No Land 3

You are one of three or four pilots, to make matters worse, crews get broken up all the time, so when it would be your turn, you are now the new guy to the crew. You will be doing good if you get three landings in a month. If you stay with the same crew and everyone takes turns, you could get five. As a brand new guy off IOE, I had to beg for a landing, always getting reminder emails to get my three landings in. Once you develop a reputation for good landings, the problem goes away. I've said it before, this pilot group is very critical of stick and rudder skills, so are the mechanics and load masters. You screw up a landing, bend something, the entire pilot group will know about it as if it was the Borg Collective.

Stimpy the Kat

"...there will always be airports to deal with as they are the most suitable place to operate airplanes. "

BING! BING! BING! - WE HAVE A WINNER!

Where do we find Men of such stellar wit?

(I'm stealing that line, BTW.)



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P. Hawg - I have MANY thoughts on your original question. But, as regards how the Family copes, here is a true story indicating their ability to adapt.

So...We are at a BBQ/pool party at my Buddies house. It's Saturday and his kid is watching cartoons in the Living Room on the Big Screen. So, Dad goes in to tell the young man, who had been forewarned, that now you can watch TV downstairs, the football game is on.. "" No, DAD! PLEASE!" My Buddy gives him the " Dad Look" and the 5 year old rambles off towards the Kitchen. We then hear him say to his Mother " Mom, can you tell Dad to go back to work ?! "

No Problem.



STK

No Land 3

Good story Stimpy, I hear that too.
Really, this question has an extremely simple answer... Send out resumes everywhere, the first mainline, LCC, cargo, what ever that gives you a class date is where you are going. I didn't hand select Kalitta, they simply were the ones to offer me a position. I didn't realize how good it was until after I was flying the line. You are going to feel the same way no matter where you go.

saxman66

Trying to get more intel from the 9/5 interview group, but I heard not many were hired, like only 6 of 21. I could be way off though. Those that were offered were given a class dates in 2019. So things are very backed up by the sound of it.


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Trucker23

So if we have apps in the second stage of review can we expect to wait till next year as well? Availability is 1 Feb 19.

Riverside

If you don't have an interview yet, then
expect next year.

Blackhawk

Off the wall question.
Wife is military. We’re looking at her final assignment and there’s an outside chance she might get Germany.
Possibility of making this work from there?

Blackhawk

They have been hiring a bunch of pilots from one regional and giving them the September/October class dates.

Diver Driver

Yes, it can be done. We have several that live outside the US and commute to their gateway city.

Checkers21

Anyone hired at this stage better be prepared to sit as an FO for a few years or more depending on attrition. I think the 2 year upgrade wave has past. Just saying.