Anyone have any idea how senior the Guam base is? I'm Filipino so flying for Cape Air (as CO Connection) would be as close to CO Micronesia as I could get at this point.

Thanks

Turbo-charged recip's are very particular and require a certain finesse to operate with any longevity. Their operation is not conducive to short hops, such as Cape Air's, unless the pilots accurately judge the power on the engine and adjust ahead of time for the descent and landing phase of flight. They are much more difficult than turbo props in this aspect, as you cannot just pull the power to idle without causing a lot of wear on internal components. Pre-planning is required to reduce power incrementally in order to save on wear. Any lack of pre-planning in this area will quickly show up in the form of blown jugs and / or a number of other engine wear markers. Also, cool-down after landing is very important so as to not allow oil to burn in the turbo after shut-down. We used to say idle power for three minutes after landing before shutdown. I know for a fact that some Cape Air pilots do not operate this carefully as I have seen it first hand at airports that both of our companies utilize. Flying into an airport at 200 knots, pulling the power, landing, taxiing in at 25 knots and then immediately shutting down will lead to more of these failures. This type of operation is far more suited to a small turboprop, which does not suffer from these faults.

So for what it is worth, I have not heard of the incident in question, but based on the operations that I have witnessed, I cannot say that I am entirely surprised.

SenacaDriver,
Cape pays for duty time, not flight time... any duty time over 8 is at time and a half. If you're in Sandwich call the recuiter, his name is Gene Smith, its 771-5337, and listen to the prompts for his extention. Stop by and talk to him, couldn't hurt, right?

Seneca Driver,

1100 flight hours that year. 3300 duty hours. Averaged about 64 duty hours a week. 24 hours of OT a week (1.5 rate). Check the numbers in my earlier post for the breakdowns. Send me private message for more information. I may not get back to you right away, we are a little busy right now dealing with getting our fleet back in the air. Thank you for your interest, I also live in Sandwich.

Go to flycapeair.com for information on our reduction in service for the next few days. Lots of speculation as to why the abnormal wear on the parts, but at this point the story is about the how to help our passengers get to their destination safely. We made a tough call, but it was the the only call with what we saw. We are professionals, let's wait for the analysis on the parts.

The Sack

Does anybody know what the pay is for F.O. on the ATR-42's out of Guam? Thanks in advance.

Robthree, Capt. Sack,
Thanks for the clarification and information. I've got some thinking to due.
Being home with the wife and kids is a must. Getting paid for overtime will be something new. I'm salary and the 10 hrs/wk overtime is on me.

chris,

the cape air guam thing seems easier to get than the 402 gigs. you dont need to meet FAR hourly mins to be an FO on an ATR for 121. I interviewed tuesday for that position and I am waiting to hear back. I was told I'd find out friday. I gave out some info about the guam ops in another thread...

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/showthread.php?t=9751

PM me if you have any more questions. They seem like a GREAT place full of real people.

PS: capnsac, did I ever meet you on tuesday??

You did not, I'm sorry I was teaching a recurrent ground school. At the end of the day things got interesting and we were there very late. We are 100% operational in New England, Fl by Monday, and the Carib early next week. This is a true testament to our entire operation from; MX, Reservations, Airport Services, Upper Management, and the Pilots, a FIRST CLASS organization. Good luck on the interview.

The Sack

sts up with Cape and Blue? Theres a deal in the works with a transition program taking place from the 402s to the 170s? I used to work ramp for Cape out of New Beige and the Rock loved the company, grade A+ organization!