Originally Posted by
rvr1800
They do a great job of picking the correct candidates it's just the process itself. Putting guys into phase 2 for months and then telling them they're not current enough so please reapply, or better yet go fly for a regional for a little bit! Come on, that's ridiculous.
I was the "go fly for a regional for 200 hrs." guy. I've laid out the story here in the thread previously. 9200TT, 1400 TPIC , 3 types when interviewed, prior 121 CA, 135, 91K, corporate, freight, no failures, incidents, violations, FSI instructor, etc. FEB interview, advised in May while in phase II that recency was needed; class date November 12.
In reality the 200 hours was actually a combination of 75 hrs of GA flying over a twelve month period and about 125 accrued during five months of new hire reserve at Envoy (well 25 hrs of IOE helped meet the quota). It was explained to me that lack of recency was contributing to failures in JB training.
Happy to report that throughout the JB training process I've had no repeats, unsats, or failures. Was type rated in the A320 yesterday. Did the Envoy "experience" help? In my opinion, it did not. However, at this point it's water under the bridge. I've got a shiny new type, a blue blazer, and oddly enough, uniform pants that are better tailored for an all male vegas review, rather than an airline pilot. Seriously, what's up with the cut on the pants!