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Old 10-09-2015, 07:22 AM
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"Captains fill out forms about the FO's to determine who is best to upgrade."

I too like a steamed towel with my foot rubs.
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Old 10-09-2015, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by WesternSkies View Post
"Captains fill out forms about the FO's to determine who is best to upgrade."

I too like a steamed towel with my foot rubs.
Of course the irony is, captains don't want to upgrade the FOs they like... So be unnecessarily rough when you massage my feet so I'll wanna get rid of you
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Old 10-09-2015, 09:10 AM
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All kidding a side the upgrade deal is pretty straight forward. 4 conditions must be obtained. 1. Seniority 2. Experience 3. Performance 4. An open spot. Any one condition is a deal breaker. They will upgrade out of order if performance or experience aren't there but they work down the list then go to the street. We are flying a large, complex, fast, transport category turboprop on demand, at night, all weather, into dark holes in Mexico and random airports any and everywhere else you never knew existed on a whim with long flight / duty days. They demand solid performers in the left seat and will not compromise (rightfully so). If you do a good job in the right seat and the other conditions are met you will upgrade and as of today its < 1 year. YMMV
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Old 10-10-2015, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by PDTpilotXX View Post
That is very very respectable for a TP on demand operation. Beats a lot of Falcon gigs too.
If you can get a Falcon gig.. take it.. (I just saw one in FL).. That can lead you into a whole new market of flying. I flew a Falcon 900 for a while, and we were paying well into six figures, and staying in some nice hotels
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Old 10-10-2015, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cruiseclimb View Post
If you can get a Falcon gig.. take it.. (I just saw one in FL).. That can lead you into a whole new market of flying. I flew a Falcon 900 for a while, and we were paying well into six figures, and staying in some nice hotels
There seems to be confusion about what type of Falcon gig he was referring to... Pretty sure he meant on-demand cargo Falcon 20's... From the 60's. Not brand new 900's
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Old 10-10-2015, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by dmk1984 View Post
There seems to be confusion about what type of Falcon gig he was referring to... Pretty sure he meant on-demand cargo Falcon 20's... From the 60's. Not brand new 900's
That is correct.

Flying a 900 would be a pretty sweet gig in most places, a ragged out -20... Not so much.
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Old 10-11-2015, 07:40 AM
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24 hour on call sucks, and is illegal, but Berry is probably the best ad hoc freight company.
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Old 12-01-2015, 09:22 AM
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Apparently the FAA has said this before and now they've said it again. It appears that it is a question is enforcement. 135 operators point their fingers at their POI's. (See article via link)

A case could be made, regardless of interpretation, that the POI sets a precedent by not enforcing, but.... So put that beer back in 'fridge...you're on duty.

FAA: On Call = On Duty | BCA content from Aviation Week
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Old 09-15-2016, 02:40 PM
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Any recent info on Berry? I'm looking at (hopefully) an FO position in SAN.

Thank you..
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Old 09-16-2016, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Flightsoffusion View Post
Any recent info on Berry? I'm looking at (hopefully) an FO position in SAN.

Thank you..
What aircraft type out of SAN?
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