[AviationInfadel]

Hello Everybody!

Anyone familiar wth JM Family Enterprises out of Lauderdale? I ask because I'm considering a career change in the near future and they always seem to be advertising for mates. Seems like an ideal setup to get my foot in the door. I have been in aviation for the past 6 years, and always felt if things didn't work out I'd head back to the water (was a mate in college and hold an OUPV). A recent opportunity has persuaded me to give aviation another year as a flight instructor, but if things don't work out I'd like to move on. In the mean time, I'll be working on a casino boat while I teach so I can up my lic to a 100ton master.

thanks everyone and merry xmas

[nas130]

JM is Jim Moran. It seems to be a good position. You rotate amoung the boats and they fly you in and out of florida to wherever the boat is located. I took BRM or 200T with one of their mates and they seemed to like it. You are gaurenteed time off from what I understand. I know you used to have to be a florida resident to be employed by them. Good luck.

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[C4ENG]

I know they have every benifiet you can think of for working there. They do work hard and they do have constent guest. Also all deck members are refferred to as mates and then work with numbers in there rank like 3rd mate. They do fly in and out the crew with the owners provate jet but only from S. florida to the boat. You have to have a home base near FtL becuase you will be expected to work on some of there docked vessels like a 9 to 5 job with out quarters provided. It all definetely works for some and not all.

[CaptTom]

Aviation,
why not try to get into JM's aviation department? They have several jets that I hear are constantly busy. And they're not only for executives, but others who need to fly between JM facilities (north FL and other states).
They do advertise often for mates, and I think there is an active position open now. And they are/have been listed as one of the best places to work. If you don't like what you're doing, change it. If you want to stay in aviation, drop me an IM. My company has been looking for an aviation person, i think a co-pilot or such (will have to check and see if position is still open).
Good luck.

[AviationInfadel]

Thanks for all the input fellas. Funny thing is, a couple years ago I was in management with a large chain flight school with a facility in Pompano Beach. While I was down there on a short trip, I met a student working on his instrument rating who was a yacht captain..his company was paying for his training. We started shooting the ****, and he gave me his business card. I'm almost positive he was with JM, as his card said he was Captain of the Gallant Lady. When he told me how much his mate made all I could do was gasp.. was like 60K or something. I wanted to hit him up for a job right on the spot, but at the time I didn't think it was appropriate given he was a client.

thanks again

[aeronautic1]

Oh, the woes of an Amercian Flyers instructor.