Originally Posted by
clipperskipper
NightIP where did you end up going?
I went to one of the supplemental 121 carriers. Flying troops and junk.
Originally Posted by
BelowMins
We're staffed adequately right now. We've got guys coming off IOE and another class going through right now. There was only 1 open line on the last bid which I believe has since been filled. I'd like to see some attrition as it would put a little pressure on the company to centralize the basing in order to easily replace guys leaving. They can also absorb some lines by increasing some of our schedules as many of us are on 35 hour min lines.
Good to hear! I was starting to wonder since I wasn't really hearing much about new classes. I heard about a huge Caribbean expansion with Eagle leaving the region...were you guys able to hire enough to cover that?
I really hope the bases become more centralized. When this industry turns around and attrition
really gets going, I just don't see how they'll staff places like MWA, MSS, etc. Pretty much been saying that for the past year.
Originally Posted by
BelowMins
How's the 76? I'm guessing the seat might be a little more comfortable compared to the 402.
It's good! Good plane to "fly" (in the sim, that is), but I do definitely miss the challenge of the 402 on a hardball day. That experience has transferred extremely well into this job, though. It's easy to project that "command authority" when working toward the type rating when you're used to yelling at 250 hour intern FOs.
Originally Posted by rickt86
Gene is really awesome, she answer a few questions for me. They are hiring 402 captains, however they are making pools for FOs. Along with almost everyone else in that sector of regional travel.
Considering Gene has a full beard and a deep voice, she must be the homeliest woman on the planet.
But no, seriously, Gene is a guy.