[QUOTE=CSD2000;1644030]The 175's have been certified, weeks ago.

I think 70 days of initial is plenty of time to see if they blink their eyes too fast under pressure.

Welcome to APC! Many a disgruntled regional pilot have trolled through these forums taking any below the belt shot they can get. I'm all but convinced that some folks here live and breathe to talk sh*t about other regionals, and right now Mesa is the primary target for such tomfoolery.

What? You can use non-verbal communication to judge someone's character? Might be time for a self evaluation.

So when united hires 737/a320 FOs, do you think they fly empty airplanes around until they get good? What planet do you live on?

You dont understand the argument. One of the two pilots should always be someone with some basic time flying the airplane. The check airmen are ones getting this training in the actual airplane. That way while they teach new CPs from the right seat its not new for both with folks in the back. This is not an FO argument, as the captains should have flown and logged several trips before the FOs get off IOE to avoid green on green. And yes, when UA gets a new type they fly it outside the sim part 91 too.

Finally, someone intelligent enough to understand. I see Mesa's hiring requirements are weeding out the 'smart' ones. lol

I think what he was saying is that Skywest is flying around empty planes with Captain/Captain pairs. There's a captain in the left seat and a check airman in the right seat. They're basically doing captain IOE on empty flights before passenger service starts. The idea is that once passenger service starts there will never be a situation where a captain and an FO who are both fresh off IOE will have to fly passengers. At least one person in the cockpit will have 75+ hours of experience even on the first day of service.

Part of the reason they're doing it is probably also to work out any kinks in the plane maintenance since these planes are fresh off of the assembly line. They probably want to attempt to fly one 8-10 flights per day a few times to make sure that they're not going to all break down the first day of service.

Obviously it's not completely required but I'm not sure why people are arguing that it's a bad idea. They're trying to make sure things run as smoothly as possible when passenger service starts.

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Ok bud, personality and character are two different things. Body language is a very good tool when evaluating someone. A conversation is an exchange of words that produces a response from each individual or group. This is how parents know when their children are lying. It's all about the response.