The Useful PSA Thread
04-02-2015, 12:03 PM
#2911
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Originally Posted by tennisguru
You need more FO's to actually increase FO staffing since any increase in captain staffing obviously draws from the FO side. 15/15 would only keep the number of FO's constant while continually adding to CA numbers. So the 25 new hires per class (50/mo) is about right factoring in washout rate, attrition, etc. in order to actually drive an increase in the total number of FO's.
If the wait time for IOE is 2 months, there must be over 100 pilots getting paid to sit at home. Seems ridiculous.
04-02-2015, 12:06 PM
#2912
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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules
Most of the guys upgrading within a few months of getting off IOE have a ton of experience. And that's good, we need experienced CAs.
Yet we have 12 year comair FO and former endeavor CA fail out the last class.
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04-02-2015, 12:07 PM
#2913
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Originally Posted by JohnnyDingus
Yet we have 12 year comair FO and former endeavor CA fail out the last class.
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04-02-2015, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyDingus
Yet we have 12 year comair FO and former endeavor CA fail out the last class.
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04-02-2015, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by FLYZERG
What was the former CA's story? Did he live in one of PSA's bases or something? That's a strange move if he was that senior at Endeavor.
Not sure what the story was.
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04-02-2015, 12:51 PM
#2916
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Originally Posted by JohnnyDingus
Yet we have 12 year comair FO and former endeavor CA fail out the last class.
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04-02-2015, 03:48 PM
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Im former 121 and I'm thinking of taking my upgrade bid out since things are moving so quickly. I'd like to become more familiar with the CRJ and company ops before I upgrade and learning all that in 2-3 months will be tough.
04-02-2015, 07:51 PM
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As one of the 6 month wonders, I will tell you that upgrade is crazy intense. They make it explicitly clear that they are out to break you if they can when you ask why so intense.
It is primarily because you will be flying with so many new F/Os and CRJs are pretty fragile machines compared to Boeings and Airbuses.
Take it for what it is worth from someone with 20+ years of 121 and a handful of transport category jet types (12,500 to 355,000#s).
I sweated every minute of it until my final line check.
Not to scare anyone who has the skills. Just be prepared when it's your turn.
It is primarily because you will be flying with so many new F/Os and CRJs are pretty fragile machines compared to Boeings and Airbuses.
Take it for what it is worth from someone with 20+ years of 121 and a handful of transport category jet types (12,500 to 355,000#s).
I sweated every minute of it until my final line check.
Not to scare anyone who has the skills. Just be prepared when it's your turn.
04-02-2015, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyDingus
Yet we have 12 year comair FO and former endeavor CA fail out the last class.
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