PDT News and Rumors
12-10-2014, 10:13 AM
#5901
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2006
Posts: 516
Originally Posted by rollercoaster
Are PDT FA's and mechanics currently negotiating with AAG? Just curious how AAG can legally sign a deal with Envoy for the remaining 40 plus all of the 90 options. I guess there is no timetable for these negotiations?
AAG took away 145s from Envoy and gave them to Piedmont not out of the goodness of their hearts, but as a thinly veiled threat to Envoy.
If Envoy votes down the latest proposal, then they'll lose even more 145s and most likely negotiations with the Piedmont FAs and MX get fast tracked.
12-12-2014, 11:28 AM
#5902
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Posts: 26
Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
12-12-2014, 01:48 PM
#5903
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 336
Originally Posted by HydraulicPump
Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
You are totally correct about pdt's bases though. It sucks if you have to commute, but you already know that before u sign up, so what's your point? Pdt is bad? So are 95% of the regionals. But I am interested in your dealing of our training department though.
12-12-2014, 02:12 PM
#5904
Happy at PDT
Joined APC: Jan 2014
Position: EMB-145 CA
Posts: 983
Originally Posted by HydraulicPump
Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
2. I have 2 and 3 leg commuted for over 2 years. I have used my commuting clause once. Its all about boarding priority friend...its easier for us to commute than any of the contract carrier. My wife has a better priority non-reving than any pilot at AWAC, RAH, etc...but that is meaningless right? Why move, if you don't have to? Commuting is what you make of it, and the stigma of a 2 leg commute is way overrated in my opinion...if you do your homework on boarding priority...I did.
12-12-2014, 02:12 PM
#5905
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Posts: 2,940
Originally Posted by HydraulicPump
Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
12-12-2014, 05:54 PM
#5906
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2009
Posts: 254
Originally Posted by flyviper
Did you recently been through training or something? You sounds like you have a story to tell.
You are totally correct about pdt's bases though. It sucks if you have to commute, but you already know that before u sign up, so what's your point? Pdt is bad? So are 95% of the regionals. But I am interested in your dealing of our training department though.
You are totally correct about pdt's bases though. It sucks if you have to commute, but you already know that before u sign up, so what's your point? Pdt is bad? So are 95% of the regionals. But I am interested in your dealing of our training department though.
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