own nav

Yes, especially on the short routes. Captain upgrade FOs and Eagle Jet FOs (mostly Korean Air program), gravitate heavily to the high time routes.

frmrbuffdrvr

If you do come straight to the SA227 at 1500 hours, PLEASE have a good deal of multi time and solid instrument skills. And be ready to BE the PIC. The Metro is a more difficult airplane than the 1900. I've seen guys come in directly who only had time in relatively simple aircraft and they either didn't make it through training or had a very difficult time.


Don't get me wrong. The metro is a great airplane. I've been flying it for 16 years. But it is rather systems intensive. If you just got your ratings, my recommendation would be to come on at 1200 hours straight into the BE99, get some PIC experience and learn your company procedures then move up to the metro after 6 months to a year. You probably wouldn't start out in SDF, but you would have a much better shot at making it through training period.

rightflight

Thank you so much! You have been very helpful. I may give them a call soon. I have researched AMF quite a bit for some time now trying to find answers for those questions. I really hope to fly for them and stick around for quite a while there.

Daytona7KCAB

Alright guys, been following this thread for a while and decided now is a good time to make my first post as I'm interested in flying for AMF but have questions.

Quick background on me I'm a 36 year old commercial truck driver full time and CFII soon to be MEI part time (weekends). I have been instructing for the past 10 yrs and have accumulated just shy of 2900 hrs total. I recently got my Multi (Comm / Inst) last december and have so far built up about 50 hrs in our flight schools Apache. Hoping to increase that number after getting the MEI.

The bummer is out of almost 2900 hrs I'm embarrassed to say I've only got 33 hrs of night flying. Though I did get my CFII a few years ago and have a decent amount of actual / IFR time now virtually all my flying is / has been daytime. We also had a Citabria from 2008-2012 where I was the primary instructor for tailwheel & aerobatic training which while fun further removed me from much night flying.

As I understand it 135 regs require 100 night PIC. That being said I've offered to fly fri & sat nights to help build some night time but it could take a while to build up the remaining 67 hrs as night instructional flights are infrequent. I believe I could get a VFR only position in a cheiftain possibly but I can't move to PHX at the moment.

So while I'm in the process of building my night time hopefully you guys can answer some questions I have. Here goes..

1) Does anyone know what the deal with Wiggins / Ameriflight is? I heard AMF bought WIG in 2014. When I see open positions for MHT on the AMF site it refers to Wiggins. I live closest to MHT at the moment.

2) I would like to start on the BE99 and move into the 1900 or even Metro (I hear they make more $ in the metro?) If I were to move to DFW could I train there, start in the BE99 and move up to the bigger aircraft without relocating? I'd really like to stay at a base and not have to move several times.

3) Is a 4 year degree required? I have an associates in aviation science but currently half way thru my bachelors in business at night.

4) Could I become a training captain to make a little extra $? What's involved and how long would it take to become one?

5) I make about $85K a year now between my truck driving & flight instructing. Is making close to that after 2-3 years unrealistic at AMF?

I'm really looking at AMF as a career move for me. Not just to get some turbine pic and leave after 6 months. For some reason the airlines have never really interested me. I'd really like to move into a captains position on the 1900 or metro and eventually the Embraer. Maybe end up in the Carribean if they have some runs down there.

Anyway, any input you guys would be appreciated.. thanks!

hittman31

Is working a 2 week on 2 week off schedule possible if you commute to your base from somewhere else? With jumpseat agreements I think this could be possible but not sure if they would go for it.

Thanks

Space Ranger

Any word on new bases?

own nav

Another "best question ever." He, he, joking aside, most bases are minimally staffed right now. I'm sure there's lots of opportunity to expand out there, and AMF has the equipment, but without a few dozen more pilots I don't foresee any new bases in the near future.

own nav

@Daytona7KCAB, yep there's a bunch of questions in there I would like to see answers to as well. For now, there are 2 separate pilot groups, so for the moment I don't see it possible to transition from a Wiggins BE99 to an AMF Metro without starting over on you seniority date, but who knows.

shoestrings1229

1. Ameriflight owns Wiggins. Run separately though. If you want to work at MHT apply to Wiggins solely.

2. Money at Ameriflight goes E120, B1900/Metro, 99/PA31 E120 FO. You can stay at a base and move to other aircraft as long as there is a spot open (and you have been in that airplane for at least 6 months).

3. No degree required and they wouldn't notice anyway

4. Yes you could, not 100% on the process but I believe how well you do in training will reflect if they offer it to you later on.

5. It's unrealistic unless you're an E120 Captain and you accrue some other bonuses, training captain etc. Start is $65K

Hope that helps

shoestrings1229

No 2 weeks on/off schedule. You can commute, best advice is to make sure there are multiple flights to your base and even better multi carriers that agreements are with