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CFI- Not an enjoyable place to work - CFI TransPac Aviation Academy Employee Review

1.0
1 Apr 2017
Recommend
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Pros

There will be a period of time where you can get around 100 hours per month. This will be for about a 5 month period of time teaching Instrument students. Learning in the PHX airspace is also challenging yet a great experience.

Cons

-Please take recent 5 star reviews with a grain of salt, management realizes most CFI's aren't happy so they are asking certain people to leave reviews. -We are the only large flight school in the valley where you have zero control of your schedule. Your start time will change each day, and you won't know until the evening before when you will start. Good luck trying to plan anything. Also, you will have no say on days off. Those will also change after a period of time. Having a life outside work is minimal and not easy. The change of days and times wouldn't be such a big deal if it was communicated to you when that changes, but you won't hear anything about it and it will change with no notice to you. -Certain managers will pressure you to fly no matter the conditions. Mission completion is more important to these select managers than safety. -Pay, it's been said already by other reviews here but we are the lowest paid CFI's in the valley. -The airplanes are very high time airplanes and are falling apart. Don't let the "Our airplanes have AC" persuade you. I would say about 25% of the airplanes AC are actually working. Maintenance issues while you are flying are common and at times dangerous. Crews getting stranded at far away airports is not an uncommon thing here.

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5.0
14 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Caring, dedicated, hardworking employees. Enormous untapped potential. During my tenure, I can attest to the fact the TransPac is filled with great people who are yearning to grow and improve the company. Operations is dedicated to safety. Systems are very sophisticated for a relatively small company and, as a flight training provider, TransPac stands out as having unmatched potential to leverage capabilities and grow. While I was employed in management, Operations was moving in the direction of industry best practices for safety and training effectiveness as well as embracing the career path pilot training paradigm that can enable growth and a significant role in developing the next generation of professional aviators.

Cons

Clarification needed: TransPac was sold on July 29th, 2016 to a new firm. CEO Captain Curtis Brunjes was terminated on September 3rd, 2016. Steve Kliff assumed the CEO role after the termination of Curtis Brunjes. Mr. Kliff is a Consumer Products Operating Partner for Diversis Capital and remains CEO as this review is written. This review refers to the period of time under prior ownership and leadership. No opinion on current ownership and leadership.

4
2.0
25 July 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Get hours fast Generally better pay than other flight schools Pays salary They give you ForeFlight Pro for free Easy to move up into management rolls if you want. That just means less flying and being a FI for a long period of time

Cons

When Hired they said, " you will only work a maximum of 10hrs a day" - - That was meant to be, You are REQUIRED to work 10 hrs a day. They will not schedule for anything less than 10hrs a day. That means you are technically only getting pay about $10 before taxes Benefits are not worth the money. Its cheaper to get your own. company has a lot of issues. They are losing contracts with airlines due to their high accident rate in the past few years. This results in shutdowns, lower student count. They fly old airplanes with out date equipment. Some of their aircraft have over 16000TT on them. Company wont put any money into fixing them up. They will only do the required MX to stay legal with the FAA. Most of the aircraft parts are pilled from other aircraft. You will see rudder, ailerons, cowling covers, wing flaps, and many more from other aircraft. I have counted a few planes that have been patched or held together with what looked like duct tape They have lost over 5 or 6 aircraft in the last 5 years due to accidents. The management wont replace them. They know you came there looking for hours. so they hold that over your head.

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