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12-10-2014 | 10:13 AM
#5921
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Nov 2006
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AAG took away 145s from Envoy and gave them to Piedmont not out of the goodness of their hearts, but as a thinly veiled threat to Envoy.
If Envoy votes down the latest proposal, then they'll lose even more 145s and most likely negotiations with the Piedmont FAs and MX get fast tracked.
12-12-2014 | 11:28 AM
#5922
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Joined: Dec 2014
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Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
12-12-2014 | 01:48 PM
#5923
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 336
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Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
You are totally correct about pdt's bases though. It sucks if you have to commute, but you already know that before u sign up, so what's your point? Pdt is bad? So are 95% of the regionals. But I am interested in your dealing of our training department though.
12-12-2014 | 02:12 PM
#5924
Happy at PDT
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 983
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From: EMB-145 CA
Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
2. I have 2 and 3 leg commuted for over 2 years. I have used my commuting clause once. Its all about boarding priority friend...its easier for us to commute than any of the contract carrier. My wife has a better priority non-reving than any pilot at AWAC, RAH, etc...but that is meaningless right? Why move, if you don't have to? Commuting is what you make of it, and the stigma of a 2 leg commute is way overrated in my opinion...if you do your homework on boarding priority...I did.
12-12-2014 | 02:12 PM
#5925
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 3,157
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Better question is "why would anyone want fly for Piedmont? Their training dept. is known to be horrendously terrible. No standardization with sim instructors. Sim instructors that lack sim skills to demonstrate maneuvers. None of them use the syllabus they pass out in ground school, and if you mention the syllabus to a sim instructor, they make excuses why they don't use it. As far as PDT getting jets, just a recruiting tactic to get pilots to join a small meaningless regional airline. Also, the PDT domiciles are out stations requiring a two or three leg commute.
12-12-2014 | 05:54 PM
#5926
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Joined: May 2009
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Did you recently been through training or something? You sounds like you have a story to tell.
You are totally correct about pdt's bases though. It sucks if you have to commute, but you already know that before u sign up, so what's your point? Pdt is bad? So are 95% of the regionals. But I am interested in your dealing of our training department though.
You are totally correct about pdt's bases though. It sucks if you have to commute, but you already know that before u sign up, so what's your point? Pdt is bad? So are 95% of the regionals. But I am interested in your dealing of our training department though.
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