Otterbox

It reduces staffing requirements by about 20% so be prepared to say goodbye to increasing flow #s by brining more pilots onboard to staff planes. There won’t be as much of a need because the computer can schedule every pilot to FAR 117 mins to maximize efficiency.

And also say goodbye triple premium.

The plus side is more folks should have more time/motivation to work on their apps to get hired at the majors. Piedmont just had a FO who has zero TPIC time get picked up by a legacy. There could be more where that came from if more folks put some effort into getting hired at the majors.

Battlinbear21

Good for him. Before we got that “amazing flow” the SSP was great. 5 fos got hired to airways when we were not upgrading anyone. One was 27. Been there 5 years. Just had another CA go through the interview process and was hired into the March class. -8 captain. If you’re not trying to get hired outside of the flow that’s just incredibly lazy. Giving up 100s of #s of seniority at the legacies. Last AA class youngest 29 oldest 60.
Hell, my buddy, former ess bee why ca can hold 787 at Yonited, (didn’t know a soul there) also a line on the 75. But preferred the 73 been there <5. The wave will probably rage for a while. But IMO if you’re not at your career job by end of 2019 you missed the wave at the apex. Someone hired today in their early 40s will retire in top 17% of AA. As it stands today. Of course a million things will happen before Early 2040. Wish you all the best who came to Pdt. Long way to go to make this the best regional, but it definitely was considered the worst 10 years ago. Lots of vacancies in important positions in the union now. It’s yours to leave it better than you found it. Thank you MB ZC and PG for all your work you did to keep this place from closing it’s doors not very long ago.

BosoxH60

If it means I'm used more efficiently and get more flight/pay time per month, I'm for it, I think? If I have to be at work anyway, I'd rather fly (and get paid for it) than hang around waiting for flights.

flybywp

Other way around since last fall. $6,200 during indoc, $10,000 after LOE.

FM2436

Additional sim time is available here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7HMqSr0vG8

OverRadar

Hello everyone.

Will be getting my apps out within the next couple of months. Question about the flow. From the lurking I've done it seems that as a NH today, one would flow to AA much sooner via Piedmont vs PSA or Envoy mainly due to their larger pilot groups and Envoy's metering? Is that correct?

Also, is there a realistic possibility meeting the target for Piedmont to start flowing more than 5 per month? I was reading 6-7 depending on pilot group size?

Once on, I'll be keeping apps up to date however would like to have the flow as an insurance policy because, truth be told, I may very well need it.

Any and all information is much appreciated.

Thank You,

jonnyjetprop

I think I might have had one.

highflyer0685

Aren’t they still giving $21,200 to prior 121? It was $10k first week of Indoc then $11.2k after LOE

flybywp

My bad, I misunderstood your post. I wasn't prior 121 so you are probably right.

Otterbox

Yes, several years earlier via Piedmont compared it Envoy and PSA.

Piedmont is sitting about 75 pilots short of the flow increasing to 6 and 200 pilots short of it increasing to 7. Flow increasing to 6 could be possible by the end of 2018 if they increase hiring beyond classes of 20/ month. The last 6 months of 2017 hiring (approximately 90 people) only resulted in a net gain of about 15 due to attrition.