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09-13-2015, 04:14 AM
#61
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Posts: 46
Originally Posted by Cujo665
Really?
Two pages back you were bashing it.
Two pages back you were bashing it.
Look, you know as well as I do that there is no other regional better than Envoy if you want to go to AA. This year alone, Envoy pilots have held 68% of the class slots in new hire AA classes. 68%! That's better than AAG said they were going to do.
AA, combined with LUS both have massive numbers of retirements from 2015 well into the 2020's. Like we've said before, unless someone discovers the fountain of youth, then those pilots have to be replaced. With Envoy holding 50% of the class slots, where else would you want to be?
09-13-2015, 06:11 AM
#63
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Posts: 28
Originally Posted by sevenforseven
How's the training department these days? Those were pretty troubled waters when I left in 2011. Lots of FAA scrutiny, lots of busts.
09-13-2015, 07:57 AM
#64
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,204
Originally Posted by N12345
There are still a few bad apples but almost everything is AQP these days. In my experience AQP has been very professional and a great learning experience. The old style of check rides is a thing of the past.
09-13-2015, 09:26 AM
#65
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Joined APC: Aug 2010
Posts: 547
Originally Posted by sevenforseven
How's the training department these days? Those were pretty troubled waters when I left in 2011. Lots of FAA scrutiny, lots of busts.
To say things have changed from 2011 would be a HUGE understatement. A lot less pressure when you go to training now. Don't get me wrong, you still have to prepare and be ready, you just don't have to worry about some rogue chip on his shoulder instructors who is out to show you how much smarter he is than you.
09-13-2015, 10:19 AM
#66
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Joined APC: Oct 2013
Position: Prone
Posts: 399
That's good to hear. When I left, the sims were backed up for 3 weeks due to unsats. The FAA in-house guy on the CRJ side was sitting in on just about every PC he could and it was a very nasty environment. Quite a few check-airman resignations due to the pressure they were being put under to fail people. If things are as you say, I may actually consider coming back if things fall apart with this gig I'm in now.
09-13-2015, 10:32 AM
#67
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Joined APC: Jul 2014
Position: Feito no Brasil, CA
Posts: 833
Night and day in the training department. I've had a couple AQP's now and I still have a hard time overcoming the pre-training freak-out that I'd built up over my time here. Just like it has been said, studying and putting work in is required, but the feeling that you're playing Russian roulette with your 121 training record every time you set foot in training is going away.
09-13-2015, 11:31 AM
#68
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 462
How will reserve times look in each of the bases once the hiring starts to pick back up? I know commuting to reserve is hell, so just wondering. I have heard it would likely still be a year or more even with the added places and pilots. Thanks.
09-13-2015, 11:46 AM
#69
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Joined APC: Jan 2014
Posts: 674
Originally Posted by badtransam97
How will reserve times look in each of the bases once the hiring starts to pick back up? I know commuting to reserve is hell, so just wondering. I have heard it would likely still be a year or more even with the added places and pilots. Thanks.
09-13-2015, 12:23 PM
#70
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Joined APC: Mar 2014
Posts: 787
Originally Posted by badtransam97
I know commuting to reserve is hell,
It's not an issue at Envoy. Keep all your money as the company provides you hotel rooms. Makes commuting much easier and less painful.
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