byrdseyeviewinc

Thanks alot WILLFLYFORFOOD. Just when I think there is no hope, I run across good news like this. Fly Safe

iflyjets4food

Good luck. Don't spend your career at the regional level. When I had 600 hours (which wasn't too long ago), I didn't feel like there was much hope either, but the time comes quickly. There's always a job to have somewhere, as long as you aren't too picky.

byrdseyeviewinc

Cool Being ERJ135. Like I said earlier, I like other views also, so I see there is hope for me. I am big on statistics also, if they have furloughed only once in the company's history, that sounds like a company that is doing something right. I am not a commercial aviation historian, but outside of FedEx and maybe Southwest, I don't know of to many more airlines that can say that about furloughed pilots, especially after 9/11.

Keep the dirty side down, unless you are fly aerobatics:-)

hatetobreakit2u

they wont hire you with 600/100.
they want 600/200 or 1000/100

i went down to there group interviews at miami beach aeroservice center, i had 625/115, the pimple faced 27 year old chief pilot took one look at my resume and told me they wanted more time, didnt even start asking me questions or interviewing me so I didnt blow it by saying something wrong. I asked him why they keep advertising on climbto350 for 600/100. He replied that n my case they want 600/200 or about 1000/100.
I then sent my resume thru climbto350 after they posted it again and got an email back from Chucky saying to keep flying.

They kinda ****ed me off but oh well I got hired elsewhere anyways. Luckily I flew down to miami for free. So I sent them an anonymous email telling them to post what there actually looking for instead of getting kids hopes up and sure enough they changed their climbto350 post. Who has 200 multi at 600 anyways? You either A. lucky enough to work at a fancy multi training FBO, B. you know someone with a multi or C. a gulfstream scab

LAfrequentflyer

Who has 200 multi at 600 anyways?


An ATP grad who now CFIs for them most likely will have those numbers.

-LA

KiloAlpha

I almost do... 770/185

JATAGA

Ok hate2u we don't have a pimple faced cheif pilot... we only have one cp and he comes with a world of experience behind him. Even when we were hiring like mad we were very selective on the people we hired. Colgan is a stepping stone to something bigger with one of the greatest pilot groups in the industry.

We did furlough after 911 for 2 weeks. The mins have a lot to do with your attitude. Many of the people doing the interviews are line capt's and fo's so naturally they want people they can work with online. The current capt upgrade is getting longer (14 to 24 months) in the Saab but maybe faster in the Beech.

It's a great place to work if you have a good attitude... hope this helps

And by the way at 600hrs I had about 450 ME and 350 ME Turbine with no pay for training and no instructing just a little luck and a good attitude.

byrdseyeviewinc

I Hate To Break It To You hatetobreakit2you, but in my opinion, either you are (A.) salty because you did not get hired or (B.) maybe you are just that way, but I am sure that Chief Pilot or whoever you called a Pimple Face So and So could see that a mile away, because he has been around it for a while now, so I am almost certain that your attitude did not rub him the right way. I wouldn't want to be on a 3 day trip with a a person that seem like he or she was going to be a problem either nor would I want them to be working for my company or the company that I represent. So maybe your attitude indicator need to be adjusted, but I see that you are an FO for somebody, so I could be wrong, or (B.) Maybe you slipped through the cracks and the truth will eventually come to the light, I don't know.

I have been in the military now for 13 years, and right off the back, I can tell the want to be's/ problem children when they walk in the door, just like that 27 year old pimpled face pilot that had enough power to tell you that you did not have enough hours, but keep up the good work.

byrdseyeviewinc

I agree with JATAGA 100%, Attitude is EVERYTHING in this industry.

hatetobreakit2u

i didnt give him an attitude because i didnt even have a chance to open my mouth and i dont think my handshake is that bad.

yes i was a little ****ed because I am just starting out and already realizing the sad truth about this industry that says one thing and means another. Thankfully I flew for free so I didnt lose too much time or money to go to it.