eagle5 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 Well,...shame on me! ...at least this time I managed to only piss away around 900 bucks!
zippiesdrainage Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Just remember for flying jobs it's just a numbers game. Sure you meet the minimums and you're a nice guy and keep in touch calling them biweekly but everyone who wants the job does these things too. If they separate the nice guy who calls a lot and has the minimums resumes into a pile, it's still a big pile and then they stack all of those in order of how many hours the pilots have. Some guys just sit in the middle of that pile and when they're hiring. The guys doing the hiring don't get down far enough in the pile to interview and hire you. If you build your hours and try the next year you'll be higher in that pile and you'll be amazed that they're calling you for an interview early while other pilots in the middle of the stack will be thinking what you were thinking last year "why aren't they calling? I'm a nice guy and I call all the time?" Edited April 2, 2013 by zippiesdrainage
ozzie1 Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 I hear all the time " be careful what you say on social media sites, Twitter, FB, etc. because you never know who is reading this stuff. Possible EMPLOYERS! If i was looking to hire, and was on here reading the negative comments from Eagle5, guess where his resume' ends up, even if i do have him come in for an interview, because i've already formed an oppinion from what i've read. I guess if i wanted an interview and a possible job, i don't need a poll to tell me wether i should go or not. Just my two cents.
eagle5 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 I hear all the time " be careful what you say on social media sites, Twitter, FB, etc. because you never know who is reading this stuff. Possible EMPLOYERS! If i was looking to hire, and was on here reading the negative comments from Eagle5, guess where his resume' ends up, even if i do have him come in for an interview, because i've already formed an oppinion from what i've read. I guess if i wanted an interview and a possible job, i don't need a poll to tell me wether i should go or not. Just my two cents. How did you know it was me? Just remember for flying jobs it's just a numbers game. Sure you meet the minimums and you're a nice guy and keep in touch calling them biweekly but everyone who wants the job does these things too. If they separate the nice guy who calls a lot and has the minimums resumes into a pile, it's still a big pile and then they stack all of those in order of how many hours the pilots have. Some guys just sit in the middle of that pile and when they're hiring. The guys doing the hiring don't get down far enough in the pile to interview and hire you. If you build your hours and try the next year you'll be higher in that pile and you'll be amazed that they're calling you for an interview early while other pilots in the middle of the stack will be thinking what you were thinking last year "why aren't they calling? I'm a nice guy and I call all the time?" They did call, and I did get an interview (last year too!) even though I did not meet the minimums! Did you not read the first post? To be frank, I think this guy calls everyone who applies in for an interview, just to be polite! Its not how many hours you have, its who you know!
Flying Pig Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 Guess what.....when you do finally have the hours, it will be even more about who you know!
eagle5 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 Its funny how one experience can change your mind. Last year I really wanted this job, in fact flying tours was actually my career goal! After having checked out the operation (it wasn't open last year when I interviewed) gone on a flight, and talked with someone who has actually done it. I don't want to do it anymore! Flying on the east coast in the summer humidity with no air conditioning, all the doors on, can't wear a hat, so the sweat just poors down your face all day! Having to wear shorts and hot fueling an R44! Having to fly exactly at 900' no higher, no lower, exactly at 100kts because faster and the customers complain that it was too short, slower and the boss complains its costing him money! Flying in and out of a confined area that is literaly a wire strike waiting to happen! I've only had a taste of commercial flying, but so far I don't really like it! It seems to take all the fun out of being a pilot? Anyway, I think I'll just stick with flying for fun as a PPL!
Velocity173 Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 I think you're going to be surprised in that professional flying is more work and of purpose than going out and having fun. When I'm at work I take my aircraft to where my company directs and I adhere to all SOPs and regs in doing so. When I want to really enjoy the freedom of flight, then I go and take my plane up on my days off. Two completely different types of flying. If I was going to put my loved ones in the back of a tour helicopter, then I would make damn sure that company had strict guidelines on how the pilot operates. I wouldn't want him "winging it" and taking them out on some Grand Canyon joyride.
Astro Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 Tail winds, wires, hot loading, hot fueling (yes, even with avgas), leaving the doors on when its 110 degrees out (because it scares the passengers), and that rush, rush, rush environment because "time is money"! Essentially everything we're taught to avoid in flight school! Welcome to commercial flying. Its not for everyone! 1
aeroscout Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Or worse, "Fudging the Logbook"! I also interviewed with him last year, and got the "if it doesn't work out with one of the other pilots..." line! He hired like 16 pilots, so there are probably a sh*t load of us who are "next in line"!That was the best topic on this forum...ever! And for the record, the cherry drying was kind of painful.
Trans Lift Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) I've only had a taste of commercial flying, but so far I don't really like it! It seems to take all the fun out of being a pilot? Anyway, I think I'll just stick with flying for fun as a PPL! That job sounds like it does suck. I don't have that issue doing powerline work. Lots of fun flying in places where you would not normally get to fly. Are there days when I don't feel like flying? Sure. Do some of the things that I do get monotonous? Sure, but that is all part of being a professional. I wouldn't judge commercial flying off of that operation. Edited April 8, 2013 by Trans Lift
eagle5 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Posted June 3, 2013 No need to keep voting. I went, I didn't get it, thread over! Thanks for playing.
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