The absolute minimums are 2000TT, 1500 Pinnacle with 100 hours minimum in the mentor program. You can not upgrade at 1500TT unless they are unofficially allowing it which I have heard nothing of.


As most of us have been asking you, why would you take the risk of being in training or on probation during a strike??? My magic ball hasn't been working very well as of late so I can't tell you when we will be released but it could happen anytime. In my opinion management isn't planning on voluntarily giving us a fair contract anytime soon. It is going to have to be extracted out of them tooth and nail and the only way I can see that happening is by getting released. In my opinion, you would be a fool to give up a stable FO job/seniority to come to Pinnacle with all of this going on. What happens if we strike and Pinnacle Corp. decides to run Pinnacle Airlines Inc. into the ground??? Now you would be up a very brown river with no paddle - no job, many years lost seniority at your old job, and little to no 121 PIC time which was the original reason you got yourself into the mess. My advice - and my advice alone since the company is suing ALPA:mad: - would be to go somewhere else until the matter is settled. Good luck.

is Pinnacle in Mediation?

And do you only get 10 days off on RSV every month? or is it more for a 31 day month? AND how much are the RSV CAs used? do you ever sit a day? or do you fly everyday?

(1) Yes and since it appears that you may not be familiar with what's going on at Pinnacle, I will briefly cover some of the points you may wish to consider. ALPA is suing Pinnacle for violation of the status quo and Pinnacle is suing ALPA for "bad faith" bargaining. ALPA has requested a proffer of arbitration from the NMB. Should the NMB issue a proffer, either side has the right to refuse which would then result in a 30 day cooling off period followed by release to self help (strike). The pilot group has already voted to authorize ALPA to call a strike if necessary with over 99% of the pilots voting in the affirmative. There are also other issues on the table. Although I am not getting my hopes up to be released anytime soon, it could happen tomorrow.

(2) RSV pilots are guaranteed ten days off per bid period. Expect to be junior manned frequently and then have your requests for compensatory days off (due to being reduced below ten days off) routinely denied due to "staffing". As a junior Captain you can expect to be on RSV for a long time.

I don't want to sound like a curmudgeon as there are some good things about this place, notably a good and united pilot group overall and a quick upgrade/seniority movement. If you wanted a place to upgrade quickly, build 121 PIC quickly and didn't mind the prospect of being on RSV for a long time I would have suggested coming here before. However with all the uncertainty, at the present time I don't think it would be a smart move. I hope this helps and best of luck. I've gotta sign off, early show in the morning.

Some of you may be interested in this information regarding the RLA:
http://www.nmb.gov/mediation/faq-mediation.html

yes..only 10 off/month or bid period (30 days)...that's IF you don't get extended into a day off/pick up your phone for a junior man which you cannot refuse. I have been here over 2 years and am a new capt...I have been used every day of reserve that I was scheduled and am already booked up for the next 6 days with lots of unproductive flying. Go to mesaba...they hire street capt.s. This would be the absolute Last regional I would come to right now if I were you.

How about on a 6 day reserve period...I flew 1 day just on an out an back and it was on the last day (usually happens this way) and it screwed up my commute home.
Happens all the time. Reserve Capts are always calling in "hey , what do you have for me!"

has anyone been through recent new hiring training that can give me some details?? where is it? will i need a car? how long? what days of the week? PM me if you have any info please.

i have accepted my fate and know it will suck. i was on reserve 2 1/2 years already and it sucked every second of that 2 1/2 years.