Aerial Mapping Pilots Needed

i understand there is a 'sim ride', so i guess the part about ifr skills and knowledge is in fact true?

Just sent my resume. Hopefully I'll hear something good .

Not that the sim ride is hard (not at all, no....really, not at all) but you'd be amazed at peoples lack of IFR knowledge and/or skill. If you make it to KC for an interview, this is the area that people will most likely fail in. Study and know IFR operations.

All the "marginal" idiots walked out the door when you left. ;-}

Haha I guess I can't disagree with that. I'm the one making the same money and home every night though, so I guess it pays to be marginally retarded.

Didn't know about the sim ride, that's new to me. Minimums to relocate are pretty high so I don't understand the need. Anyhoot, good luck, its a better than average bill payer.

I just had to take the cheap and easy shot on that one! I'm glad the new gig is working out for you as being home every night sounds outstanding.

Must...not...make...snarky...comments!

If you're ever out my way (I think we've actually met - were you in RNO recently?) I must buy you a :beer:

Haven't been in RNO since about May or so but I'm always down for a brew. Bottoms up!

That may well have been you, we came through there on our way to BOI.

how does this job compare to the other survey jobs (7 months on)? i've been in that boat already. is it pretty much the same thing only you are actually based and home more often?

You're based and home every week. (or every two weeks) Eight days on, six days off.

I understand that. I meant more of the actual operation and flying. Just wondering if someone on here has flown the 206 gig as well as any of the other 172 Picto operations that could compare the two. I have these questions about the 206 job:

How much PIC time do you log in a year?
How much instrument time would I expect to log in a year as a new hire?
How much XC time?
Any night?

I know how the Picto operations work so I'm trying to get a bearing on the similarities in the daily routine. I guess what I'm concerned about is the fact there are 2 pilots in the airplane with this gig and it seems kind of like half my time will be wasted, unlogged in the right seat. I'm interested in how all that works out and how the pilots here like the job given the 2 pilot rule. Any fist fights break out yet about who is PIC on that particular day?

Oh and one more thing...how bad is airlining in/out every single week? Lead to any issues getting home or to wherever the airplane is at?

Air Associates out of K.C. has a facebook page. They seem like a real nice company.
They called me too. Hope it goes well.

Maybe 150 Hours of PIC, or twice that if you so choose...
Instrument time? Anytime you want to fly under the hood with the other guy looking out the window for you. Don't expect getting too much actual time.
XC Time? A fair amount. 50-75 Yr.
No night time.

Feel free to ask me any questions.

And limited to 8 hours of flying a day.

Ten if you get a duty day extension. (Which happens...sometimes.)

I'll agree for the most part. Instrument time, I get plenty of actual on xc's. We just can't over fly anything less than 1000 and 3. XC time, just this year I've flown from the left and right coast all the way across to the other........3 times. PLENTY of xc time to be had.

As for the original question, no fists fights for PIC duties yet. However, one day I got into a knife fight with the other pilot to be able to fly the super-cool flight plan. Luckily, I landed a lucky slash and he bled out. By the rules of the road, I was PIC for the day as I had earned it in blood.

I had $10 on K. A.
:rotfl:

I've logged 173 hours in the past 12 months, all of it PIC. 80 hours of X/C, and a whopping 2 hours of actual. No night.

This is not a time building job, but the pay and benefits are quite good, especially considering what you're doing for that money. You're sacrificing flight time for better pay and qol, basically.

Airlining is usually not an issue. Sometimes, though, it can be a pain. Late night flights (getting in at 1 or 2 am) and/or KC's spring and summer weather causes diversions, but again, you get through it.

So Air Associates called and I was offered to come to K.C. for the interview. :rawk:Anyone know what the interview consists of? I know it's not a time building job but the pay is good, real good. What is life like on the road? Are you sharing rooms with someone etc? Thanks.