well...
 

i have have worked for their main competition before and certainly dont wont to bag them on the grounds of that!, infact i became good friends and even flatted with some of their crew, but... was amazed at how badly they treated their staff
If u want to go somewhere to fork out big bucks for the 1st 3-4 months just to fly a friggin islander , then get told to go ahead and fly it overweight with no alternate, to somewhere when a cat 4 cyclone is overhead! u must be keen and have balls of steel... then again there are still some pilots out there who value there own lives and those of others... enough said i hope!
regards to all in the tci! "beautiful by nature.... miserable by choice"! :)

outbound

Sky King
 

How does Sky King compare to Air Turks & Caicos? From the pilot standpoint that is.

Moral @ Skyking seems better generally... ( within the pilots), Rostering is a funny game, but u atleast get less call outs and more days off at SkyKing... They dont make newbies pay for a portion of their work permits.. etc etc which make a big difference to someone starting out in a new place.

Sky King
 

What are Sky King's minimums and is the FAA Commercial, Multi-IFR the required licence and ratings?

Air TC
 

Guys..I've been around here a long time, the sentiment I saw on the thread sums it up..

No Wife No Life No care then its for you!!! Oh and by the way the EMB120 is still parked, try getting an COA see how long that takes em.

Good Hunting

Air T & C
 

They have the Airworthiness Certificate for the EMB...they have had it. Their pilots went to the simulator....that is the reason for the delay. Pilots should be returning on Sunday.

Air TC - oops
 

I had been told last month that they had the Airworthiness Certificate. They do not. I apologize.

Ok, I'm curious ... who's the Chief Pilot?
Is he Australian?

Air Turks
 

Chief Pilot is from Venezuela...

Hmm ... ok
Aside from the King Air and soon to be Brasilia, what other aircraft types are operated here? ... Twin Otter and maybe Islander?
What type do they start you on and how long do you stay on it before moving up?
Thanks

Air Turks
 

They start you one whatever they want. Or whatever you are qualified in. The Brasilia pilots are all typed in the Brasilia and hired off the street in Brazil. One already returned before they even got the thing in the air. No upgrade unless you want to pay for it. You also need to pay your way to Brazil and your hotel plus the training. The guys on the King Air are not being up graded at least right now.

I like the guy that owns this airline but it is just a tad bit not together just yet.

It just boils down to how much **** you're able to put up with to advance your career, but as mentioned previously,"cover your ass':E Happy flying

Whatever!!
 

Firstly the Twin Otter was going to be flying in September, when was it flying?
The Brasilia was meant to be flying the line in November (2005). Is it flying now?
Why are all the local TCI pilots flying for Skyking?????

ContractFlyGal
“it is just a tad bit not together just yet”
WOW is that what you call it. HUH. I would have said they are a complete joke of an airline.

PCFlyer
Please do yourself and every other pilot a favour and don’t go there and Wh:mad: e yourself out.
Have you not read the rest of the thread??? :ugh:
Get them to come to the party with airfares, work permit and a decent salary or DONT GO. But if you do go to fly there remember you will be overloaded and operating against the MEL.
Be smart.

Chief Pilot
 

What's the name of new Chief Pilot??
Is it Jorge????
Thanks

Once upon a time I went to the T&C to fly for Interisland. When I arrived, everything he promised (Lyndon g) was not honoured. I chose to leave on day 3 and was offered a job with Turks and Caicos Air. I worked there for near 5 months paid ontime, days off and all the work permit/licensing was paid by them.

I wouldn't trust Lyndon not to steal the popes wallet.

I believe the CP there now is Hugo M. He was my CP years ago and he is (was?) a stand up guy. I would trust Hugo with my wallet.

Skyking is (was) the best job on the island. Go there.

Air T & C
 

Hugo is the Dir of Ops, the chief pilot is a guy named Peter. While I did the initial f/a training for them I had another contract come up and right now am not available to go back for proving runs and IOE's. I have presented the documents for an IOE F/A instructor to Lyndon...am waiting for her approval. She will go on contract through Global Crew Leasing for 10 days only. The way to work in T & C is to go on contract with everything handled up front. The AIDS test is not required if you are on contract from the USA and not on an Air T&C contract.

The EMB mechanic that was there when the plane came has returned to Brazil. The Chief EMB pilot that was there has also returned to Brazil. Air T & C had lots of posts on Climbto350.....

I would go back, but ONLY with the terms in writing.

Peter S. one of the aussies brothers?

flyinggromit ...
I believe so

ContractFlyGal
 

From reading your comments I am convinced that you are very close to the GM Debby A. or this is her. There is no way you can have all those positive things to say about a company like AT&C. IF you took the time out to ask any of he staff that has been there over a month you would have had a different opinion.

That place is not for human beings to work because Management (Lyndon G. and Debby A.) they are :mad: . You will not be paid according to the Local Labour Laws, there are no working hours you work when they want you to and for how long they want you to.

I can keep goin but you probably already know......

T and C
 

I am not Debby. I am a contract flight attendant instructor and corporate flight attendant. I know about the labor laws and what is going on. Having people work 6 days a week for $1200 a month is horrible. Putting 6 people in a 2 bedroom apartment sucks.

This did not happen to me. I had Comfort Suites, and worked my own hours. However, had I gone on a Air TC contract it would not have been that way.