Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
When do ya'll think enough becomes enough, and then becomes ridiculous (regarding hours on IOE, that is)? My numbers:
TSA: ~28 hours
SKW ~40 hours (extra time is only the result of better paying trips ;-P LoL)
The check airman is unlikely to sign you off halfway through a trip...you then become a qualified FO, and he becomes a line pilot...and loses his check airman pay for the rest of the trip.
Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
I've heard Mesa's FO's are routinely taking 80 hours on IOE...they're not hiring any more low-timers than the likes of TSA etc. Why the vast difference, then?
I'm guessing, but most people probably know better than to apply to mesa now. So they may be getting only those folks who have been unable to get hired (or complete training) elsewhere. Also mesa is probably more desperate than TSA to keep warm bodies on property.