Originally Posted by
Copperhed51
Well, just to fill some people in on some info I got today, it sounds like 39 out of 131 people accepted the voluntary and the mandatory recalls have started being sent out. They are just sending out a few (didn't get a specific number) and when those come back, they will send out more until they get everybody back that they need. It'll be interesting to see how many take the mandatory. I am still hopeful that it will take a little while for me to get mine and I'll have a better idea of the upgrade picture at my current gig. As it stands right now, I'm about 15 people away from upgrade so depending on attrition, I could be in the left seat in a few months. Hmmmmm....
Just another thing to think about. In 2003/4 time frame there was one airline (I don't remember if it was JB, SWA, or Airtran) that only counted turbine PIC time if you got it in a plane with a Max TO weight of over 20,000. Obviously the 1900's 17,120 (no idea how the hell that number is stuck in my head after over 7 years away from a 1900) wouldnt count. I remember thinking it was BS that my 1900 time wouldn't count since flying the 1900 is way harder than flying anything on AP.
Anyways thats another one of the reasons I left my 1900 job...although not like my 145 PIC time is doing me any good at the moment
Only you know how it is at GLA and TSA and which one would be better for you. I just don't want you to be surprised if the initial hiring wave may have a weight limit on acceptable PIC time. It has in the past and I'm sure it has a decent chance of showing up again (at least at the front end of the hiring wave)