Keystone Aerial Surveys Reviews

You simply aren't paid enough for the work you do and the time spent away from home. No deployment schedule and due to the pilot shortage, deploying for 3 months is common with only a couple nights at home before deploying again for months at a time - incompatible job with a family. Management either doesn't comprehend or care about pilot retention. This leads to an incredibly painful job for the flight department director and supervisor to carry on their own responsibilities in addition to trying to balance the extremely limited vacation time every pilot is allowed (typically just enough to keep them around), plus interviewing and training new-hires themselves. There are no performance-based bonuses despite how much revenue the pilots directly make for the company. You can watch the pilots lose motivation around the 6 month mark because they realize their effort isn't going to be rewarded, and you'll be praised more by the client or your flight department personnel vs. management. Much like a 135 gig in the fact that you are always on call, weekends and holidays with the only exception of Christmas. Low pay and a poor schedule leads to a high turnover rate in the flight department due to the significant incentives and set schedule the regional airlines are offering now.

Intense environment. Trainig style needs improvement.