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Old 09-23-2023 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by HandFlyorDie
I was awarded an upgrade at ~10 months on property, but I am also not a moron. 99% of the people at Mommy D that knew about it were really supportive and excited…only a few self proclaimed “deadzoners” (with 5-10 years left) gave me a hard time. EVERYONE in the training department was thrilled for me, and I never once had anything negative said about me or any other junior upgrades. The only time it was mentioned was when the OE planner told me I had to get 47 hours of OE. So if it makes you feel better, I think people are exaggerating the situation. Some people need to have some extra instruction and that’s fine too. I never felt like anyone that matters was lumping us together.
When did you go through training? A U3 pilot from 2018-2021 in most cases probably had a decent amount more total time than U3 guys in 2022 and 2023.

I don’t think it’s any secret that on average the total time of our new hires has been trending lower. And I don’t begrudge any pilot exercising their seniority rights to upgrade whenever they want. I need fodder behind me so I can hold weekends off when I make the upgrade move 😀
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