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01-29-2017 | 03:21 PM

#10631

MantisToboggan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by daOldMan

That is fine, if you want to waste a year of your useful flying life just waiting to fly at a regional.

Enjoy.

While you are doing that, everyone else will be passing you by.

That "year" (it's certainly not a year, just humoring you and your idiotic posts that you bless us with once a week or so) counts towards your flow. Get paid, get closer to flowing, remain vigilant on the message boards against idiots like you spreading misinformation about competitor airlines to make themselves feel better. Win win, unless you're daOldMan. In which case, I hope you find peace. But not really

-Doctor T

01-29-2017 | 04:00 PM

#10632

NDTC3

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Looking at the route map on the company website, does the 145 go to Indianapolis, or the 8?

01-29-2017 | 04:10 PM

#10633

idlethrust

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Originally Posted by NDTC3

Looking at the route map on the company website, does the 145 go to Indianapolis, or the 8?

All I see is a bunch of short hops -30 or -40 min flights. 4 or 5 legs a day 5days a week .....whew....

01-29-2017 | 04:24 PM

#10634

Wink

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So, judging from that email, did anyone interpret that as a hint towards displacements?

Found it kinda odd

01-29-2017 | 07:41 PM

#10635

Lvlng4Spd

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From: EMB-145 CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by NDTC3

Looking at the route map on the company website, does the 145 go to Indianapolis, or the 8?

That is a 145 flight.

01-29-2017 | 07:44 PM

#10636

Lvlng4Spd

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From: EMB-145 CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by idlethrust

All I see is a bunch of short hops -30 or -40 min flights. 4 or 5 legs a day 5days a week .....whew....

Incorrect. We have many 145 trips with only 1 or 2 flights on several of the days.

01-29-2017 | 09:24 PM

#10637

buddies8

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welcome to the US Airways way of doing scheduling.

01-30-2017 | 03:19 AM

#10638

MKUltra

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From: Professional Eugoogoolizer at the Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wink

So, judging from that email, did anyone interpret that as a hint towards displacements?

Found it kinda odd

Yes, there are going to be many displacements on this base closure bid. Either your going to phl sby or roa on the dash or phl on the phone 145. Your seniority holds where you will end up.

01-30-2017 | 05:55 AM

#10639

Theaveragejoker

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From: DHC-8 CA

Anytime a base closes there are displacements. That's not news.

01-30-2017 | 06:34 AM

#10640

Future Cpt Kirk

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From: Gear Slinger

Quote:

Originally Posted by daOldMan

Piedmont is trying to get as many pilots on property as quickly as possible. They figure, once you start class, you are locked in.

That way, if it takes you 6-8 months to finish class and a year to start breaking guarantee, then there is nothing you can do about it.

The person that will be the most junior captain 6 months from now has already been hired. The painfully slow training process will allow anyone that is already flying the line to build 1000 SIC and upgrade before anyone that is hired today.

Except it isn't anywhere close to "6-8" months to finish training. I started in November. I'll be done next week. It will be just over a total of three months, including my paid time off. Some finished sooner. No one will be on min guarantee waiting for a year either.

The last vacancy bid was unable to fill all captain slots. Anyone being hired now will have a very quick upgrade compared to just about anywhere else. Anyone with the required 121 time will go to OE and then right back for upgrade.

Are you going to have a little paid time off? Yes. Four to eight weeks. That's it. The only airline that has a 6-8 month footprint right now is CommutAir. Your numbers are very inaccurate.