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Old 11-04-2013 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by boeingsky
Well to give you more info about me I live in Morgantown so easy commute even to Dulles. I am ATP rated with 135 experience. I was in training for Republic on the e170 175 190. Awesome plane however coming from what i was flying it was a big step. I and 8 other people needed an extra sim at the very end of training to pass the ride. This was due partly because of the horrific training program they slapped together and parley due to what i have flown in the past ( all very old aircraft) . The company did not want to give us a a extra sim and at the time all of us needed our ATP ride. Due the the government august deadline ( at the time) they were cramming in line FOs to get their ATP. So any one that needed an extra ride, or ATP ride (we had to do a separate ATP ride unlike most operators) they ended up just letting us all go. So now i have a 121 failure on my pria check, but have never failed a check ride or any training event. Even did my oral their. So now i am limited to certain airlines to get past this event. Basically i am limited now to Silver and Piedmont. I like Silver a lot and think it would be great for building time. Piedmont has rumors about a worse training program than Republic and I sure do not want to shoot my self in the foot with that. Basically what i need is a 121 job with a decent training program that is easy to commute to. Silver fits the bill. Pay seems average and the planes, I will have no trouble mastering. Thanks for the info guys. Keep it coming.
Not to be a downer, but the Embraer 170 is one of the easiest and simplest airliners to fly. The training at Republic is probably a lot easier than Silver's. Are you sure you are ready for the 121 world?
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