nosirrah

hey forum n,

when u do get in touch with Our Ops Director, you can always tell him that you're quite interested in the job and intend to meet him in person when you fly down here...also do let him know of your past night cargo experience and current job...I would think that exudes enthusiasm for the job and should get a positive reply from him.
Besides, you never know who's reading these posts and he could be anticipating your call when you talk to him (a wild guess) .

I have heard that we do have a lot of candidates interested in getting employment with falcon , how we employ is something I am unaware of , that's upto the chief pilot and ops.director.

forum newbie

Thanks for the info nossirah and perceval. I am definitely going to give Mr Sanchez a call and try to schedule an appointment. I hope that i can return the favor to you guys someday and if you are ever in san francisco, send me a message.

Perceval, i know people in new jersey where flight safety does its training and you can always stay at their place. They are a bunch of students with an open door policy. They dont mind. It will help to reduce the cost if you are interested.

perceval

Forum N , thanks a lot for all that .I guess the cost at FS in not as bad as i thought i would be .I guess it is the cost sharing with another trainee .I'll get intouch if I need to meet you out there .And Yeah flying around east africa has been very exciting , diverse , fun ... Will definitely never forget it .
Still no reply from mr sanchez (sniff) so I might try callin him as well after new year .
Merry Xmas and Happy new year to you all .

somyungi

With regard to B1900
Any one know the requirements for a command.

And anyone know the respective Command/F.O Salarys

Cheers

CRJdude

OK, all of u guys who are unsure about Falcon,

The Chief Pilot is actually a very good friend of mine. From a totally outside perspective, US commuter CRJ pilot, having lived there in the ME, I can say that, if there is any foreign 1900 operator, specially in the ME - Africa area, worth flying for, then it has to be Falcon, hands down.

A good friend of mine, 1900 Capt., is tired of the 1900 commuter stuff he has to put up with in the US, and wants to go there and does not mind starting out again as a FO.

Moreover, the pay is good and you end up saving up most of it anyway, because of the no-tax status, free housing, low cost of living, etc..

Good luck u guys, hope it works out for the better.

3BSKY

Hi everybody,

I've read with great interest all the replies regarding FECA, all I know is that it is very difficult to find the "perfect" airline, you always have some positive and negative aspect ...
Anyway, I would like to apply with FECA but is it true that they are not recruiting pilots above 30 years old, I am 35 ... but I have 3000 hours on BE-1900 ... any info would be appreciated.

Thank you.

haselled

I believe that the salary is around 30,000 USD for an F/O, but do the company pay for accommodation, flights home, residency/work permit related costs etc?

Also any news on the ATR?

Any comments appreciated.

Cheers

haselled

JustFlyin'

Salary is $29K + about $3K per diem.
Medical coverage is provided for. That's about it.
You'll have to find your own accomodation, which will easily take up to a third of your salary. And that's not even going upmarket.

As for the ATR.......who knows.

haselled

Thanks JustFlyin',

Appreciate your feedback. A couple of other things, what sort of roster do you guys fly? Is it a 5 on 2 off type, or 6 on 4 off or does it vary month on month? I'm guessing with night freight, you would need some sort of consistency to keep the body clock in some kind of order.

Also, when is the best day to catch Steve Sanchez in the office and at what time?

Cheers

haselled

JustFlyin'

Fatigue and bodyclock are two word that do not excist in the Falcon Express dictionary.
There is no fixed roster in that company. Besides, it changes about 10 times a month anyway.

Goodluck trying to get a hold of Steve Sanchez. I'd say best time to try is between 11AM and 4 PM local. (UTC+4) Except Fridays and Saturdays

forum newbie

Hello,

If anyone can tell me about the status at Falcon, if they are hiring or not. What are the average hours of a new FO at Falcon?

EMB Bras

From what I have heard, they have taken on a couple of new guys recently. They have a wide choice of pilots to pick from at the moment.
Minimum requirements used to be 500-600hrs total with about 200 multi and a B1900 type. These days, a couple thousand hours would be competitive with time on type being a plus.

Tonto Kowalski

This very informative Press Release regarding FECA has just been brought to my attention! Just brilliant...

........

Edited to protect the whereabouts of the Information Minister as he is still on the run.

TK

Skaz

aah forget it mate, nothing happening, they might be taking a few guys, but no rating, no job

nosirrah

hey tonto,
that's quite a funny link but seriously though , in reply to the original post , yes we have hired some guys out here at FECA and we're supposed to get another 1900 very soon ....

how's your flying out there in CX , man hope things get back to normal soon , beacause as you very well know in aviation, we all benefit if aviation as a whole's doing good, so best of luck out there.

skaz, you're right too, with the present employment scene around the world, it's a pick and choose time for FECA and I heard we're being flooded with CV's , good news is we're flying more and new routes too and aircraft getting spruced up tooooo...so hell ,can't complain , still enjoying it

haselled

Nosirrah,

I know Falcon cannot offer type ratings at present. Do you know if this is likely to change at all i.e. provide type ratings for those prepared to fund them themselves?

The reason I ask is that it is impossble to get this rating at present without forking something like £8500 sterling in Denmark. Although I believe restrictions in the US are being loosened soon.

Cheers

haselled

P.S. When was the last UAE based pilot taken on, or is all recruitment now external?

tunnelvision

From your last post hasselled I hope "Those prepared to fund themselves" is with regard to the payment of your rating, however if you are still inclined to offer your services for free as you have indicated before then why don't you complete an Instructors rating and join an AEROCLUB. It's a great way to build hours and it is the path that many professional pilots have taken in the past. Once you have built up some hours and experience then try sending that c.v out, who knows you might be offering prospective employers something else instead of free labour. Just an idea !!

Skaz

nosirrah good for you mate, always great when the co. expands and flies new routes etc

Me? I just dont like being lied to and fed bull****, from management, ANY management.

haselled

Tunnelvision

Thanks for that illuminating piece of advice. However, my question about Falcon's future ability to provide a type rating still stands...

nosirrah

Haselled, you're absolutely right , we don't offer type ratings out here at present , but that'as to the best of my knowledge.....

Is it going to change ??? , last time I spoke to one of our training captains regarding this he said this is definitely something they're considering , as for time frame .....no idea.. but I've heard this for a long time now and to really play it safe you'll have to get your own type rating......
Our last hire was a UAE based pilot who had the type rating done in 2001 and had been waiting out here for the job, luckily he had another job out here(non-flying) and the company called him one day b'cos they needed an F/O trained up quick.....lucky I guess....

Well taht's about it folks and best of luck to everyone......