If your in MSP/STP tonight this might be worth watching
#1
If your in MSP/STP tonight this might be worth watching
http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/...html?cat=1&v=1
(found this in Mesaba New Hires thread, thanks to whoever posted it)
(found this in Mesaba New Hires thread, thanks to whoever posted it)
#4
I love when they interview random people on random subjects as there sitting in the drive through at Mcdonals. Those are the best reports.
#5
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Joined APC: Jan 2008
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Great, hasnt this subject been covered enough already. I got a great idea, lets only hire pilots with 5000 hours or more, but because we cant get enough pilots with that expierience we will have to cancel 3/4 of our flights for the day. Lets see how the PAX and media will respond to that.
#6
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Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: ERJ FO
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Great, hasnt this subject been covered enough already. I got a great idea, lets only hire pilots with 5000 hours or more, but because we cant get enough pilots with that expierience we will have to cancel 3/4 of our flights for the day. Lets see how the PAX and media will respond to that.
Those differences start to go away when you're comparing the 5,000 hour guy to the 1,000 hour guy.
Not knocking on the low time guys, we were all there once. But just because jets are shiny and go real fast doesn't mean you should be rushing off to sit in the right seat of one.
#7
said it once, ill say it again...
general public does not care. cockpit door is locked, they sit in the back gripping on to their ticket which they bought for the lowest price on expedia, travelocity, priceline, etc
...and as long as they get to where it says on their ticket and 'saved' a couple of bucks on the way, then they will smile, thank you for the flight, and ask how hard you had to wind up the props before takeoff
how about an expose on starting pay...
general public does not care. cockpit door is locked, they sit in the back gripping on to their ticket which they bought for the lowest price on expedia, travelocity, priceline, etc
...and as long as they get to where it says on their ticket and 'saved' a couple of bucks on the way, then they will smile, thank you for the flight, and ask how hard you had to wind up the props before takeoff
how about an expose on starting pay...
#8
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 593
Experience...their is no substitute i agree, but the level of training is far gone from the days of Vietnam when an OV2-Bronco was used as a trainer, with Avidine Flight Max and G1000, ruling the market place and making low time pilots more glass oriented than some people who fly even DC-9's or Saab's...I'm not saying all hail the lowtime pilot all I'm saying is these low time guys aren't as bad as all these captains make them out to be.
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