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03-02-2019, 07:28 PM

#911

dera

In a land of unicorns

Joined APC: Apr 2014

Position: Whale FO

Posts: 6,457

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stratapilot

Saying something like “in my opinion Mesa’s hiring standards lets bad pilots in to the pilot group” is a perfectly accurate and fair statement. One the other hand saying “ Well.. since he probably never had a DUI or got fired he doesn’t ha e to“ implies ALL Mesa pilots are like that and that’s bull****.

Just so we are in the same page, I didn't say that comment you just attached to me.

And I don't think that all Mesa guys are like that, I know some pretty decent guys there. But yes, in my eyes, hiring people like the subject we're talking about does raise eyebrows on who else they have hired with similar backgrounds and similar personality traits that make him 100% ineligible to control anything heavier than a lawnmower.

03-03-2019, 08:03 AM

#912

Jecain7

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Mar 2015

Posts: 227

How did we side track onto Mesa...who gives a **** about Mesa. The fact that someone is white knighting for Mesa is hilarious.

Last edited by Jecain7; 03-03-2019 at 08:06 AM. Reason: Cuz

03-03-2019, 08:57 AM

#913

K92plane

Line Holder

Joined APC: Dec 2018

Posts: 84

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jecain7

How did we side track onto Mesa...who gives a **** about Mesa. The fact that someone is white knighting for Mesa is hilarious.

Exactly.!!!

03-03-2019, 11:16 AM

#914

stillcantfly

spin 2

Joined APC: Nov 2012

Position: the big one

Posts: 437

Quote:

Originally Posted by K92plane

Exactly.!!!

I vote all regionals stink and ALL flying needs to be brought back in house.

03-26-2019, 08:50 AM

#915

CrewRoom

New Hire

Joined APC: Mar 2019

Posts: 1

TYS

Long time reader here...

What are the chances of holding TYS on reserve right out of training (or holding a TYS line)? Also have about 2,000 Turbojet PIC (not 121 so probably doesnt matter). About how long to make Captain @ TYS.

Thanks for any replies.

CR

03-26-2019, 09:13 AM

#916

Irishblackbird

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Aug 2014

Posts: 444

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrewRoom

You could probably get TYS right out of training, or shortly after. You'll be sitting reserve as an FO almost a year. For Captain it's a little over 2 years for short call reserve. To hold a line as a Captain will take almost 4 years. Did I mention that our reserve rules SUCK! Being a line holder and a reserve pilot are 2 different things. As a line holder life ain't too bad. On reserve you're not even treated like a human being. Many of our FO's are dropping down to 65 hours a month to avoid the forced upgrade. Your experience with jet time will help you out, but throw all your part 91/135 habits out. 121 is altogether different. Good luck.

03-26-2019, 09:42 AM

#917

profitpilot

Line Holder

Joined APC: Feb 2019

Posts: 77

Anyone know if reserve times are getting longer since they hired so many pilots in 2018? I’m hoping for PHL but it looks like over a year to hold an r1 line. Is this ever going to change?

03-26-2019, 09:57 AM

#918

ZeroTT

Banned

Joined APC: May 2017

Posts: 2,012

Quote:

Originally Posted by profitpilot

Anyone know if reserve times are getting longer since they hired so many pilots in 2018? I’m hoping for PHL but it looks like over a year to hold an r1 line. Is this ever going to change?

The short reserve times were a fluke of rapid growth. That rapid growth has run its course. PSA isn't going to be 4000 pilots two years from now.

Too many uncertainties to predict when and how they will change ... but my bet is that they get longer. Let's say you assume the average pilot stays at PSA for 6 years (which would reflect an AMAZING hiring market if sustained long term). And assume the company keeps 1/3 of the group on reserve. Then you would expect a year on reserve.

There's no way an airline can have only a few months of reserve without rapid growth or incredible attrition.

03-26-2019, 11:04 AM

#919

Thedude86

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Joined APC: Jun 2017

Posts: 1,109

Quote:

Originally Posted by profitpilot

Anyone know if reserve times are getting longer since they hired so many pilots in 2018? I’m hoping for PHL but it looks like over a year to hold an r1 line. Is this ever going to change?

They are certainly getting longer. Obviously reserve time can’t increase indefinitely, but I would guess it’ll continue to increase for at least another 6 months and a decent chance it could increase for another year. As of the most recent data from 2 weeks ago, PHL is the longest to hold a Round 1 line (able to SAP) at 1.17 years.

I did some math and the average time overall company wide to hold a round 1 line as an FO is 11.33 months. About a year ago it was only about 6 or 7 months. March data to April data the average time increased by 2 weeks, which is the biggest increase I’ve seen from one month to the next.

03-26-2019, 11:14 AM

#920

Slow2Final

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jan 2019

Posts: 377

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thedude86

Obviously reserve time can’t increase indefinitely

Why not? Theoretically if there were a hiring freeze and there was no movement, the reserve time would increase by one month, every month. Not likely to happen, but still technically possible.