FlyinFool

Oh my mistake. I misinterpreted your post. Thought you hadn't had those kinds of days off in that number of years. Glad to hear it's been working out well for you

SMACFUM

yeah......because why should you have to learn the specifics of the systems of the aircraft your operating and carrying 76 passengers on?

just common sense stuff.......the plane has fuel tanks, and somehow it gets to the engine. I mean, who cares how, right? that's too complicated.

Slaveaway

There's a difference between knowing how a IDG works vs knowing how many N1 fan blades there are. Get my drift?

Gearswinger

Don't mind him, some original Pinnacle guys are bitter because they survived the times when not knowing the number of screws on the baggage door could get you a failure, and you don't.

Your example is how it is. You will know what every switch does and how the thing it's connected to is effected by you pressing it, but no, you won't be expected to know pointless stuff.

Avroman

Yes, you'll be expected to know how much fuel you can carry in each tank and any associated limitations. You won't be expected to know how many gallons of toilet water are carried (yes Pinnacle actually asked this type of irrelevant nonsense... though perhaps it wasn't as FO pay required a second job, lav dumper perhaps?)

53x11

I'll never forget my upgrade oral in 02'. "H" was grilling me, asking all the limitations and memory items in rapid fire succession. He asked what the max temp for takeoff and landing was in the CL-65-2B19. LMAO. He couldn't just say CRJ200. I said 50 C. He asked me 3 times if I wanted to change my answer. Each time I said no. Finally he lost the stone face and laughed then said but what does the book say. Well, the book says ISA+35 at sea level, but since we don't take off or land anywhere below sea level, the max is 50 C. Then the peckerwood made me do a a complete flight plan from MEM to SHV and the only thing he gave me was city pair, # pax, cargo and that I needed an alternate. I had to figure everything including performance data.

Training was much better when I left.


Miss all my friends over there. Ya'll take care.. Toolman!

madeinUSA

Sounds like a peeknuckle thing.

FreightWasScary

30 guys and gals in the next January class.... Plus the ones that started last week. 300 upgrades in 2016 and "trying" to hire 600 new hires. Talk about a turnaround from just a year ago

nh2ri15

IMO I don't think they'll have problems finding 600 pilots


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PapaMike

With classes every 2 weeks you only need 23 from each class to hit 600 for the year. Been hitting that mark since before the new LOA came out.