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03-19-2016 | 10:22 PM
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No, I'm saying that an MD-88 is not the same kind of plane as the one that someone has possibly flown before, i.e. A regional jet or 737 for example. In the even of an emergency, do I really want someone who has pretty much been on reserve for most of their new career at Delta, someone who has had possibly one PC prior to upgrade and then move into the left seat of an entirely new aircraft? And, you're going to rely on training and IOE to "season" someone enough to become a CA?
Let's imagine this CA, who has been on property for a year and a half with a month or two experience in the MD-88 has an incident, heaven forbid. The class action lawsuit that would result from this would be unimaginable. Then, just imagine Congress' response. The risk management alone is making my head hurt.
Seriously Packrat, I'm really starting to question if you're actually a pilot or just a groupie.
Let's imagine this CA, who has been on property for a year and a half with a month or two experience in the MD-88 has an incident, heaven forbid. The class action lawsuit that would result from this would be unimaginable. Then, just imagine Congress' response. The risk management alone is making my head hurt.
Seriously Packrat, I'm really starting to question if you're actually a pilot or just a groupie.
03-20-2016 | 02:16 AM
#122
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03-20-2016 | 04:15 AM
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03-20-2016 | 05:07 AM
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I will add that I just flew with a no college, six month FO who got in with a guaranteed interview from Compass/Endeavor. Can't remember which exactly but it used to be Mesaba. He did a fine job.
03-20-2016 | 05:23 AM
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You gotta remember the airline did just fine for 50 years with high school grads. The real problems didn't appear until DAL got sophisticated money managers. Where is Oppenlander when we need him.
03-20-2016 | 06:04 AM
#127
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I flew F/O on the 767 and MD11 for guys hired at Delta at age 21, and guys hired for NE at age 18. They were excellent pilots and some of the nicest, most generous Captains I've ever flown with.
I think being hired here has a lot more to do with attitude than stick time in the left seat. Ask yourself the question, "Can I get along with everyone, right or wrong, 10 hours a day, 5 days in a row?".
I remember one particular True/False question on that MMPI test during the interview process, it read, "I get irritated when interrupted while doing an important task."
After we were done with the test, a group of us were in the hallway talking, one guy (Navy F14) mentioned that question, "That was the stupidest question ever! WHO DOESN'T get irritated when interrupted while doing an important task??".
I looked at him said, "You didn't put True to that, did you?"
He said, "Of COURSE I did!"
I said, "You realize that is a Flight Engineer's job description, right? You just told them it would be irritating to you."
Sometimes you have to be just a little smarter than the test.
He was not in my new hire class...
I think being hired here has a lot more to do with attitude than stick time in the left seat. Ask yourself the question, "Can I get along with everyone, right or wrong, 10 hours a day, 5 days in a row?".
I remember one particular True/False question on that MMPI test during the interview process, it read, "I get irritated when interrupted while doing an important task."
After we were done with the test, a group of us were in the hallway talking, one guy (Navy F14) mentioned that question, "That was the stupidest question ever! WHO DOESN'T get irritated when interrupted while doing an important task??".
I looked at him said, "You didn't put True to that, did you?"
He said, "Of COURSE I did!"
I said, "You realize that is a Flight Engineer's job description, right? You just told them it would be irritating to you."
Sometimes you have to be just a little smarter than the test.
He was not in my new hire class...
03-20-2016 | 06:06 AM
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03-20-2016 | 08:06 AM
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