I did not think you came off very harsh. It is my experience that if you give advice and it is not the advice they want to hear you are being "harsh" or "rude". These people seem to like to attack you if you do not tell them what they want to hear. This being said I would not take it to personal.

 

AA getting Ejets, is this to say that American Airlines, the Legacy is going to be getting Ejets, I assume, 170's or 190's and that Eagle will most likely be loosing lines and crews because AA will be taking back some of the lines RJ's were running. This I assume will bring back the 2000 AA guys on the street and potentially putting a bunch of Eagle guys out.

I am mainly asking to clarify as I have an interview scheduled thier but have been accepted with another carrier. I am wandering if I should bother to go and tempt myself if I were to be offered a position.

 

That's a good one! Let me get this straight...the company wants to keep you around for a long period of time so they can pay 6th year F.O. pay rather than 1st year F.O. pay to fill one seat. Do the math. Most companies really aren't too concerned with having pilots with good longevity. The bean counters see pilots as a "renewable resource". They would love for you to fly for 2 years as an F.O., then 2 years as a Captain, and then get the ******* out.

The reason these companies LOVE the low-time guys is because they can have their way with you like a prison B****. When you get on with 600TT, you feel that you've been given a gift. You will do ANYTHING and sacrifice ANYTHING to appease your benefactors...pay cuts, work rules, QOL, because they did you a favor. The regionals love low-time guys because they are, A) naiive, B) easily manipulated, and C) willing to do things even your mom won't do. The bean counters run the airlines, and all they care about is the bottom line.

 

And let's be honest with ourselves...the only thing you do with an electric jet at 310 and .79 is kick your feet up with a Maxim and B.S. Your biggest challenge will be to manage 250 KIAS below 10,000 in the terminal area.

 

FLYBOY.....

Dude, I couldn't agree with you more, thank you for the last two posts. The prison bi*** quote summed it up perfectly.

 

FLYBOY,

Yeah, so I worded it wrong. I can see your perspective about the 'prison *****.' That is why I elect to instruct, become more proficient and get the 'better job' when the time is right - if there really is such a thing...Anyway, happy flying...

By the way, how long have you been with GLA and when are you upgrading? - Just curious?

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My situation is a little bit unique in that I only fly 35-40 hours per month, so upgrade for me will probably take somewhere between 1-1/2 to 2 years from the day I was hired. I have been with the company for about 8 months. And yes, people are still upgrading in less than a year in some instances.

 

Ummm, AE interviewed 100TTers? Gees, maybe they got grilled on 'IFR Stuff" because they have never been in actual IMC. What was your TT when you interviewed, if you don't mind me asking.

 

you betcha. The only problem is fedex and ups require turbine time which an aztec obiously cannot offer. However that time will get you in the right seat and possibly the left seat of a jet that will wind up setting you up for success at fedex/ups, etc. As far as I know they do not require 121/135 experience, but obviously it would help your resume and plus give you "precious" turbine flight time.

That's my two cents.