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Originally Posted by Dubz (Post 1987059)

No difference in the oral. It isn't anything to freak out about though, you are given everything you need. Take care of your side and the oral is just another test to knock out of the park.

for both initial and upgrade i felt like i was over prepared...but i also studied my ass off. Easy or not, there is no downside to to being over prepared. I think we all know that its all about who the examiner is too.

What equipment do pilots based at Dayton get?

thanks

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Originally Posted by Goflynow (Post 1987172)

What equipment do pilots based at Dayton get?

thanks

Everyone is qualified on the 200, 700, and 900, so you could fly all three.

I can't speak for DAY, but in TYS it seems 75% of the flying is on the 200.

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Originally Posted by TallFlyer (Post 1987182)

so you could fly all three.

You'll will fly all 3.

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Originally Posted by TallFlyer (Post 1987182)

Everyone is qualified on the 200, 700, and 900, so you could fly all three.

I can't speak for DAY, but in TYS it seems 75% of the flying is on the 200.

And on the flip side, CLT flying is about 75% 700/900.

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Originally Posted by pilotRC7 (Post 1987205)

And on the flip side, CLT flying is about 75% wide body.

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Originally Posted by FlyyGuyy (Post 1987097)

Completely agree

Has anyone else noticed that PSA's seniority lists has been shrinking over the past couple months and that we've added only 51 pilots (net) since April, 2015?

Per flica, the monthly seniority list show these numbers of pilots, (since the May bids):

Month......... Pilots.........Change from previous month
Oct............1195...................(-9)
Sept..........1204...................(-3)
Aug...........1207...................(+10)
July...........1197...................(+98)
June..........1099 ...................(-45)
May............1144 (which came out in April)

I know we stopped hiring F.O.s for a period of time but we continued to hire D.E.C.s. If PSA's not even able to keep up with attrition, how are they going to hire 1000 pilots over the next 24 months???

Is that a sign-on bonus I smell?? No, not without RETENTION BONUSES!

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Originally Posted by Slick111 (Post 1988054)

These are the total pilots for the last couple of years. You have to be careful about using just the number of names on the list since sometimes it includes classes that started in the same month the list was generated. Also, the list isn't 100% accurate so that should be kept in mind.

Up until this past summer, PSA was averaging adding 45 pilots a month. Now that hiring is ramping up again, if that same throughput can be repeated, we should be at 1500 pilots in about 8-9 months.

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Originally Posted by FlexNinja (Post 1986405)

How many times do you find yourself driving to Knoxville in a typical month? Im trying to get a rough estimate on how many times I will make that drive, so I can work up a little travel budget and figure our what kind of mileage my vehicle will be looking at. Ive figured my drive right at 2:45 as well. Im only 10 min from BNA, but I think I am subscribing to your theory about not having to worry about getting a spot on a flight.

I live about 2:40 from TYS (south of Nashville), which is a bit of a drive, but still beats the hell out of commuting in the jumpseat. With SAP and trip trading, I can usually manipulate my schedule to have four 4 day trips a month. If you want to work more, you can usually find a 2 day trip to add to one end of a 4 day trip without adding a round trip to work. If you want to work less, you can trade into 2 and 3 day trips, but regardless you're still looking at driving to Knoxville around 4 times a month. An average schedule of 4 on 3 off is obtainable especially if you're willing to work weekends.