Direct Entry CA E175? Base?
#11
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This is valid. And your age and wisdom is showing. Once you get back into things and start getting comfortable with the plane and operation you’ll likely want to hop over to the left seat. The problem is that Envoy is desperate for bodies, especially captains and started displacing to, or forcing upgrade to, captain. You probably won’t get a chance to wait.
Asked another way: I can't even imagine how frustrating it might be for someone sitting in the right-seat to have to deal with a DEC that is (relatively speaking) behind the power curve on some of the airline-specific ground and administrative stuff... so yes, in all sincerity, any thoughts or suggestions on how to approach this would be most welcome!
#12
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Joined APC: Jul 2022
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Hey All,
Former Regional CA looking to spend a couple years flying something new before I retire (currently Flying Corporate Contract)
just wondering what the DEC placements look like realistically? do you start as FO and then go to Upgrade directly after FO qual? (PSA was doing that a while back)
Are there Junior Bases for the 175 for CA? I noticed that the latest Class drop went mostly DFW. Being a DEC would likely be on Reserve for a while/eternity but are there chances for Long Call as Junior CA?
Thx..
Former Regional CA looking to spend a couple years flying something new before I retire (currently Flying Corporate Contract)
just wondering what the DEC placements look like realistically? do you start as FO and then go to Upgrade directly after FO qual? (PSA was doing that a while back)
Are there Junior Bases for the 175 for CA? I noticed that the latest Class drop went mostly DFW. Being a DEC would likely be on Reserve for a while/eternity but are there chances for Long Call as Junior CA?
Thx..
#13
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Joined APC: Sep 2019
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Honest question: Any thoughts on how a (potential) DEC might approach the "credibility" gap between him/herself... (if he/she is just getting back into 121)... when flying with a super-sharp FO that (very likely) knows more about the operation, more about the airports, and more about recent changes to how things are now being done in the regional environment?
Asked another way: I can't even imagine how frustrating it might be for someone sitting in the right-seat to have to deal with a DEC that is (relatively speaking) behind the power curve on some of the airline-specific ground and administrative stuff... so yes, in all sincerity, any thoughts or suggestions on how to approach this would be most welcome!
Asked another way: I can't even imagine how frustrating it might be for someone sitting in the right-seat to have to deal with a DEC that is (relatively speaking) behind the power curve on some of the airline-specific ground and administrative stuff... so yes, in all sincerity, any thoughts or suggestions on how to approach this would be most welcome!
#14
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Navigating gates, allies, pax... and all that "stuff" associated with moving people... it will all be new. And the absolute last thing I want to lack is cred with the folks I'm flying with. Not certain if there's a way to get around being on the backside of this particular curve, but I figured asking questions was one of the places to start.
Thanks again for the glimpse into this dynamic from the right-seat... it really is appreciated.
#15
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The idea of DECs like the ones I flew with as a NH flying with the new hire FOs hitting the line now is frankly terrifying to me. We’ve had a lot of brain drain in the training department and a lot of institutional knowledge has gone out the door with those pilots. I predict craters.
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The idea of DECs like the ones I flew with as a NH flying with the new hire FOs hitting the line now is frankly terrifying to me. We’ve had a lot of brain drain in the training department and a lot of institutional knowledge has gone out the door with those pilots. I predict craters.
I sat js recently on a DEC on OE and it was sketchy as hell.
I was frankly mad by the time we landed, as the bugger was so far behind the airplane it was incompressible that this tool was going to be on the line within weeks beside a new guy straight off IOE.
All we need as an industry is a crater and the public catching wind of how green the dude with four stripes might be.
#17
I did a JFK-YYZ turn with a Mesa DEC who had been CRJ PHX and he was worth approximately zero on the flight. Had no clue how to get around or how the 145 worked. It was a wonderful time. Thankfully it was only the one time. He was a nice person but woefully unprepared to be in the seat.
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I did a JFK-YYZ turn with a Mesa DEC who had been CRJ PHX and he was worth approximately zero on the flight. Had no clue how to get around or how the 145 worked. It was a wonderful time. Thankfully it was only the one time. He was a nice person but woefully unprepared to be in the seat.
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I did a JFK-YYZ turn with a Mesa DEC who had been CRJ PHX and he was worth approximately zero on the flight. Had no clue how to get around or how the 145 worked. It was a wonderful time. Thankfully it was only the one time. He was a nice person but woefully unprepared to be in the seat.
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