Originally Posted by
coopervane
ASA once had a guy in initial training with around 300 hours. He was FURIOUS when he was awarded the ATR. Told the chief pilot he went to riddle to be a jet pilot.
Chief told him he could be in ATR class on monday or fly a jet for somebody else. I would have fired him on the spot. I'll bet our furloughed guys would be glad to come back and fly the A-T-Ra.
I would've killed to get the ATR or Brazilia when I had 300 hours. You will learn to be a real pilot in those airplanes.
What an idiot. With 300 hours he didn't belong in either plane, but that's another story. I was just starting to CFI with 300 hours, where being responsible for a 172 was more than enough to keep me occupied. 300 hours in an ATR or RJ...Jesus.
Speaking of the ATR, I've been bidding ATR CA vacancies every time they come out to do that in Guam. I'm not big on going to Guam, but I mean...C'mon, ATRs in Micronesia. That's just cool.
