Piedmont Raises Mins
 

Not a HUGE raise, but we just raised our mins to 500 TT and 50 ME. Which is interesting that we're even posting jobs cause supposedly all our classes are filled until September and crazy ol' Bobby Trout says that the classes are with 4-5 people max.

Make of it what you will....

Lets just hope they keep the upgrade minimums at 3000 for safety sake.

???

Why PSA has upgrade mins equivalent to those of ATP mins and they havn't had any incidents.

Part 135 guys fly more technical stuff than we do and while they have a hire incident rate than that of the 121 world its not nearly as dangerous as everyone thinks.

3000 hu?

thats brilliant, only pilots would want to work even harder for that 24k starting salary

whats a "hire incident rate"..... did you mean HIGHER?

I really hope this board isnt a direct reflection of pilots as a whole. The spelling and grammar here is horrible... haha

Really? Wow. 4-5 people max. That is interesting. I know a new class just started ground recently, not sure of how many people are in it, but I believe it was at the very least 10 or more from when I took a poke inside the window.

Not good.

All the way up to 500/50......holy crap I wish they would have been that low when I was trying to get a job!

I think Im bringing them down from chicken land on tuesday. Nothing like a 5:50 show to get to ground school.

Our new class has 17 people in it right now, and yeah, we all came down to CLT on wed. morning, some on the 550 flight and some at 650, which ironically got to CLT about 3-4 hours before the flight that left at 650... chicken land... haha

oh, and included in that 17 is a pilot from Allegheny who hasnt flown for Piedmont since the takeover, not sure if hes an FO or a Capt

bet that's going to be a tough refresher course ...

:eek:

Naley- Comparing PSA's upgrade req's to ours is pointless. Flying an RJ is nothing like flying a Dash, and though I'm sure to get some argument on this one....I dare say that the skill level required to fly a Dash safely when sheeeott hits the fan is a whole different game than an RJ. A lowering of the 3000-hr upgrade requirement should require that the safety briefing cards include saying a prayer prior to every pushback. One thing I do know: My family and freinds will not be onboard. That's for dizzamn sure.

I love how people assume an RJ is so much easier to fly simply because it has more automation. Not that it is hard to fly once you used to it, but it seems turbo propr drivers automatically assume flying a turbo prop is harder. Maybe it is, I don't know. I do know the people I have flown with that have flown the Dash say it is not. True, you have less automation and your flying lower so your stuck in the weather more. I'll give you that. But your flying also flying an airplane that is a lot slower. Id be willing to bet that a Dash is more forgiving than an RJ, especially if you get behind it.

Can you guys hold 180kts til' 3 mile final? =) J/K.

I definitely know that flying a 737 is easier than the Dash-8. Especially when an engine fails.

Better yet, can you keep an RJ clean to a 3 mile final and still land?

Heck yeah...if you cheat on the glide-slope :D

And for those who think flying a Jet is easier than a Prop, well you're right. No argument there, folks. These CRJ's are one monkey away from flying themselves...

In the -, you'd probably have to be clean, max power and 15 degrees A.N.D. to hold 180 knots anywhere :)...

Any 1900 drivers want to chime in about 248 knots inside of a three mile final?

What is this 248-knot business?? Enlighten the un-enlightened, please ;)

Sorry to distract from the jet/prop argument... but I checked APC to check out Colgan and found this...

(Last updated May 18, 2008)

Hiring.

Minimums: 1,00TT/100ME

... confirmed on their website

It's a good thing I enjoy instructing...

the mighty beech 1900 airliner max indicated speed...

maybe the CRJ should be on the next Geico caveman commercial

Saab can do 250 unitl 3 out, well some of them can.... Most dowtys yes, ANY ham stands NO!

big forward slip makes up the difference :)

180 knots till a 3-mile final? Haha. We take the Dash to a 2-mile final at 180 all the time. Not a problem. That's the difference. With a Dash, you have to actually "fly" it. In CLT for example, at 9000' abeam the numbers you're cleared for the visual. You can make your standard 45deg downwind to base turn and hit the numbers if you know what you're doing. That's what the Dash'll do.

oh man, i did a charlotte slam dunk yesterday, nose pitched 15 down gear and flaps out, props max power out, to catch the glideslope, its amazing it will hold 120 running down hill like that. and nobody was lined up on 36R to watch...

Sounds fun, looks like I missed out on some good times in a t-prop.

cessna172 is that a Rans Coyote in your Avatar?? Get some more posts so we can PM.

What?! :eek: An airliner that can't do 250? Are you pulling my chain?!

Heck yes!

Do Not!!!!! Dis The Mighty Saab!!!!!!!!

The CRJ....So easy even a Caveman can fly it!!!!

The Sabb...So slow even I can out run it!!!::D

Shorts 360 for all regional carriers.thatd be sweet.

HeHe ya....:p

Does any of you guys have the link (youtube) for the piedmont captain that is always bit$%#$ from his hotel room. I got a friend that just got in and can't wait to show him his "Captain"

oh that guy works for PDT??? oh wow

No way! I always thought that guy was a crusty AAA captain!

Well...I think he does.