Originally Posted by
Sailor
Thanks gator, very prompt of you, I was being sarcastic ...thanks for reminding me of checking my facts, so., got it. But you are correct, no new hires doing checks or line checks...but we do have or did have newbies go to the training dept, perhaps not checking but training...don't we?
Sorry, didn't see the little "sarcastic" emoticon used...hard to see sarcasm through an iPad. The training dept has hired a couple of guys inside of a year with the company in the past (both with extensive training experience prior to); probably won't happen again as the bosses do see the benefit of at least a year on the property to acclimate to the airplane, operation, airports served and culture.
The greatest attention is given to hiring the right person/personality, regardless of longevity, seat or base. Although it has openly been said they'd prefer a FLL-based pilot, they will hire the right guy/gal outside of the mother base. This benefits all involved; the feedback the company gets (and on this forum) is that they're getting it right.
As for the promptness of my reply- sorry, I'll try to wait a little longer if you prefer. I usually save my APC reading for the john and your reply came right after dinner.
Now if you'll all excuse me, I've got to find my kneepads so I can loan them out to Ramrod and A320Flyer. Who's first?