Transpac Interview Gouge Anyone?
02-16-2012, 07:45 PM
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I can tell you they have made changes and have a 10hr max work day. Can't guarantee this has never been broken, but it's very firm. I suggest working there. You will become a better pilot and build hours quickly. The pay and benefits are very good. Chinese students are challenging and stressful, but it will also make you better.
02-16-2012, 08:18 PM
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It gets stressful for a few different reasons. Sometimes they will schedule you 2 hours with the plane to do a 2 hour flight followed immediately by another 2 hour flight where you only get 2 hours with the airplane. There's no break in between and you've got to rush to get done and sacrifice dinner/water/bathroom breaks as a result. It also gets stressful when they decide to schedule 25 people to all go do instrument approach flights at the same time. All 25 of you will be in the same area trying to request the same approach from Phoenix. I've had lots of near mid-airs.
Typical day is you show up whenever you're scheduled and you'll have about four flights you need to do that day. You'll get a half hour of ground discussion time before each flight. Most days you'll get a half hour break for lunch somewhere during your day. Other days they can really pile on the workload. They're not supposed to schedule CFIs to work longer than 10 hours in a day anymore so that's the longest you can expect now.
I flew about 750 total hours and 180 multi in just one year though, so like I said it depends on what your goals are. If you're a laid back person and you want to build flight time fast then it's an alright place to work.
02-19-2012, 10:08 PM
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02-19-2012, 10:19 PM
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Yea, I fuel your King Airs for the evening runs and with the fiasco over at Cutter DVT we've been taking on a majority of the fuelings. Our MX department usually works on the King Airs too. Most of those CFIs are pretty fun. By the way, if you get a change to meet Kate, don't pass up the opportunity!
02-20-2012, 08:22 AM
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It's a 24/7 operation and you will almost always work 10 hour days. There will be days where you start at 5pm and get off at 3am every day for a week, then the next week they have you starting at 6am off at 4pm. That really messes with my sleep schedule sometimes. You'll have absolutely no control over when you work. The scheduling department will put you where they want you.
It gets stressful for a few different reasons. Sometimes they will schedule you 2 hours with the plane to do a 2 hour flight followed immediately by another 2 hour flight where you only get 2 hours with the airplane. There's no break in between and you've got to rush to get done and sacrifice dinner/water/bathroom breaks as a result. It also gets stressful when they decide to schedule 25 people to all go do instrument approach flights at the same time. All 25 of you will be in the same area trying to request the same approach from Phoenix. I've had lots of near mid-airs.
Typical day is you show up whenever you're scheduled and you'll have about four flights you need to do that day. You'll get a half hour of ground discussion time before each flight. Most days you'll get a half hour break for lunch somewhere during your day. Other days they can really pile on the workload. They're not supposed to schedule CFIs to work longer than 10 hours in a day anymore so that's the longest you can expect now.
I flew about 750 total hours and 180 multi in just one year though, so like I said it depends on what your goals are. If you're a laid back person and you want to build flight time fast then it's an alright place to work.
It gets stressful for a few different reasons. Sometimes they will schedule you 2 hours with the plane to do a 2 hour flight followed immediately by another 2 hour flight where you only get 2 hours with the airplane. There's no break in between and you've got to rush to get done and sacrifice dinner/water/bathroom breaks as a result. It also gets stressful when they decide to schedule 25 people to all go do instrument approach flights at the same time. All 25 of you will be in the same area trying to request the same approach from Phoenix. I've had lots of near mid-airs.
Typical day is you show up whenever you're scheduled and you'll have about four flights you need to do that day. You'll get a half hour of ground discussion time before each flight. Most days you'll get a half hour break for lunch somewhere during your day. Other days they can really pile on the workload. They're not supposed to schedule CFIs to work longer than 10 hours in a day anymore so that's the longest you can expect now.
I flew about 750 total hours and 180 multi in just one year though, so like I said it depends on what your goals are. If you're a laid back person and you want to build flight time fast then it's an alright place to work.
02-20-2012, 08:23 AM
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02-20-2012, 10:10 AM
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I see. I had a buddy get his instrument rating through aerosim at GEU and he wasn't happy with that place at all. He wound up drving across town to CHD after he got his IR to get his Comm/CFI. He said he got ripped off at aerosim.
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