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Do they hire experienced pilots for the metro or only promote from within...ramp/instructing etc

Only hire from within. Last time this wasn't the case, Jazz was hiring people with 1500hrs right seat time.

Perimeter is a great place to work, and start your career in aviation. With the advancements in active noise cancelling technology, it may even be a life time thing .

Pros:
-You have a Pilots Association watching out for you
-Promotions are done on seniority assuming you've studied and are fit for the job.
-Multiple jumpseat agreements with major carriers. (so you can go home)
-Scheduled for 16 days a month. Included blocks, spare, standby and training.
-Salary, you get paid if you fly or you don't even get a spare call
-Guys are getting 50-100 hrs a month in the book
-Medevac flying and pay
-Possible advancement to Dash-8
-You get to live in YWG or YTH (both are cities)
-You are home every night (exceptions being medevac and charters)
-Solid company. If they went under every reserve would declare a state of emergency
-Friendly, reasonable and approachable management
-Great maintenance
-No pressure to fly overloaded
-Excellent training (metro sim, department)
-Established bases at destinations with agents
-Paid medical and admin fee
-Paid uniform
-Experience doing SIDs, STARs, and every sort of approach there is (except RNP and CAT2/3ILS)
-Legitimate avionics
-And, one great family atmosphere!


Cons:
-No retirement / pension program. (I would guess because most people aren't lifers). It can be supplemented with a pretty good EIC employee share purchase plan though.
-Manitoba = cold.
-The smell of Chicken Delight is nauseating

Even if the wait on the ground is 2 years, it's worth it. If you have 250hrs, write your IATRA and get on the Metro 3.

My 2 cents

thanks for the posts guys. if there are any current or previous perimeter employees reading this, could you pm me?

Hint: Send in your resume for a position in the Reservations department before Monday.

Well that is going to open up the flood gates!

Thanks for the information everyone, Perimeter really does sound like the kind of place I want to be. As somebody who has lots of airline experience in customer service/ticketing/reservations, etc, and who is finishing my multi IFR right now and will be done by March at the latest (with 300TT and around 200PIC), do I apply strictly as a Reservations agent or should I include that I'm a pilot who will be looking to move to the flight line when the opportunity becomes available? I'm looking to move out East this spring, and Perimeter is looking like my first choice. Any tips or more info? Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

Can anyone tell me about the Beech 99s? Where are they based and what kind of flying do they do? How much do they fly? Do the pilots get trained on other types as well?

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