DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PILOT - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.พ. 2019
- Hello again, and welcome to another video here on The Soaring Samoan's TH-cam channel. In this video, I decided to do something different. Here's a snippet of what it looks like in the day of the life of a Southern Airways Express First Officer. This video was also taken on my last day being based in the Northeast since I have been awarded a base transfer to the Southern region. Now, there are some things that I could not show on this video because it isn't approved and so, all the videos were made outside of the cockpit. All inflight videos were recorded as a passenger. I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC.
Video was shot with - iPhone XR
Video edited with - iMovie
Music by - Joakim Karud "Clouds" - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
Your an inspiration for all the young aviation Islander enthusiasts out there in the world.
Thanks Bro for taking us along with you ! Proud of you !
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Great Video! I'm finishing my training here in Maryland. Hope to join you at Southern Airways Express soon!
Keep at it...Southern is a great place to be, you will learn many things. Best wishes during your training.
Your video production skills are Sick!
thanks, man! I appreciate that. I'm slowly learning little things here and there.
Many moons ago I flew those same city pairs in a 19 passenger Jetstream 31 for Chautauqua.
That's awesome. I would've loved to fly the Jetstream than the caravan. Especially in the winter and at night.
Great video! Been looking for my first flying gig. Commercial sel/mel ir. My biggest question about SAE is what is the current training contract like? I wouldn’t be interested in a flow (I heard when they were doing MESA you could opt out but don’t know about Skywest) but there was still an 8k dollar contract. Wondering if you can leave when you hit 1500 hours. Any info would be much appreciated. Hope they’re treating you well!
You have a second career as a broadcaster. You have an A+ Radio voice... On the other hand you have a voice that would be very reassuring to the passengers on a 777. Good Luck... Im looking on getting back to flying after quite a break.
Thank you so much! I'm flattered. As a matter of fact, I use to be a newscaster for a local station and did radio in college.
@@TheSoaringSamoan Figures Dude! You really have a great broadcaster voice!!
@@ceeebe4624 Thank you! I wish I was able to do more for the channel in regards to posting cool videos of working for SAE.
@@TheSoaringSamoan Videos are good! I was checking out the airline, wanted to get back to flying. Well made videos and you know what I really love about them ...is all the pilots and crew, seem like fun awesome people to work with! I liked all the great attitudes and different people.
@@TheSoaringSamoan Can a person with 250 hrs have a shot at getting onboard?
Hey! I just applied for an FO position here hope to hear back soon!!!
Awesome! Best wishes. It's a great company.
Awesome Video, thanx forshar...I applied with Southern Airways Express after receiving my Commercial Rating back in August 2020... Never heard anything back...Are you guys still flying during the pandemic...??
So, a Southern Airways Cessna Caravan loses power just after takeoff at Dulles International Airport. It’s safe landing on a highway, was just as impressive as the “miracle on the Hudson” some 15 years ago. Kudos to the pilots. I am sure Captain Sullenberger is impressed.
Unfortunately that emergency landing also shows the “Achilles Heel” of single engine aircraft. In commercial aviation, engine failures are more common than pilots becoming incapacitated. And yet, Southern Airways is planning to use a plane with two pilots, but only one engine here at Williamsport.
And it is not like Southern Airways doesn’t have twin engine planes in its fleet. They do. Perhaps if they offered fewer flights, but with more capacity, they could use them at Williamsport.
Finally, 20 years ago or so, scheduled commercial flights at the Williamsport airport used Beech 90 King Air turbo-props It was a small twin engined plane and carried 9 passengers or so. And the Beech 90 King Air is still being produced.
wait for the investigation of why
there is no word officially of power failure
Hey! Do you know if the SAE actually requires any turbine time? The job listing says they want 50 hours turbine time OR 75 hours instrument. I'm wondering if those are hard and fast requirements, but don't have the opportunity to speak with someone in the airline to ask that question. The 250 TT, x-country and x-country night, and multiengine requirements I'll be good on quite soon. I'm not sure if I need to apply through my school, and pay my school for a "crew resource management course" or if I can just apply with everything but the turbine or instrument time. Any input?
Hey man! Are you flying out of Pittsburgh on January 23? I'm on the 630 to Lancaster flight.
Hey Drew! sorry for the late response. However, I am no longer based up in the Northern Region. You will find me down in Arkansas. But I sure will have an episode if i return to the North.
Once you get an assigned pilot base, can you keep that base? Or is it mandatory that they rotate you to different bases?
Im not a pilot but I would guess you stay at a base until the airline needs you repositioned, which could be months or years. There is a girl on tiktok that is a Southwest Pilot and she did a video about her getting repositioned from Baltimore to Chicago
Hey I have a couple questions regarding flying for Southern Airways, is there an email I could reach you at?
I'm interested in Southern's cadet program with Skywest/Mesa. I'd prefer to do part 135 work and forego doing my CFI. How do base positions work with Southern Airways Express? I'd like to be based at DFW, since I have family in the area. Is there a priority ladder, or would I have a choice once I'm hired?
CrewCree Southern Airways is a great company to start off with in your career, not saying anything bad with being a CFI if that’s what you’re doing. The experience here working in a crew setting as well as operating in and out of Class B airspace/airports with the big boys is great.
I am unfamiliar with the Cadet program with SkyWest since it was a Mokulele deal before the acquisition. I’m with Mesa and happy to be a part of it.
As far as base is concern, with the exception of those in MEM, none of our Pilots are based at the major airports that we serve, like DFW, PIT, BWI etc. We are all based out of the smaller communities that we provide services for: Our Pilot bases are as follows:
Pennsylvania:
- Altoona
- Bradford
- DuBois
- Franklin
Maryland:
- Hagerstown
West Virginia:
- Morgantown
Florida:
- West Palm Beach (Senior)
Southern Region Bases:
Arkansas:
- Harrison
- Hot Springs
- El Dorado
Tennessee:
- Memphis (Senior)
I might miss a base here somewhere but that’s the big picture.
