SD3FR8DOG

Relax folks. Last down turn, there were some guys hired direct from furloughed regional guys. I'm sure that'll be the case this time around too. I for one would be happy to share the cockpit with you as would most others. There's plenty of great things you would bring here.

What most people don't want is the airline guy complaining "This isn't how we did it at xxx airlines".

Be prepared to load freight (sometimes or all the time), be actively able to troubleshoot your airplane + talk to maintenance about it and able to accept that our primary customer won't treat you very well most of the time.

This is the real-deal Freight dogging your grandpa told you about when you were in diapers. Its not too similar to where you are now so just be sure if its something you think you'd be interested in before committing to it.

Time2Fly

Anyone?

(why again ten characters?)

PiperPower

Yes they are, I started a thread on it trying to find more information on the Iraq side of the operation. If you search for it, I'm sure you'll find it. To summarize though, they do not fly in Iraq (but they do.) That's what I gathered at least.

maximilian2

Do they still upgarde once you have logged the PART 135 ATP mins or is it based on seniority now?

Jetcap37

Not because you are out on the street, for that I hope you get a job soon.

Over the last many years, since mid nineties, every job I have worked there where always some furloughed regional guys working. They have, every single one of em, been the worst around. I still don't understand how some of them even got a pilot license, their work ethics were lousy, crying whenever they got called after 7 pm to go fly etc etc etc. Let's just call it experience of the years, but that what it has been.

I wish everybody the best in their career, but there is probably a reason why most look at the regional guys like that, not just me.

I ain't cool, I just worked hard and still do. Loading boxes and fly around Americas ain't all that bad.

sqwkvfr

Hey, could you tell us your times and experience? I applied with 2500/850 and heard nothing back.

SD3FR8DOG

So how was the interview? Class date?

Purpleanga

Just applied hopefully they call back.

Fugazi

Most likely the regional guys who were furloughed and then showed up at ACC were hired into the 121 job as the mins were ridiculously low. Many of those new hires were kids fresh out of school who thought that they must be gods gift to aviation to be hired so quickly as a cool airline pilot. Many were trust fund kids whose parents bought them the CRJ/ERJ types in advance to make their 300 hours total time look more competitive. Some training departments even made things easier to get these lowtimers through. These are the guys that most likely give us a bad name considering that 121 training typically doesn't allow anyone "lazy" to get through.

The other aspect here is that ACC guys tend to have a superiority complex over regional guys because they handfly below and in the Wx so they must be the real Chuck Yeagers. Never mind that they're puttin along only as fast as a flying cube will go. If slinging boxes and freezing is what they want to brag about in the name of work ethics, then Sigmund Freud could do a better job explaining their disdain for regional pilots.

08udaviator

I thought it went well! And it did....but the class for Oct. 27th got canceled! What to do....