Gama Aviation/Wheels up pay scales
02-02-2020, 11:57 AM
#351
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Joined APC: Aug 2019
Position: BE300 Left Seat
Posts: 47
Just received this info. It begins March 1, 2018 and is for all airplanes, King Air, or Citations (560 or X), salary
year SIC PIC
1 55 90
2 60 94
3 65 98
4 70 102
5 80 106
6 82 108
7 83 110
8 85 112
9 87 115
10 88 117
8 on 6 off schedule. Home based (limited to certain cities).
Company paid medical (Cigna), dental(Delta Dental), vision.
Life insurance, 1 times salary paid by company. Up to 3 times paid by pilot.
No company paid long term or short term disability.
$59 per diem domestic.
Any questions, I can try to answer on here if/when I am free.
year SIC PIC
1 55 90
2 60 94
3 65 98
4 70 102
5 80 106
6 82 108
7 83 110
8 85 112
9 87 115
10 88 117
8 on 6 off schedule. Home based (limited to certain cities).
Company paid medical (Cigna), dental(Delta Dental), vision.
Life insurance, 1 times salary paid by company. Up to 3 times paid by pilot.
No company paid long term or short term disability.
$59 per diem domestic.
Any questions, I can try to answer on here if/when I am free.
Coming up on two years at this pay rate. Anyone at WUP hearing anything about pay increases and other QOL improvements like 7/7 schedule? Also, I recall reading about annual bonuses around Christmas ($1,000). Did they give one for 2019? Are pilots still leaving every week? How’s the overall “mood” there? Just trying to get a feel for how things are going since TMC and DPJ mergers. Thanks.
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02-02-2020, 12:40 PM
#352
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Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 466
Coming up on two years at this pay rate. Anyone at WUP hearing anything about pay increases and other QOL improvements like 7/7 schedule? Also, I recall reading about annual bonuses around Christmas ($1,000). Did they give one for 2019? Are pilots still leaving every week? How’s the overall “mood” there? Just trying to get a feel for how things are going since TMC and DPJ mergers. Thanks.
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I’m 99% sure that 7&7 will never happen at GAMA. Rumors of an announcement coming, but no idea what it is. Same bonus at Christmas time, 2019 was no exception. There’s still attrition, not sure the rate at this time. You ask 5 people what their mood is, you’ll get 5 different answers.
02-04-2020, 01:02 PM
#353
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Joined APC: Feb 2018
Posts: 26
I am thinking about coming to WU with 3300 TT and about 1200 hours of King Air 350 as well. If you get hired as an SIC and meet the upgrade requirements pretty quick, are you allowed to upgrade or does one have to wait a year?
Also, do the pilots switch seats at all (ie; the SIC sitting in the left seat) like some other operators?
Also, do the pilots switch seats at all (ie; the SIC sitting in the left seat) like some other operators?
02-04-2020, 01:16 PM
#354
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Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 466
I am thinking about coming to WU with 3300 TT and about 1200 hours of King Air 350 as well. If you get hired as an SIC and meet the upgrade requirements pretty quick, are you allowed to upgrade or does one have to wait a year?
Also, do the pilots switch seats at all (ie; the SIC sitting in the left seat) like some other operators?
Also, do the pilots switch seats at all (ie; the SIC sitting in the left seat) like some other operators?
The only time an SIC flies from the left seat is with a supervisory pilot (IP, CP, or Pilot Supervisor).
02-04-2020, 01:29 PM
#355
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Joined APC: Feb 2018
Posts: 26
You can apply and get hired as a captain as long as you meet all the requirements. If hired as an SIC, you get evaluated for a PIC slot as you near your 1 yr anniversary.
The only time an SIC flies from the left seat is with a supervisory pilot (IP, CP, or Pilot Supervisor).
The only time an SIC flies from the left seat is with a supervisory pilot (IP, CP, or Pilot Supervisor).
02-04-2020, 02:02 PM
#356
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Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: Left
Posts: 1,825
You can apply and get hired as a captain as long as you meet all the requirements. If hired as an SIC, you get evaluated for a PIC slot as you near your 1 yr anniversary.
The only time an SIC flies from the left seat is with a supervisory pilot (IP, CP, or Pilot Supervisor).
The only time an SIC flies from the left seat is with a supervisory pilot (IP, CP, or Pilot Supervisor).
02-04-2020, 07:51 PM
#357
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Joined APC: Dec 2016
Posts: 171
I’ve probably asked this before, but I noticed that WU King Airs use both the PL21 and ProLine Fusion cockpits. Do KA pilots fly those interchangeably or do you have some operating in one geography vs another (ie East Coast vs West Coast based)? I guess it would make sense to be trained on both to maximize flexibility....
02-07-2020, 07:38 AM
#358
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Joined APC: Feb 2018
Posts: 26
Interview Process
I have a phone interview in a few weeks. Is anyone willing to provide insight on the discussion topics? After a successful phone interview, what can I expect moving forward? In-Person interview? Sim-eval? Thanks.
02-07-2020, 09:44 AM
#359
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Posts: 162
It really depends on if your going for a SIC position or PIC position. SIC- general IFR stuff nothing difficult. PIC- be ready for a pretty good part 135 operations Oral. There has been a real problem lately with 30,000+ hour pilots coming from Major expecting PIC (Provisional) Captain solely based on hours who can’t file a flight plan on a simple fltplan website. Next will be CBT 80 hours worth. I know it say only 40. But if your new to part 135 it will take double that time. Next will be 1.5 weeks of Indoc followed by 2 weeks sim ground school. Then IOE
02-09-2020, 04:53 PM
#360
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
Position: PC-12 PIC
Posts: 16
Just a general note for everyone that wishes to apply at Wheels Up. This might only happen to me, but who knows.
I Applied couple weeks ago, 2,500 tt, more than 1,000 PIC 135 Turbine (SEL) and around 150 instruments with few (50ish) hours of Multi Time. They replied back saying they wanted at least 300 Turbine Multi or 500 Piston multi for an SIC position.
I Applied couple weeks ago, 2,500 tt, more than 1,000 PIC 135 Turbine (SEL) and around 150 instruments with few (50ish) hours of Multi Time. They replied back saying they wanted at least 300 Turbine Multi or 500 Piston multi for an SIC position.
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