The Useful PSA Thread
03-15-2015, 02:49 PM
#2501
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Originally Posted by TLSTYLE1
Does anybody have any Intel on where to stay in dayton if needed? Any good crew rates around ?
Most everyone gets their first choice of base by the time that they finish IOE. You will likely be given Dayton initially (junior base). By the time that you finish your checkride, most everyone gets TYS and by the time that they start IOE, they have CLT (provided that they want CLT). Not sure where you want to be based, but it is very likely that you will have it by the time that you finish IOE.
03-15-2015, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by CLT Guy
PSA is hiring very "senior" FO's. There are truly guys getting hired by majors and LCC's before they hit the line. What is wrong with that? That is a good thing. There are former Comair captains that are starting indoc now.
The typical new hire pilot at PSA is a guy that has been in the regionals for 5-7 years. They are getting hired before guys that are "senior" to them, but it is because they are better qualified. That is nothing to be ashamed of. If a former captain from another airline with 10,000 hours that just started with PSA gets hired before a PSA FO that has 4 years with the regionals and 5000 hours, there is nothing wrong with that.
I understand that other airlines may have more senior people leaving, but PSA only has about 400 "senior" pilots that have been with the company more than a couple of years. If 8 of the 400 senior people are leaving each month, that is a fairly high percentage. That is 25% attrition of senior pilots each year. That would mean that in 4 years, all of the people that have been here more than a couple of years will have moved up and be gone.
As the pilot pool gets bigger, attrition will continue to increase. That is how it works. As more and more senior people move on to the majors, more spots will open for people to move up. Add that to the 3 new airplanes a month that are coming to PSA over the next year and a half, that is a ton of movement.
And the FO's that "wash out" of training is very low. Keep trolling...
The typical new hire pilot at PSA is a guy that has been in the regionals for 5-7 years. They are getting hired before guys that are "senior" to them, but it is because they are better qualified. That is nothing to be ashamed of. If a former captain from another airline with 10,000 hours that just started with PSA gets hired before a PSA FO that has 4 years with the regionals and 5000 hours, there is nothing wrong with that.
I understand that other airlines may have more senior people leaving, but PSA only has about 400 "senior" pilots that have been with the company more than a couple of years. If 8 of the 400 senior people are leaving each month, that is a fairly high percentage. That is 25% attrition of senior pilots each year. That would mean that in 4 years, all of the people that have been here more than a couple of years will have moved up and be gone.
As the pilot pool gets bigger, attrition will continue to increase. That is how it works. As more and more senior people move on to the majors, more spots will open for people to move up. Add that to the 3 new airplanes a month that are coming to PSA over the next year and a half, that is a ton of movement.
And the FO's that "wash out" of training is very low. Keep trolling...
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03-15-2015, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gold
Since you know everything, exactly how many PSA pilots were hired at Delta and United last year?
To answer your question:
I know a few went to 121 cargo carriers, 3 that went to JetBlue, 4 or 5 that went to United, 1 that went to the FAA, and a couple that went overseas. No one that I personally know went to Delta. These are, of course, in addition to the people that went to Airways. These were all people that I know. I am not sure what the total numbers are for the company at any particular airline. I am not sure if anyone keeps those records to be made public.
03-15-2015, 03:57 PM
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I've never moved up more than 4-5 slots a month except for the first couple of moths which was higher due to washouts. Anyone that talks about moving up 10-15 slots a month is junior. I only pay attention to attrition above me. If someone gets hired at United in their first year, good for them but what were they doing at PSA making bread crumbs to begin with?
03-15-2015, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by gold
I've never moved up more than 4-5 slots a month except for the first couple of moths which was higher due to washouts. Anyone that talks about moving up 10-15 slots a month is junior. I only pay attention to attrition above me. If someone gets hired at United in their first year, good for them but what were they doing at PSA making bread crumbs to begin with?
03-16-2015, 06:34 AM
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