Mesa Pilots
07-27-2007 | 01:16 PM
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Mesa Pilots
Do Mesa pilots ever have problems jumpseating like I have heard many times about GO Jet pilots. I know everyone hates Mesa and everyone says it's a terrible place to work, but do pilots hate the airline and management exclusively or do they also dislike the pilots for working there? Is working for Mesa as bad as working for Go Jets as far as the way pilots from other airlines will think of you and treat you. Will a captain board for a major airline look at someone from Mesa different than someone who flew for SkyWest if they have both flown the same aircraft for the same amount of time.
07-27-2007 | 01:54 PM
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I'd never deny a MAG pilot my jump. They gave up a lot to keep their flying in house and I'd gladly buy them a beer because of the BS they have to put up with from JO. But still, friends don't let friends work for JO.
MAG’s current situation is completely different from that of BlowJet!
MAG’s current situation is completely different from that of BlowJet!
07-27-2007 | 03:42 PM
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I'd never deny a MAG pilot my jump. They gave up a lot to keep their flying in house and I'd gladly buy them a beer because of the BS they have to put up with from JO. But still, friends don't let friends work for JO.
MAG’s current situation is completely different from that of BlowJet!
MAG’s current situation is completely different from that of BlowJet!
07-27-2007 | 05:14 PM
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What they said. Mesa guys took it on the chin to get rid of an alter ego that was being used to whipsaw the pilot group over there.
I'm not anti Mesa pilot, I'm anti Mesa Management. The pilots are welcome abord any time.
I'm not anti Mesa pilot, I'm anti Mesa Management. The pilots are welcome abord any time.
07-27-2007 | 09:06 PM
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Thanks all for that.
07-28-2007 | 05:27 AM
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I have an interesting Mesa story...
I was commuting from STL-ORF through CLT. The CLT-ORF leg i rode up front on a CRJ900 due to no open seats in the back. Both pilots had 4 stripes and I thought to myself that it must be OE or something... cool. It actually turns out that the captain in the right seat was junior manned to the right seat and was even senior to the captain in the left seat... that absolutely blew my mind! Junior manning to the Right seat? Has anyone else heard of this?
I have never personally had a Mesa jumpseater, but welcome aboard!
I was commuting from STL-ORF through CLT. The CLT-ORF leg i rode up front on a CRJ900 due to no open seats in the back. Both pilots had 4 stripes and I thought to myself that it must be OE or something... cool. It actually turns out that the captain in the right seat was junior manned to the right seat and was even senior to the captain in the left seat... that absolutely blew my mind! Junior manning to the Right seat? Has anyone else heard of this?
I have never personally had a Mesa jumpseater, but welcome aboard!
07-28-2007 | 08:53 AM
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I have an interesting Mesa story...
I was commuting from STL-ORF through CLT. The CLT-ORF leg i rode up front on a CRJ900 due to no open seats in the back. Both pilots had 4 stripes and I thought to myself that it must be OE or something... cool. It actually turns out that the captain in the right seat was junior manned to the right seat and was even senior to the captain in the left seat... that absolutely blew my mind! Junior manning to the Right seat? Has anyone else heard of this?
I have never personally had a Mesa jumpseater, but welcome aboard!
I was commuting from STL-ORF through CLT. The CLT-ORF leg i rode up front on a CRJ900 due to no open seats in the back. Both pilots had 4 stripes and I thought to myself that it must be OE or something... cool. It actually turns out that the captain in the right seat was junior manned to the right seat and was even senior to the captain in the left seat... that absolutely blew my mind! Junior manning to the Right seat? Has anyone else heard of this?
I have never personally had a Mesa jumpseater, but welcome aboard!
Jr Manned: 82 hrs X ($60 X 150%) = $7,380
Plus:
Guarantee: 75 hrs X $60 = $4,500
$7,380 + $4,500 + $425 (per diem) = $12,305
NICE MONTH!
P.S. He couldn’t sitting reserve because he hadn’t finish IOE.
Last edited by JetJock16; 07-28-2007 at 10:03 AM.
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