Originally Posted by
freightdog
This was well thought out and well written. TangoBar, next time you get one of those good FOs send them down my way! There was an FO down here in ONT that just got hired right seat into the Brasilia and he was one of those GOOD FOs you speak of.
I do agree with you with respect to the experience our FOs get over splitting time, and it all depends on which Captain they fly with.
Hey Freightdog, hope all is well. I haven't talked to you in a while. BTW I forgot about Val getting the FO spot on the EMB120, but yep that's another one that we hired. Like I said in the previous post, you get out of a situation what you put into it. This FO saw an opportunity, went for it, and is now in a good spot and getting his career on track. What I don't get though is 121 guys that were hired on with less than a thousand hours lecturing us about the use of a pay for training FO program, when in fact most of those guys hurt the industry more, when they work for companies like Mesa or Pinnacle where the first year FO pay is below the poverty line. Anyhow, call me sometime and fill me in on what you have been up to.