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Originally Posted by
DC8DRIVER
ATTENTION ATLAS APPLICANTS:
Latest rumor from the school house is that 50% of a recent new hire class got pink slipped when they failed their initial new hire check rides. While they were ultimately retrained and were passed, the failures like this remain on FAA records and could have a devastating effect on a pilot's chances of moving from Atlas to a "career airline"[/QUOTE]
This has me wondering if this isn't a preconceived "tactic" to insure these people have no option but to remain at Atlas. Pretty soon you'll need a DUI to get hired so no one else will take you.
And we all know how rumors are. 5/24 (20.8%) pink slipped. That IS still a high number. But... One stalled on downwind on the 2 engine visual. Others busted FAR's. While it is unfortunate, these were not DE's sabotaging careers.
Also, the PIC PC for FO's only changes ONE thing on that PC: FO's now have to do a right seat rejected takeoff. That's a requirement from FSDO. The 2 engine inoperative visual is not a change.