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Cessna 208 Floater Captain — Milwaukee Base (Midwest Network)

✈️ Cessna 208 Floater Captain at CSA Air — Keep the Midwest Moving

Join CSA Air, Inc. as a C208 Floater Captain based out of Milwaukee, WI, and fly scheduled freight across the Midwest. If you enjoy variety, autonomy, and the satisfaction of keeping critical cargo on time, this rotating assignment model is built for you.

  • Employer: CSA Air, Inc.
  • Location: Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
  • Domicile: Milwaukee hub
  • Fleet: Cessna 208 Caravan (C208)
  • Coverage Region: Indiana, Michigan, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  • Travel Pattern: Week-long outstation assignments; overnights typically at hub; variable schedule
  • Time Off: Nine weeks of paid time off assigned by Operations, plus regular vacation
  • Employment Type: Full-time

🧭 Role Overview

As a Floater Captain, you’ll cover various line-pilot routes and serve as a spare pilot across multiple stations. Expect a dynamic schedule with variety in airports, cities, and routing, while remaining domiciled in Milwaukee. When assigned away from your domicile, CSA provides lodging in a hotel or crew apartment.

🧰 What You’ll Do

  • Cover line-pilot routes or serve as a spare pilot, typically in week-long blocks.
  • Travel Sunday or Monday to the assigned outstation to position for evening operations.
  • Operate scheduled freight legs from the outstation to the hub in the evening; overnight at the hub.
  • Fly return freight from the hub to the outstation the following morning.
  • Stand by at the outstation during the day until evening operations resume.
  • When operating from your domicile hub, overnight at home; when assigned away, remain away for the week using CSA-provided accommodations.
  • Work assignments generally continue through Friday or Saturday morning and may include a variety of airports and cities.

🌟 What You Bring

  • Total Time: 1,200 hours minimum
  • PIC: 500 hours minimum
  • Cross-Country: 500 hours
  • Night: 100 hours
  • Instrument: 75 hours (including 50 hours actual)
  • Medical: FAA Second-Class Medical
  • IFR: Current or proficient
  • Work Authorization: U.S. citizen or authorized to work in the United States

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • Nine weeks of paid time off assigned by Operations, in addition to regular vacation
  • Uniform allowance
  • Company-provided EFB
  • CSA-provided accommodations when away from domicile (hotel or crew apartment)
  • Comprehensive benefits package

🗓️ Schedule & Lifestyle

Expect variety and predictability in balance: week-long rotations, consistent evening/morning freight banks, and the ability to overnight at home when operating from Milwaukee. When traveling, lodging is provided, and you’ll enjoy a generous paid time off structure unique to this floater role.

📨 Ready to Fly?

If you meet the time requirements and are IFR current or proficient, this is your chance to captain the C208 across the Midwest with a company that values your time on and off duty. Apply today to join CSA Air’s Milwaukee-based team.

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