Republic vs Shuttle
01-06-2008 | 07:27 PM
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Yeah, brand new CHQ CA transfers can get exciting some times. The automation is just different enough apparently to cause some confusion if you don't drop your 145 ways. I've been lucky though. I haven't flown with anyone who refuses to drop their Chautauqua-isms yet.
01-07-2008 | 07:34 AM
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I dont know about that, beeing a 145 FO at RAH is much better than beeing a 170 FO! You'll see why here in the next 24 months!
01-07-2008 | 12:16 PM
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Current Shuttle class in sims mostly in STL with only a few in MCO. International sims are the back-ups when things are totally backlogged as its around $6K per pilot to get them to France and keep them there for sim.
02-01-2008 | 01:03 AM
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Go Republic, the training program is reasonable. You don't need to know how many fan blades are in a CF34 8E5 becuase you can't do anything with them when you are sitting 25 feet in front of it at 35000' anyway.
This will fire everyone up, the 145's will be gone by the time you upgrade anyhow. Why learn 2 planes?
This will fire everyone up, the 145's will be gone by the time you upgrade anyhow. Why learn 2 planes?
I just got a 145 class. What does this mean. Would I end up like the CRJ guy on the bottom of the list forever?
02-01-2008 | 03:24 AM
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I am in the March 5th CRJ class and i am a bit concerned about the 30 hrs of flying people are talking about. Being a long way from home commuter concerns me with this kind of flying. I though you flew a lot during reserve..
02-01-2008 | 04:43 AM
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02-01-2008 | 09:14 AM
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I'm seriously thinking about making the jump over to you guys. I just got my app in. I'm coming for the better upgrade time almost strictly. Its probably going to be 4 or 5 more years at my carrier, and really not sure if I want to be an FO for all that time. I'm on the CRJ now. But I guess the CRJ is not the one to get at CHQ. I'd like the 170, and looks like you are saying the RW is the place to go for that. Is that because of more movement? What's reserve like in places like DCA, PHL or PIT? I really have no idea what base I want. Something commutable, like ORD or PHL. I'll even take LGA on the 145.
So....is it still a good place to upgrade? I saw maybe upgrade may go up to 2 or 3 years vs. a little over 1 now, due to all the new hires to get upgraded ahead of me.
Would they offer me a 170 slot seeing how I have 121 time already, or is it random?
And how is reserve life? 90 min or 2 hour call out? Are there any other times for a longer call out? I suppose it depends on where you are based.
And I'm all about going where there is the most movement, taking a quick upgrade to make up for my 1 year given up at my current airline.
So....is it still a good place to upgrade? I saw maybe upgrade may go up to 2 or 3 years vs. a little over 1 now, due to all the new hires to get upgraded ahead of me.
Would they offer me a 170 slot seeing how I have 121 time already, or is it random?
And how is reserve life? 90 min or 2 hour call out? Are there any other times for a longer call out? I suppose it depends on where you are based.
And I'm all about going where there is the most movement, taking a quick upgrade to make up for my 1 year given up at my current airline.
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