TMC- Travel Management Company
07-23-2017, 07:46 PM
#931
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Originally Posted by Windshear
The paycheck (as small as it may be, compared to the rest of the industry), I buy. The time builder, I don't. TMC's minimum requirements are higher than most regional airlines. When a guy can start flying for a regional and make more money, they don't need TMC for a time builder. Trying to sell it as such is misleading, and you should stop.
And yes, if you cannot get on at a regional, where else are you going to make $50k first year & jet time.
Also, assuming everyone wants to be an airline pilot is misleading, and you should stop.
07-25-2017, 11:42 AM
#935
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Right. But unfortunately for the pilot inquiring, it's 2017.
07-26-2017, 12:37 PM
#938
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Joined APC: Oct 2012
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Posts: 178
Originally Posted by Rkt241
Right. But unfortunately for the pilot inquiring, it's 2017.
07-27-2017, 05:41 AM
#939
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Joined APC: Sep 2016
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Originally Posted by Rkt241
Since when were airlines hiring 1,000 hour pilots as TMC does?
And yes, if you cannot get on at a regional, where else are you going to make $50k first year & jet time.
Also, assuming everyone wants to be an airline pilot is misleading, and you should stop.
And yes, if you cannot get on at a regional, where else are you going to make $50k first year & jet time.
Also, assuming everyone wants to be an airline pilot is misleading, and you should stop.
07-27-2017, 05:44 AM
#940
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Posts: 40
Originally Posted by solaero
Sorry, I misread that. I thought you asked a question framed in the past tense. So, presently, as of August 1, 2013 that is, one may be hired into an airline with as little as 750 hours (military experience) or 1,000 hours (restricted ATP minimums). The best part is, the airlines are configured to take low-time individuals and bring them up to speed over a period of several weeks/a couple months so that they are competent to be online by IOE. TMC isn't. We could have blazed a trail and done something about this when the first "pilot shortage" shots were fired, but we buried our heads in the sand, put our fingers in our ears and shouted "la-la-la-la-la". Everything this company has done has been reactive. Hardly the definition of a trailblazer.
The problem I have with ppl on here is they pretend that TMC is the worst destination for ANYONE and that's just not true. I guess none of them ever worked on-call 24/7 and had to relocate from family.
I really enjoyed my time at TMC because of the pilots I worked with and the experience you won't get at a regional. It's too bad the poor attitudes keep turning prospects away from what could be a much better option than what they're currently doing, despite the problems with mgmt.
Last edited by Rkt241; 07-27-2017 at 06:24 AM.
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