Piedmont Airlines News & Rumors
01-26-2018, 09:02 AM
#1361
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Joined APC: Aug 2016
Posts: 264
Originally Posted by Iregretnothing
The Army upgrades people to PC between 300-400 hours if you are on your game. Instructor pilot at 500-600 hours if you are on your game. Most guys are flight leads and Air Mission Commanders IN COMBAT before 1000 hours of rotor time. RTP should not scare you. Combat aviators with more experience than taking off and hitting the autopilot are coming en masse and it is a good thing. Certainly, there will be some folks who are duds but the majority are more than capable. Conservatively speaking, 500 hours of 121 time should be enough for most to figure out how to dodge storms and do weight and balance calculations.
As was said before I’m sure you are a great rotor pilot. Airline pilot, not so much right out of the transition
01-26-2018, 10:01 AM
#1362
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Joined APC: Oct 2017
Posts: 131
Originally Posted by evrbodysmugglin
The reason this works for the army is they have more aviators and helicopters right behind them if they ball one up. This is an airline, not a war machine. We lose an aircraft, we lose the company.
As was said before I’m sure you are a great rotor pilot. Airline pilot, not so much right out of the transition
As was said before I’m sure you are a great rotor pilot. Airline pilot, not so much right out of the transition
01-26-2018, 10:15 AM
#1363
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Posts: 264
Originally Posted by Iregretnothing
Please let me clarify. Im not saying we should have a rotor to captain program. It's different flying and you need experience in the 121 world to know what you are doing. I'm simply saying that the 1000 hour 121 rule that the FAA put forth is more than enough. Shouldn't make a 3000 hour rotor guy have to get 2500/2000 fixed wing on top.
However it does make the quick transition from PDT to fedex take longer
01-26-2018, 10:29 AM
#1364
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Originally Posted by evrbodysmugglin
Why not? That gives them a few seasons of IROPS WX dispatch snafus etc etc
However it does make the quick transition from PDT to fedex take longer
However it does make the quick transition from PDT to fedex take longer
01-26-2018, 10:53 AM
#1365
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Joined APC: Oct 2015
Position: Gear slinger
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Originally Posted by evrbodysmugglin
The reason this works for the army is they have more aviators and helicopters right behind them if they ball one up. This is an airline, not a war machine. We lose an aircraft, we lose the company.
As was said before I’m sure you are a great rotor pilot. Airline pilot, not so much right out of the transition
As was said before I’m sure you are a great rotor pilot. Airline pilot, not so much right out of the transition
Ideally a pilot won’t bid for upgrade until they’re ready. If they do the upgrade process will confirm they’re ready.
01-27-2018, 06:47 AM
#1366
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Joined APC: Dec 2015
Posts: 634
Originally Posted by MKUltra
unfortunately this standard is at the other regionals already.
Our attrition is picking up rapidly... We are going to need captains...
Our attrition is picking up rapidly... We are going to need captains...
01-27-2018, 06:56 AM
#1368
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Position: Professional Eugoogoolizer at the Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good
Posts: 1,191
Originally Posted by Flyjustin
The 145 is easy to fly. As long as you can play video games you can follow a flight director/trend vectors. Helicopter guys do great.
https://youtu.be/nFZi0UyCaC0
01-27-2018, 07:12 AM
#1369
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Joined APC: Jan 2014
Position: EMB-145 CA
Posts: 983
Originally Posted by Wink
Rumor I heard is we don't have any First Officers legally qualified to upgrade after June.
01-27-2018, 07:23 AM
#1370
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Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 616
Originally Posted by Lvlng4Spd
If that is true it's time to move the needle ($$$) I'm sure we can get some people to jump ship for the right price, along with other improvements/incentives. In the interim, it looks like triple preems is here to stay
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