Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 273406)

Ask around on the internet. Even if you got a copy of everyone's contract, they are so complicated that you would probably not be able to just read it and understand it...you'd need someone to explain it to you (unless you're an ex labor-lawyer).

Originally Posted by wannabepilot (Post 272817)

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have reached my dream of becoming an airline pilot!!! I have been hired by Mesa!!! How awesome is that??? I can't wait to start, especially now that I have found out that they have canceled all vacations for pilots on the ERJ and CRJ for the rest of the year!!!

(I have not been hired at Mesa...just trying to lighten things up a little)

Seriously though, I read on Mesa's airline profile page on APC that Mesa had canceled all vacations for pilots on the ERJ and CRJ. Is management allowed to do that? Is that allowed in the contract? I think it's about time that Mesa pilots follow in the footsteps of Pinnacle pilots and send a message to management. From what I've read on here, it sounds like it's long overdue. How can the pilots there continue to put up with this crap?

Originally Posted by flyguyniner11 (Post 273730)

isn't alpa so great that something like this couldn't happen

Originally Posted by Flyboy8784 (Post 273743)

Easy there buddy :D.....ALPA is only as good as your companies MEC and LEC. If your MEC is in bed with MGT.....the unions not gonna be worth while

Originally Posted by Koolaidman (Post 273450)

Who are they going to send to collect it? Plus, how is a guy making $25,000 a year with college debt, rent, food, etc going to pay for it? Screw em', I have spoken with people who left there who are still waiting for their last paycheck. Why would even rampers, gate agents, etc. want to work for them? What a joke. I get disgusted every time I look at one of their pilots just thinking about what they have to go through and why they stay there. And yes, most Mesa guys I have come across have been nice. Although we had some guy jumpseat and not say hi or thanks. I guess since he was on United Express and can non-rev he chose to go that route. I only do that with gojet. Maybe he thought he was mainline? Those guys never say hi.

Originally Posted by btwissel (Post 272830)

as if JO and crew care what's legal or allowed by contract. their people are tools to be purchased at the lowest cost and used till worn out.

the pilots are either the kind that could only get hired at Mesa, or are just about to get their 1000TPIC and jump ship.

Originally Posted by wannabepilot (Post 273690)

In English please (for those not up on the terminology like me)???

Originally Posted by Radial Song (Post 273946)

SELCAL is a function of the HF radio that allows ground stations to page the aircraft discreetly. Each aircraft has its own SELCAL code and when a ground station calls, you get a tone or two and the SELCAL annunciator. This features provides for the pilots to turn the volume down so they don't have to constantly monitor the racket on HF.

It appears that Mesa's management wants to use SELCAL to call pilots to, i.e. junior man them.....I assume.

Sounds like it's time to write up the HF!:D

Edit to add; I thought I heard once that some kind of VHF SELCAL exists. Not sure....

Originally Posted by Radial Song (Post 273946)

SELCAL is a function of the HF radio that allows ground stations to page the aircraft discreetly. Each aircraft has its own SELCAL code and when a ground station calls, you get a tone or two and the SELCAL annunciator. This features provides for the pilots to turn the volume down so they don't have to constantly monitor the racket on HF.

It appears that Mesa's management wants to use SELCAL to call pilots to, i.e. junior man them.....I assume.

Sounds like it's time to write up the HF!:D

Edit to add; I thought I heard once that some kind of VHF SELCAL exists. Not sure....