Former Army Rotor Pilots at the Regionals
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Former Army Rotor Pilots at the Regionals
From those in training departments or those out on the line, how are the influx of former Army Helicopter pilots working out in the airline world?
Good? Bad? Same as everyone else?
Good? Bad? Same as everyone else?
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Everyone is different, but I'd say looking from a broad view, they are excellent at getting down procedures, call outs, flows, etc. Most are decent with the box. The challenge for them is the actual flying, i.e. landings. Which should be no surprise. Takes awhile to adjust from the rotor world to a high performance jet. Overall, I think the RTP program has been a success.
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Everyone is different, but I'd say looking from a broad view, they are excellent at getting down procedures, call outs, flows, etc. Most are decent with the box. The challenge for them is the actual flying, i.e. landings. Which should be no surprise. Takes awhile to adjust from the rotor world to a high performance jet. Overall, I think the RTP program has been a success.
Again, all have been great students. I expect after a few hundred hours 99.9% of them will be great additions to whatever airline they are at.
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Hey guys, a lot of us Army rotor dudes got together on facebook and decided it would be prudent to put together a website/forum specifically for us. It launched yesterday. We'd love if you guys who have made the jump could post up in there and offer any advice you've got (maybe tips on how to succeed and not be *that* guy), and for those about to make the leap, there's plenty of places you can contribute as well. We want it to be a single-point resource for RTP, regardless of intended airline.
https://www.helicopterstoairlines.org/
Thanks and good luck with the transition.
https://www.helicopterstoairlines.org/
Thanks and good luck with the transition.
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I was at a supplemental airline.
They LOVED mil...any graduate of any mil flight school. Their FO and Capt pass rate for Mil was 100%.
The pass rate for civilians was 95+%, at that time.
Trans States was a regional that, early on, recognized that helo pilots would do really well at the regionals, vs. airlines like Eagle that didn't want them, until they flew FW professionally somewhere else...
They LOVED mil...any graduate of any mil flight school. Their FO and Capt pass rate for Mil was 100%.
The pass rate for civilians was 95+%, at that time.
Trans States was a regional that, early on, recognized that helo pilots would do really well at the regionals, vs. airlines like Eagle that didn't want them, until they flew FW professionally somewhere else...
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I was at a supplemental airline.
They LOVED mil...any graduate of any mil flight school. Their FO and Capt pass rate for Mil was 100%.
The pass rate for civilians was 95+%, at that time.
Trans States was a regional that, early on, recognized that helo pilots would do really well at the regionals, vs. airlines like Eagle that didn't want them, until they flew FW professionally somewhere else...
They LOVED mil...any graduate of any mil flight school. Their FO and Capt pass rate for Mil was 100%.
The pass rate for civilians was 95+%, at that time.
Trans States was a regional that, early on, recognized that helo pilots would do really well at the regionals, vs. airlines like Eagle that didn't want them, until they flew FW professionally somewhere else...
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Hey guys, a lot of us Army rotor dudes got together on facebook and decided it would be prudent to put together a website/forum specifically for us. It launched yesterday. We'd love if you guys who have made the jump could post up in there and offer any advice you've got (maybe tips on how to succeed and not be *that* guy), and for those about to make the leap, there's plenty of places you can contribute as well. We want it to be a single-point resource for RTP, regardless of intended airline.
https://www.helicopterstoairlines.org/
Thanks and good luck with the transition.
https://www.helicopterstoairlines.org/
Thanks and good luck with the transition.
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