Originally Posted by
Inop2
I look forward to the union stepping up soon and meeting with the press and industry explaining that because Envoy has a quota they are forcing inexperienced first officers to upgrade to captain even though many of the pilots have made it clear....”I don’t have the experience or training yet to be a captain.” Envoy is jeopardizing the flying public’s safety. I would hate to see the union hide from this as they have been the champion of the 1500 hour rule just to be in the cockpit.
So if you’re not ready to bid for upgrade (you still have to pass training and your Fed ride) with 2500 total time at what point should they write you off as a lost cause? At what point will you be ready to upgrade? How much hand holding do you need? Or is it really about people not accepting the nature of this job? Sometimes you have to commute. They also give you the option to move to your base. It’s no different than any other job. Trying to make it a safety issue is nonsense.