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Originally Posted by TonyWilliams (Post 303411)

I think it's 800 or 850TT, if you have 200 hours in the CRJ.

Mostly, that's to take guys from Mesa. By the way, it's EXTREMELY effective... almost 1/4 of my new hire class was Mesa guys.

Well, SkyWest must love Mea guys! One word of advice: If you are coming from another airline trying to work for SkyWest, be prepared to answer some though questions about why you want to leave, etc. I had a bad interview experience with SkyWest. Now I am actually gald I didn't get the job.

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Originally Posted by CRJDriver (Post 303417)

If you're coming from mesa they probably won't ask...they already know the real answer.

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Originally Posted by flybywire44 (Post 303348)

How long have you been at PSA again to make such a statement as a REGIONAL FO? :(

Bro I have two family members there who have 20+ years of experience at US Air on the "East Side." *throws up a gang sign* To put things in perspective a guy with 18 years at US Air East will get furloughed before a guy of 7 at US Air West.

You have no idea what these guys have gone through. Think regional treatment at a major, loss of retirement, twice screwed over in mergers, furloughs ect.

Imagine where they are and respect that, because in this industry we could all be there in no time. You work at PSA, WTH is wrong with you?

It is what it is. They voluntarily chose to go to arbitration. They voluntarily chose to accept whatever the arbitrator said. When they didn't get what they wanted, they started crying and wouldn't accept the decision.

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Originally Posted by waflyboy (Post 303332)

Please, PLEASE PLEASE tell me this is sarcasm. In this market, there is no good reason for a person to buy 100 hours of multi time. I recommend getting the MEI and instructing! Flight schools are killing for instructors right now! You'll learn a lot and earn back some of what the training cost you.

I understand there's a sense of urgency to "get in while the gettin's good." But I'd strong advise against blowing $10K on multi time to save a month or two.

If you can get an MEI job, then by all means do it. I got one only after I had acquired 100 hours ME time. Not everyone is unattached and can juts pack up and head to florida to work at a puppy mill.

I'm a little out of touch with the big flights schools...can a 20-hour MEI walk up and get an MEI job right off the bat? Or would you have to work your way up through the ASEL ranks first? I would advise any new CFI's to try to get a job which can progress to MEI work...if your school has no twins, that's going to be an issue for you.

I AM familiar with the insurance issues plaguing GA right now...no way can a low-time MEI can teach at a club or small school. My club is ALWAYS bugging me to hang out my shingle again, but I'm done with professional CFI work...friends and family only.

If you need mult time i know a place in phoenix where you can get it for 150 an hr. total. Split it with someone and thats 75hr. not bad.

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Originally Posted by flybywire44 (Post 302511)

Also known as a whipsaw.

yeah, they just raised asa's pay after long negotiations. improved work rules, etc. then they came to us and offered us a pay raise (we didn't go begging for one, they came to us). so pay and work rules getting better at both carriers. that's funny. i would have thought "whipsaw" meant things getting worse.

I am trying to get on with Skywest. I have 600 TT, 400 ME turbine (Military, mostly C-130). They won't accept the lower 850 TT for me either, I need to get 400 additional hours.

and learn to swim :(

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Originally Posted by siyer (Post 370772)

I am trying to get on with Skywest. I have 600 TT, 400 ME turbine (Military, mostly C-130). They won't accept the lower 850 TT for me either, I need to get 400 additional hours.

Some gouge I have read indicated that Skywest isn't really military friendly. Apparently some guy in hiring scoffs at the military types.

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 302552)

Wow. I'm working on my commercial and am just building up time at this point (part 61). No multi rating yet. I'm flying my ass off lately though and was considering getting my CFI ticket and wait or just go ahead and apply somewhere, or both.

I've seen a lot of higher time (1500, 2000 TT 600 ME, if you consider that higher time) pilots applying at mesa. I'm not quite sure what the logic is behind this. I'll think about it :)

And don't they have a $12000 pro rated training contract that they can screw me over with if I leave?

Chris

I highly recommend getting your CFI...and CFII and MEI if you can. Yeah it will cost you alot of extra bucks....but at least you can fly, get experience, and get paid doing it while you are applying to airlines and playing the waiting game. Especially since the whole industry has slowed down hiring.