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Will these training delays put an end to the fast upgrades?
If it takes 6 months to get out of training, won't that give FO's already on property the chance to get their 1000 hours and upgrade? Seems that any FOs that were hired this past summer will be able to upgrade before the new hires that are going to PDT for the "quick upgrade".
Is PDT still only hiring 10 per class/20 per month? How many upgrades per month?
If it takes 6 months to get out of training, won't that give FO's already on property the chance to get their 1000 hours and upgrade? Seems that any FOs that were hired this past summer will be able to upgrade before the new hires that are going to PDT for the "quick upgrade".
Is PDT still only hiring 10 per class/20 per month? How many upgrades per month?
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Will these training delays put an end to the fast upgrades?
If it takes 6 months to get out of training, won't that give FO's already on property the chance to get their 1000 hours and upgrade? Seems that any FOs that were hired this past summer will be able to upgrade before the new hires that are going to PDT for the "quick upgrade".
Is PDT still only hiring 10 per class/20 per month? How many upgrades per month?
If it takes 6 months to get out of training, won't that give FO's already on property the chance to get their 1000 hours and upgrade? Seems that any FOs that were hired this past summer will be able to upgrade before the new hires that are going to PDT for the "quick upgrade".
Is PDT still only hiring 10 per class/20 per month? How many upgrades per month?
Many of the PDT FOs I know are happily sitting as FO to collect their FO bonus ($20k) before they consider a CA upgrade since CAs only get $7500.
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I'll make an uneducated guess on bases.
AAG seems keen to bring more regional flying under the Wholly Owned umbrella (or it seems to...)
Take a look at who does what - This forum contains many threads about Air Wis - if that's taken over by AAG, the new base could possibly be in Boston (being a main center) or Norfolk.
If Mesa relinquishes the AA side, there could be a new base in Phoenix. DFW is already covered by Envoy.
Or I could be totally wrong, however idle gossip and speculation is quite satisfying!
AAG seems keen to bring more regional flying under the Wholly Owned umbrella (or it seems to...)
Take a look at who does what - This forum contains many threads about Air Wis - if that's taken over by AAG, the new base could possibly be in Boston (being a main center) or Norfolk.
If Mesa relinquishes the AA side, there could be a new base in Phoenix. DFW is already covered by Envoy.
Or I could be totally wrong, however idle gossip and speculation is quite satisfying!
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And no, not a 6 month upgrade. That is not what I am saying. If it takes 6 months to finish FO training, and in that time, FOs that are already on property get their 1000 hours in the meantime, then it may mean a 2 year upgrade as compared to an immediate upgrade.
I have heard of several AWAC pilots that went to PDT recently so they could get an immediate upgrade. But, if there are enough FOs already on property that are able to upgrade before the new hires finish training and are able to upgrade, then the fast upgrade is gone.
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First of all, if they bypass upgrade for a couple thousand dollars, then they have serious issues. That is just plain stupid.
And no, not a 6 month upgrade. That is not what I am saying. If it takes 6 months to finish FO training, and in that time, FOs that are already on property get their 1000 hours in the meantime, then it may mean a 2 year upgrade as compared to an immediate upgrade.
I have heard of several AWAC pilots that went to PDT recently so they could get an immediate upgrade. But, if there are enough FOs already on property that are able to upgrade before the new hires finish training and are able to upgrade, then the fast upgrade is gone.
And no, not a 6 month upgrade. That is not what I am saying. If it takes 6 months to finish FO training, and in that time, FOs that are already on property get their 1000 hours in the meantime, then it may mean a 2 year upgrade as compared to an immediate upgrade.
I have heard of several AWAC pilots that went to PDT recently so they could get an immediate upgrade. But, if there are enough FOs already on property that are able to upgrade before the new hires finish training and are able to upgrade, then the fast upgrade is gone.
My personal prediction is 145 upgrades will continue to stay junior, even moreso than the dash.
First of all, if they bypass upgrade for a couple thousand dollars, then they have serious issues. That is just plain stupid.
And no, not a 6 month upgrade. That is not what I am saying. If it takes 6 months to finish FO training, and in that time, FOs that are already on property get their 1000 hours in the meantime, then it may mean a 2 year upgrade as compared to an immediate upgrade.
I have heard of several AWAC pilots that went to PDT recently so they could get an immediate upgrade. But, if there are enough FOs already on property that are able to upgrade before the new hires finish training and are able to upgrade, then the fast upgrade is gone.
And no, not a 6 month upgrade. That is not what I am saying. If it takes 6 months to finish FO training, and in that time, FOs that are already on property get their 1000 hours in the meantime, then it may mean a 2 year upgrade as compared to an immediate upgrade.
I have heard of several AWAC pilots that went to PDT recently so they could get an immediate upgrade. But, if there are enough FOs already on property that are able to upgrade before the new hires finish training and are able to upgrade, then the fast upgrade is gone.
Just my $0.02 obviously, but there was a sim backlog all of last year, and upgrades still stayed low with an overall minimal net gain of airframes on property.
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You are hiring 20 a month at most, due to your inept training department that can't even get 20 pilots a month through without long delays.
You are flowing at least 5, and probably losing another 5 a month at least to outside attrition.
So, you are adding 10 pilots a month, but adding 2-3 airplanes a month? How are you going to staff them? That is mathematically impossible!
My guess is that you will only add 145's at the same rate that you are parking the Dash. You may be able to add 1 additional 145 every couple of months for growth, but that is about it.
Explain this to me..
You are hiring 20 a month at most, due to your inept training department that can't even get 20 pilots a month through without long delays.
You are flowing at least 5, and probably losing another 5 a month at least to outside attrition.
So, you are adding 10 pilots a month, but adding 2-3 airplanes a month? How are you going to staff them? That is mathematically impossible!
My guess is that you will only add 145's at the same rate that you are parking the Dash. You may be able to add 1 additional 145 every couple of months for growth, but that is about it.
You are hiring 20 a month at most, due to your inept training department that can't even get 20 pilots a month through without long delays.
You are flowing at least 5, and probably losing another 5 a month at least to outside attrition.
So, you are adding 10 pilots a month, but adding 2-3 airplanes a month? How are you going to staff them? That is mathematically impossible!
My guess is that you will only add 145's at the same rate that you are parking the Dash. You may be able to add 1 additional 145 every couple of months for growth, but that is about it.
BUT, we'll take your hypothetical as fact for the sake of argument. If PDT is growing a net of 10 pilots a month and receiving at minimum 1 additional airframe, isn't that staffable growth? It is a fact that there is overall airframe growth at PDT right now. Your logic, while trying to prove that low upgrades are unstainable, is actually proving the contrary. All the while, the additional 10 pilots who aren't getting through the training program expediently are receiving paid vacation while they wait! I'm putting words in your mouth, but in this case, they're your own.
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