I think it means training 2x year.

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I think it means training 2x year.[/QUOTE]

I don't think so, Airways uses AQP meaning they only train once a year, pretty sure they're Cat II

I think it means training 2x year.[/QUOTE]

I don't think so, Airways uses AQP meaning they only train once a year, pretty sure they're Cat II[/QUOTE]

Well thats what they told us in 2011 under that AQP. It wasnt worth the expense as they rarely needed cat II. Anyone else?

I don't know where all these cat II rumors are coming from but who cares? How often would we really use it? I can only think of a few times where it would have come in handy as only a handful of airports we operate in have functioning CAT II approaches.

On the other hand RNAV approach capability would be a huge benefit with our operation, but would require a major avionics overhaul.

if cat II qualified its requirements for alternates are different from what i am told and this would allow company to fly with one alternate instead of two when needed. CAT II the first alternate requirements are lower than the cat I so it is all about saving fuel by virtue of not carrying alternate fuel under cat II when a flight under cat I qualified pilots and aircraft would require an alternate.

I think it means training 2x year.[/QUOTE]

I don't think so, Airways uses AQP meaning they only train once a year, pretty sure they're Cat II[/QUOTE]

There is a lot of guidance on the training requirements for Cat II. Some depends on how often the pilots have actually gotten to do a Cat II approach to full Cat II minimums. Otherwise there is a restriction that lets you go below Cat I but not all the way to Cat II.

Verbage; it is a limited PIC type that is removed after additional training. Hence the SOE among many other things to be completed.

I'm in that group too. One of us has 29,000 hours and is typed in the DC-9 and 717. He is looking to stick around for a long time unless a flow happens to mainline. The rest of us are looking to stick around as well. I'd say about half currently have an opinion to try and flow to mainline at about the 3-5 year mark or just stick around at PDT if it doesn't happen. Of course it will most likely all depend on what PDT is called and operating in 3-5 years as well. Regardless none of us have expressed any real interest in going any place and just use PDT as a place to fill a void until something better comes along.

^^^ totally agree. Pdt pilots have way more important things to be concerned about.

You're really going to stick around there making 25-35K, get abused by scheduling, and work inefficient AM/PM shifts long term?

If you live in base I can see it. It's really not a bad place to work if that's the case. Lord help you trying to commute though.

They have no idea what they are getting in to, after a year of this BS they will be singing a different tune. The management at this place never ceases to amaze me, and not in a good way.

Don't always agree with you L1011, but you're spot on.

I hear we are bidding on a -100. Ex military plane. Low cycles but older than 906.

Yea- PDT has always been proactive...:rolleyes:

I thought PSA and PDT is merging :P why else would PSA change their flight numbers to 4000's when our current flight numbers doesn't really conflict with AE.

FWIW everyone was getting CAT II qualified back in 1993. I think I've got my Piedmont CAT II manual sitting up in the closet somewhere.

Nu

Actually it is newer. 906 is serial #9. The airplane you are talking about is serial #30 about two years newer

Please tell me that they will keep the curtains and the uns

Just curious, how many pilots has PDT hired since July 2012?

zero between 5/2012 and 2/2013. 33 on the seniority list between 2/13 and now. They probably hired more than that, but some probably quit or got fired.

What's the over under on double premium pay this summer? So far my phone has not been ringing for JR mans, so I don't think it's very likely, but there are a slew of FOs getting ready to move to greener pastures.

I've had 3 JRM calls on days off, didn't answer, in the past month. All July trips are PRM. I bet we see DBPRM second half of August and September

Was there any change in the junior man language with the new contract?

Nope 3/yr and a Jrm ext

I got all 3 of my Jr man's taken care of in the past 3 weeks.

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http://m.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/plane-makes-emergency-landing-charlotte-douglas/nYcxB/

Cannot see Piedmont surviving as a business unit of USAirways post-merger. The airline is run on a tight budget enough as it is, and then to imagine a re-fleet with a top-heavy seniority list? Why on Earth would they do that?
I believe that what happened at DL/NW post-merger is going to happen at USAirways (and the wholly-owned subsidiaries). They will be sold, or divested and draconian consolidation will follow and RFPs to operate any "new" flying or airplanes.
JK incident, I was there...Quite a shock to say the least, but not really surprising either...

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Keeping the previous junior man language is near criminal.

So what's with the JK thing? He finally spout off to a classroom full of guys who had some flight / life experience and they tell him to shove it?

Don't you know? Fun/ life experiences are not allowed at Piedmont, especially while you're in JK's world/ Training.

JK is still at that place ? Laugh out loud

No August CQ. Wow.

What's the reason? Bringing the instructors on line?

What is CQ???? (I am a newbie)

At least there is still vaca...

I'm guessing because they can't afford to take anyone offline since we are so short staffed. I think our block hours drop a bit in September so they can run more classes then.

I'm still waiting for that double premium. Too bad I can't pick it up with my 12 day off line.

Our annual recurrent training. It's fancy AQP wording that stands for "Continuing Qualification."

It's pretty sad that the Eagle pilots are up in arms about a proposal from US Airways that has these items in it, when, at the same time, we jumped at the chance to sign our futures away here at Piedmont. What a slap in the face. Maybe Eagle will offer us new-hire positions when we lose our jobs.

It also contains a B scale, pay freezes under certain conditions, etc, of course they are are up in arms.

So essentially a "c" scale?