Seeking ISR Pilots!!!
07-31-2015, 02:18 PM
#52
Gettin paid to fly
Joined APC: Oct 2013
Position: BE-350
Posts: 172
as long as your company owns the contract, nothing changes, if your company loses the contract, then yes you are out of a job at that location...but usually a company will just move you to another contract..if they have one and can absorb it....and if your company does lose a contract, you will have time to get your apps in to other places before they close up...this is a "fluid" profession.
08-04-2015, 06:09 PM
#53
New Hire
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: Contract Pilot
Posts: 4
I meet all the requirements for sending in a resume, except for the "active" secret clearance part. I had one back in 2004.. so would I be disqualified now? I really dont know, but I cant imagine it being too much more paperwork to get it back to "active" again. (I'm sure it's more about money than paperwork though)
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11-18-2015, 08:27 AM
#58
Line Holder
Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: PC-12/U-28 Evaluator Pilot, B747-400/-8 CA
Posts: 92
HUGE mistake. I can teach you to fly the airplane in a month, but it takes two years to be good at the mission. Unless all you care about is a King Air bus driver with no involvement in what is happening in back. Then don't waste a U-28 pilot's time, they are way over qualified for that.
11-18-2015, 04:48 PM
#59
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 14
HUGE mistake. I can teach you to fly the airplane in a month, but it takes two years to be good at the mission. Unless all you care about is a King Air bus driver with no involvement in what is happening in back. Then don't waste a U-28 pilot's time, they are way over qualified for that.
In this case some contracts are very specific in requiring X amount of PIC hours in MULTI-ENGINE TURBO PROP aircraft. It's just that easy. If they don't have that then they don't meet the government's requirements no matter how good they would be to the mission.
I do agree with you however. It's a little short sighted. Having worked cross service with the U-28, it was one of the most professional ISR programs out there.
11-25-2015, 07:24 PM
#60
Aviator Extraordinaire
Joined APC: Oct 2013
Position: Freight Dawg
Posts: 115
The requirement is based upon the particular contract requirements more so than the individual organization's hiring minimums or "wants".
In this case some contracts are very specific in requiring X amount of PIC hours in MULTI-ENGINE TURBO PROP aircraft. It's just that easy. If they don't have that then they don't meet the government's requirements no matter how good they would be to the mission.
I do agree with you however. It's a little short sighted. Having worked cross service with the U-28, it was one of the most professional ISR programs out there.
In this case some contracts are very specific in requiring X amount of PIC hours in MULTI-ENGINE TURBO PROP aircraft. It's just that easy. If they don't have that then they don't meet the government's requirements no matter how good they would be to the mission.
I do agree with you however. It's a little short sighted. Having worked cross service with the U-28, it was one of the most professional ISR programs out there.
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