Originally Posted by tinman1

Anyone else catch wind of a resignation letter from the IAH base admin? Apparently he or she railed on this company for being unprofessional and then peaced out, but not before emailing the resignation letter to the entire base.

Originally Posted by Riverside

Few 50 plus seat carriers out there with higher first year pay. What made you choose mesa, if you don't mind me asking?

Originally Posted by Bucketofpropwas

No future in run down 200s or 145s. Regionals need a niche props for performance when needed or -900 or 175 doing less frequency. Regional that don't have this won't make it the next 10 years. I don't want to be stuck at a regional without growth or anything to offer, at least I'll be at a place that has equipment that's fuel efficient and profitable when fuel goes up. At some point Mesas contract will improve, maybe not leading edge, but close.

Originally Posted by squawkoff

From one old fart to another welcome aboard. Plan on spending about two to three months doing a lot of ready reserve. Your first month off IOE they will fly you a lot to get your consolidation. Then you'll spend a lot of time at the airport usually with two or three other FOs on ready reserve. Why they need more than two is beyond me. So far I'm very disappointed but to be fair I'll wait until I get off reserve to pass a final judgement. Reserve here absolutely sucks compared to where I came from. They don't have a problem calling you at 4 am to tell you you have a 6pm showtime for a flight. Why they need to call you then is beyond me but they will. The crews have been great. Haven't found a dudd yet but I'm sure they're out there. I think my age garners a smidgen of respect so maybe they treat me a little different than someone 35 years my junior. There are some things I like better here at Mesa than my last gig and some things I like less. When it comes to regionals if you can remember the saying "embrace the suck" things may not seem so bad. Expect the company to do what is best for them and not for you.

Where are you hoping to be domiciled?

Originally Posted by Duct Mon

The article and I never wrote anything about money for pilots. But, in order for Mesa to acquire the funding they would have to show the investors that Mesa has the money in the bank, in their CPA's, and their balance sheets. No money for pilots but plenty of financing for planes. There will come a time that Mesa will have more planes than crews to fly them.

Originally Posted by word302

Well, you did a good job choosing a shop that has nothing to offer. Lol at the rundown 50-seater argument. It seems Mesa guys are the only ones repeatedly spouting that one. The contract won't improve until people like you quit showing up to class.

Originally Posted by Duct Mon

No money for pilots but plenty of financing for planes. There will come a time that Mesa will have more planes than crews to fly them.

Originally Posted by Bucketofpropwas

I think the 175 IAH. Gotta get through the next 3 months, buckle down cooperate and get everyone in the class through the oral, then the sims. Im a team player and hope to learn lots in training. I will Probably try to start a rental house or Crashpad for extra cash, unless someone's got one started. Not really a Crashpad type, so sharing a house would be great. I'm looking at the northwest area. Do most folks have a car or is the transportation good to get out to areas? After I get a line, I will most likely commute in the night before and not stress things until I'm off probation. I don't think I can afford hotels while on reserve if we're on ready. Does Mesa cover hotels during IOE or will I need to pay for hotels in base during this time?

If I'm on ready do they have a ready room designated for ready pilots to rest, sleep or relax or should I not ask? Is ready 8 hours?

Originally Posted by Bucketofpropwas

Does Mesa cover hotels during IOE or will I need to pay for hotels in base during this time?

If I'm on ready do they have a ready room designated for ready pilots to rest, sleep or relax or should I not ask? Is ready 8 hours?