PlaneSense Joins the Airline Apps Team!

PlaneSense has partnered with Airline Apps in search of skilled pilots to join our growing team! 

We’re looking for PC-12 First Officers who are eager to fly with the largest fleet of Pilatus aircraft in the U.S., while focusing on the safety, service, and operational excellence that PlaneSense has been known for since its launch in 1995.

Look Where PlaneSense Can Take You

There’s no end to the amazing places you’ll fly as a pilot for the PlaneSense fractional program! 

No two days are ever alike: you could wake up in the Bahamas and end your day in Canada or soar above California and the western U.S. 

From large city hubs to private islands to grass airfields and everything in between, a career as a PlaneSense PC-12 pilot will take you to exciting destinations.

 The PlaneSense PC-12 fleet serves the U.S., Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico.

“After just a few months flying with the company and going to a new airport every day, I still couldn’t believe it. I thought there’s no way that this is going to last. This is too much fun! But year after year, I continue to rack up amazing trips and overnights, and was also surprised with how down to earth and nice our owners can be! It’s fun getting them to their destinations. You never know if you’re taking them to Wall Street or picking them up to take them on a family vacation up in the mountains!”

- Sage Foster PC-24 Captain

Benefits, Competitive Compensation, and Quality of Life Perks

In addition to medical, dental, vision, and a generous 401k program, PlaneSense pilots enjoy a variety of additional benefits:

• 7/7 schedule
• Competitive pay
• Flow to jet operations
• Choice of reporting base
• KCM
• All hotel, rental car, and airline points
• Corporate GrubHub accounts for crew meals
• 12 hours duty/rest policies

First Officers are official PlaneSense employees as of their first day of Initial Ground School.

“The quality of training and experience I had as a First Officer were second to none! The dynamic nature of our tempo of operations, the variety of airports, and flying in all kinds of weather have given me the confidence and professional experience to perform at the highest level and deliver the best customer experience. Oh, and the company and pilots at PlaneSense are some of the best all-around people in the industry!”

- Alden Rothe PC-12 Captain

Based Where You Live

All PlaneSense pilots have their choice of more than 40 pilot reporting bases across the U.S., including our headquarters in Portsmouth, NH. This means you don't have to bid on routes, and you decide where you want to live. Crew relocation is done on company duty time, so your time off is never spent commuting.

Pilots must live within 100 miles, or two hours drive time, from one of the following reporting bases: 

• Atlanta, GA (PDK)

• Baltimore, MD (BWI)

• Burlington, VT (BTV)

• Charleston, SC (CHS)

• Charlotte, NC (CLT)

• Chicago, IL (MDW or ORD)

• Cincinnati, OH/Northern KY (CVG)

• Columbus, OH, (CMH)

• Dallas, TX (DFW)

• Denver, CO (DEN)

• Detroit, MI (DTW)

• Houston, TX (HOU and IAH)

• Indianapolis, IN (IND)

• Jacksonville, FL (JAX)

• Kansas City, MO (MCI)

• Las Vegas, NV (LAS)

• Los Angeles, CA (LAX)

• Memphis, TN (MEM)

• Miami, FL (MIA)

• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP)

• Nashville, TN (BNA)

• Newark, NJ (EWR)

• New Orleans, LA (MSY)

• New York City, NY (JFK or LGA)

• Orlando, FL (MCO)

• Palm Beach, FL (PBI)

• Philadelphia, PA (PHL)

• Phoenix, AZ (PHX)

• Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)

• Portland, OR (PDX)

• Portsmouth, NH (PSM)

• Providence, RI (PVD)

• Richmond, VA (RIC)

• Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)

• San Diego, CA (SAN)

• San Francisco, CA (SFO)

• Seattle, WA (SEA)

• St. Louis, MO (STL)

• Tampa, FL (TPA)

• Washington, D.C. (DCA or IAD)

• White Plains, NY (HPN)

• Windsor Locks, CT (BDL)

“My days off are free of commuting or any other work obligations. Plus, we get much more time together as a family. I actually get more quality time with my wife and children than if I was working a traditional 9-5 job.”

- Matt Cerro PC-24 Captain

PlaneSense First Officer Qualifications

The PlaneSense PC-12 First Officer assists the Captain and acts as Second-In-Command of the airplane. The First Officer assists with decision making, in coordination with the Captain, throughout all phases of flight operations. The First Officer is expected to be highly adaptive to an active and rapidly changing flight schedule.

The PlaneSense First Officer must possess extensive knowledge of:

• Aviation weather
• Federal aviation regulations
• International customs
• Immigration requirements
• Specific aircraft systems
• Company policies and procedures
• Flying in IFR and VFR environments

Additional qualifications:

• Commercial, SEL with instrument rating
• 1st or 2nd class medical certificate
• 750 hours total time
• Highly qualified candidates will have 1000 TT, CFII and 75+ hours of instrument time
• Superior customer service skills
• Excellent IFR knowledge and superior BAI flying ability
• Current passport with unrestricted international travel privileges
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred but not required:

• Part 135 and/or Part 91 subpart K
• Corporate flight experience
• Flight time in advanced avionics systems or glass systems
• Bachelor’s degree

”The flying at PlaneSense varies from VFR hops, to low IFR approaches, into large international airports like JFK and BOS, to small private strips in the middle of Texas. As someone who loves flying, I couldn’t ask for a more varied, challenging, and exciting experience. The PC12 is an amazing plane to fly, with top-of-the-line equipment, and the training is second to none, thorough and comprehensive and taught by amazing instructors.”

- James Goldfuss, PC-12 First Officer

World Class Training

PlaneSense provides robust training for its pilots, utilizing the most advanced technological tools to support Initial Ground School and Recurrent Training. These include classroom instruction, virtual reality technology, Mission Fit training simulator, and the world’s first Pilatus PC-12 NGX Level D Full Motion Flight Simulator. The full flight simulator was commissioned by the company to further enhance the quality of training.

“A quality aviation program requires exceptional pilots. PlaneSense has long been recognized for its leading-edge, in-house pilot training program. Our clients deserve only the best and safest experts flying their aircraft.”

-George Antoniadis, President & CEO, PlaneSense