Base assignments are assigned based on operational needs. They will have you fill out a wish list and if the time comes and you have seniority, you’ll eventually get the base.
The Southern Region and Florida are senior bases, most of the new hires will go to the North unless there’s room in the South.
How many flighthours to apply and what's the pay scale I have a current job but like to fly to make up hours instead of doing CFI
The Soaring Samoan great videos
Quick question, as first officer on a C208 are you still able to log SIC and TT even though it can technically be operated single pilot? I'd much prefer getting a part 135 job over becoming a CFI and just want to make sure this isn't too good to be true.
At Southern Airways particularly, we as First Officers log SIC time and it counts towards our total time. You are correct, the C208 is a single pilot aircraft, however, per our company OPS SPECS (Operations Specifications) we are required to have a first officer at all times, therefore we are legally able to log it. I started with 270 hours, I have now a total of 700 hours and 400 of them in the Caravan. I hope this answers your question.
@@TheSoaringSamoan You fully answered my question. Also being from Florida I noticed that Southern Airways has several routes throughout the state. Do you know if Southern Airways has a mandatory relocation policy to one of there home bases or do they allow you to commute? And if so is it compensated for?
@@Drelue great, I'm glad that answers your question. Now, we only have one base in Florida and it is out of PBI. Our routes down there are, PBI to TPA - PBI to EYW - TPA to DSI and every now and then they will fly to BCT. We have announced a new route which is PBI to Jacksonville. Pilots are assigned bases before or after indoctrination training in Pompano Beach. There is no mandatory policy of living at your base. You can commute. I have commuted from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Hagerstown Maryland. As far as compensation, there is none. I mean its like the regionals and majors. You get hired, you're assigned a base and its your responsibility to get to work. They will offer to put you up in a hotel for a few days while you get yourself situated. At least for the first rotation, anything after that is on your own.
Well I hope next year I can start my flight training threw epic flight academy they have a cadet program that promotes placement as a first officer with southern . At age 45 starting with zero hours it will be exciting to see where or how far this takes me. But it's never too late.
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Hey thanks so much for the videos! If you don’t mind me asking, do you have your CFI? I’m not sure if I’m going to get my CFI if low hour pilot jobs are available! Thanks in advance.
Hey @JTaviation I'm glad you're enjoying my videos. I do not have my CFI...yet. Eventually I will finish up on it. There are low time jobs available out there where you will gain first hand experience on what its like to fly as an airline pilot. You will quickly learn how to adapt when flying into weather conditions that you might not be able to as a CFI etc. It doesn't hurt though to have your CFI unless you really don't want to do it. I hope that answers your questions. Best of luck and fly safe.
The Soaring Samoan thanks for the response and input. If you’re willing to share how many hours did you have when southern hired you? Thanks!
@@JTDriven I went into Southern with 270 hours of total time. There are some of my colleagues who got hired right out of flight school with 250
The Soaring Samoan wow that’s incredible! Do you enjoy working for Southern? Would you recommend it as a good way to build time!? Thanks again I appreciate it.
@@JTDriven Southern is a great company to work for. I'm not sure if you have been following us around, but we recently acquired Mokulele Airlines in Hawaii. You will gain valuable experience flying with retired Part 121 Airline Captains from companies such as American, United, Delta as well as FedEx. You will be flying a turbine aircraft carrying passengers. I highly recommend it.
The engine is modified and produces 750 hp?
We fly the C208 which produces 600SHP, the C208B with 676SHP and the C208B-EX which produces 867shp
The Soaring Samoan thanks, at 0:20 says 750SHP.
@@angelossakellariou2832 you're right... I forgot about that...this particular aircraft from what I was told is one of the few at SAE that has been modified.
@TheSoaringSamoan Hey! Do you know if the SAE actually requires any turbine time? The job listing says they want 50 hours turbine time OR 75 hours instrument. I'm wondering if those are hard and fast requirements, but don't have the opportunity to speak with someone in the airline to ask that question. The 250 TT, x-country and x-country night, and multiengine requirements I'll be good on quite soon. I'm not sure if I need to apply through my school, and pay my school for a "crew resource management course" or if I can just apply with everything but the turbine or instrument time. Any input?
How many hours a week do you fly?
Hey, it all depends. The way it works for us is that, we’re assigned our schedules for the next month, the month before. We’re usually scheduled hours monthly. Depending on your base and manpower, you could be logging somewhere from 70 hours a month to 120 hours a month. At our company the minimum hours guaranteed of pay is 65 per month, but typically we will fly a minimum of 70.
@@TheSoaringSamoan Thanks, I'm going to tell my husband to apply he has over 270 hours (multi and single commercial) but is getting hard for him to get his CFI because of his work schedule. He works for an airline in the maintenance department and his schedule is crazy lol.
@TheSoaringSamoan Hey! Do you know if the SAE actually requires any turbine time? The job listing says they want 50 hours turbine time OR 75 hours instrument. I'm wondering if those are hard and fast requirements, but don't have the opportunity to speak with someone in the airline to ask that question. The 250 TT, x-country and x-country night, and multiengine requirements I'll be good on quite soon. I'm not sure if I need to apply through my school, and pay my school for a "crew resource management course" or if I can just apply with everything but the turbine or instrument time. Any input?
Hi...What are the starting salaries for FO's?
SpearHead1011 bout $12.95hr
@@beaterstang0898 wow...not very good. I haven't made 13 an hour some I was a teenager. How do they expect people to live off of that salary?
That hat, tho 🙄
No bathrooms, no thanks lol