minnesota - Midwest Flyer

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PILOTS
MESABA IS HIRING
M
esaba operates as a
Northwest Jet Airlink and
Airlink partner under service
agreements with Northwest
Airlines. The airline serves 72
cities in the United States and
Canada from Northwest's and
Mesaba Aviation's three major
hubs: Detroit, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, and Memphis. We operate
a fleet of regional jet and jetprop
aircraft, including the 76-
passenger CRJ-900 and the 34-
passenger Saab 340. We're currently
seeking experienced
First Officers to serve passengers
out of our Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Detroit, or Memphis hubs.
32 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007
WISCONSIN AVIATION TRADES ASSOCIATION
Second Thoughts On Re-doing Your Interior Yourself?
Eric Paradis
Aero Paradise, Inc.
MESABA AIRLINES
REQUIREMENTS:
600 total fixed wing hours
50 total multi-engine hours
100 hours instrument
75 hours flown in last 90 days
High school diploma (college preferred)
FAA commercial pilot certificate (AMEL) Instrument Rating
Current first class medical
Current passport
FCC radio operators permit
Vision correctable to 20/20
ur pilots receive 8 weeks of ground school/flight train-
with a base salary during this period. We pay hotel
Oing,
accommodations for trainees living outside Minneapolis.
Pilots are guaranteed a minimum of 75 hours pay per month.
Starting first officer pay is $22.81/flight hour, increased to
$27.35 at one year. Increases are then given each year upon
the anniversary of the pilot's hire date. The current per diem
rate is $1.55/hour.
To apply, please visit us on-line at
www .mesaba.com.
REEDSBURG, WIS. – Your aircraft
interior is starting to look a bit tattered,
the plastic trim has yellowed and gotten
brittle, and the headliner is dirty to
the point that it cannot be easily
cleaned. You know you have to do
something, but you are not quite sure
what. After getting a couple of quotes,
you decide that you can have the local
upholstery shop do the seats and lay
the carpet, but you are not sure if they
will use material which is “aircraft
approved.” You also think that you can
replace the plastic trim and replace the
headliner yourself, and order the plastic
parts, but you never seem to get
around to doing it – partially because
of time (you have been told to block
out 10 to 14 days, at least), and partially
because you have heard horror stories
of having to trim after-market
plastics over and over to get a good fit.
Basically you lack the time, confidence
and experience, so the boxes of
plastic trim sit in storage for years.
Finally, you search for a reputable
company, which can do the work well
at an affordable price. The search for
such a company seems endless, and
they are far and few between. And
when it comes to replacing the headliner
and plastic, you are concerned
with hiring just anyone, because you
do not want any more screw holes in
the airframe of the plane than is
absolutely necessary. In fact, an experienced
aircraft interior professional
will try and re-use the old holes,
rather than drill new ones.
If you are in the market for a new
interior, be it upholstery, plastic,
headliner, carpet or all of the above,
consider having it done at Aero
Paradise at the Reedsburg, Wis.
municipal airport. The company is ran
by Eric and Karla Paradis, and Eric is
an Airframe & Powerplant mechanic,
and has his Inspector's Authorization.
He is also a Commercial Pilot with
and Instrument rating.
After serving his country in the
U.S. Navy, Eric went to Spartan
School of Aeronautics and in 1988
received his A&P and degree in
Aeronautical Applied Sciences. Eric
worked his way up from a line
mechanic, taking care of 13 planes for
a flight school, to maintenance supervisor,
working with all types of aircraft
(turbine and piston), and providing
on-call maintenance for the airlines.
Two years after starting and
growing an interior department for a
large fixed base operator, it was time
to set out on his own and Aero
Paradise, LLC was born!
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