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06-09-2015 | 04:43 AM
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Not at all, you have to look at it from a airlines "disaster" point of view. If something were to go wrong and it was all over the news which would look better? A 3 month ATP wonder pilot with only a high school diploma? Or someone who has a degree or a degree in the filed of which they work that gained all if they're flight experience in a structured 141 college training environment.
06-09-2015 | 05:50 AM
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I heard Mesa is losing a bunch of block hours in DFW back to Envoy because of the inability to staff it. Has DFW really been that much of a mess?
06-09-2015 | 06:00 AM
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5 E-140s out of storage over the next two months to cover Mesa flying in DFW.
06-09-2015 | 06:19 AM
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From: Qualified to carry liquids through security.
On a side note, is Mesa having staffing issues at all?
06-09-2015 | 06:19 AM
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http://flightaware.com/live/flight/A...258Z/KAMA/KDFW
There's many more examples like this.
06-09-2015 | 06:31 AM
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Isn't it though!? But...unfortunately, it's totally true and that's the way it is...sometime's when you put your point in a different context people understand it better.
Why is it that pilots begin their career as captains in a large jet (after a very very short stint as a first officer for a few years) so they can get enough experience to become a first officer in another large jet? Finally, they become a real captain with half their career (15 or so years) behind them.
Seven years as a captain is experienced only if he had ten or fifteen years of co pilot experience first...otherwise he's just being used by the system for cheap labor at co pilot pay when he should be spending the first half (approximately) of his career as a first officer.
I'm not judging this individual, I'm just pointing out how stupid and backward the whole system is. It's ironic though that this happened at Buffalo.
Why is it that pilots begin their career as captains in a large jet (after a very very short stint as a first officer for a few years) so they can get enough experience to become a first officer in another large jet? Finally, they become a real captain with half their career (15 or so years) behind them.
Seven years as a captain is experienced only if he had ten or fifteen years of co pilot experience first...otherwise he's just being used by the system for cheap labor at co pilot pay when he should be spending the first half (approximately) of his career as a first officer.
I'm not judging this individual, I'm just pointing out how stupid and backward the whole system is. It's ironic though that this happened at Buffalo.
06-09-2015 | 06:42 AM
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Mesa
Isn't it though!? But...unfortunately, it's totally true and that's the way it is...sometime's when you put your point in a different context people understand it better.
Why is it that pilots begin their career as captains in a large jet (after a very very short stint as a first officer for a few years) so they can get enough experience to become a first officer in another large jet? Finally, they become a real captain with half their career (15 or so years) behind them.
Seven years as a captain is experienced only if he had ten or fifteen years of co pilot experience first...otherwise he's just being used by the system for cheap labor at co pilot pay when he should be spending the first half (approximately) of his career as a first officer.
I'm not judging this individual, I'm just pointing out how stupid and backward the whole system is. It's ironic though that this happened at Buffalo.
Why is it that pilots begin their career as captains in a large jet (after a very very short stint as a first officer for a few years) so they can get enough experience to become a first officer in another large jet? Finally, they become a real captain with half their career (15 or so years) behind them.
Seven years as a captain is experienced only if he had ten or fifteen years of co pilot experience first...otherwise he's just being used by the system for cheap labor at co pilot pay when he should be spending the first half (approximately) of his career as a first officer.
I'm not judging this individual, I'm just pointing out how stupid and backward the whole system is. It's ironic though that this happened at Buffalo.
No, it absolutely isn't true. Hiring minimums don't equate to qualifications. If United hired at 1,500 hours, many regional first officers would be just as successful in their first year. It's the exact same job. Unfortunately, screening at the regional level isn't as rigorous.
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06-09-2015 | 07:24 AM
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