, 02:46

I just went to the Riddle career fair in Prescott and picked up information regarding a UAV position with General Atomics. This one is different from the other one I posted. There are two positions of possible interest for you JCers:

AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION CONTROLLER
This is like an FO position for those who are below minimums, 300 PIC.

UAV PILOT I
Minimum flight experience is 300 PIC.

Look at the site and if interested, contact Jason Asp; senior recruiter aircraft systems group, gray butte flight test facility.

www.uav.com

http://search9.smartsearchonline.com...y_min=&co_num=

Jason.asp@uav.com
W 661-789-5508
Fax 661-789-5658

25500 E Ave R-8
Palmdale, CA 93550-5530

I was told that once you are on deployment, the hours and pay rack up quickly. They pay something like 40 to 80% extra of salary when deployed—depending on location. Deployments/rotationals are somewhere between 60 to 90 days.

ProudPilot · October 12th, 2008, 16:37

There seems to be a lot of travel with this job, which I assume is Air Force and therefore global. Was there a ballpark figure on pay, or is this a work your way up job?

JoeBlow · October 12th, 2008, 17:23

Nothing on pay, but I heard from the grapevine that $80k and up is realistic. This is for someone who is not planning on flying for the airlines. You can’t log the time.

October 12th, 2008, 02:46	#1
JoeBlow Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 182	General Atomics UAV Pilot I just went to the Riddle career fair in Prescott and picked up information regarding a UAV position with General Atomics. This one is different from the other one I posted. There are two positions of possible interest for you JCers: AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION CONTROLLER This is like an FO position for those who are below minimums, 300 PIC. UAV PILOT I Minimum flight experience is 300 PIC. Look at the site and if interested, contact Jason Asp; senior recruiter aircraft systems group, gray butte flight test facility. www.uav.com http://search9.smartsearchonline.com...y_min=&co_num= Jason.asp@uav.com W 661-789-5508 Fax 661-789-5658 25500 E Ave R-8 Palmdale, CA 93550-5530 I was told that once you are on deployment, the hours and pay rack up quickly. They pay something like 40 to 80% extra of salary when deployed—depending on location. Deployments/rotationals are somewhere between 60 to 90 days.

October 12th, 2008, 16:37	#2
ProudPilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 564	Re: General Atomics UAV Pilot There seems to be a lot of travel with this job, which I assume is Air Force and therefore global. Was there a ballpark figure on pay, or is this a work your way up job? __________________ 7/6/2009 PUBNAT8 11/13/2009 ATSAT St Charles, IL 11/18/2009 ATSAT 85.3

October 12th, 2008, 17:23	#3
JoeBlow Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 182	Re: General Atomics UAV Pilot Nothing on pay, but I heard from the grapevine that $80k and up is realistic. This is for someone who is not planning on flying for the airlines. You can’t log the time.

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