Originally Posted by ebl14 (Post 647487)

DCI flying is going to go where it always has gone, to the lowest bidder. You guys should know that by now. End of discussion.

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 647432)

That's a cute one but I believe DAL scope prevents it. The Q400 is too heavy. I'll have to check.

Originally Posted by ebl14 (Post 647487)

DCI flying is going to go where it always has gone, to the lowest bidder. You guys should know that by now. End of discussion.

Originally Posted by H46Bubba (Post 647547)

It's less than a CRJ-700. At what weight(max gross or empty) is the limit as far as DL's scope is concerned?
Here is what Bombardier has published for Q400 weight specs for the high gross weight version:

Weights: High Gross Weight Version (HGW)

Maximum takeoff weight 64,500 lb 29,257 kg
Maximum landing weight 61,750 lb 28,009 kg
Maximum zero fuel weight 57,000 lb 25,855 kg
Operating weight empty 37,888 lb 17,185 kg
Maximum payload 19,112 lb 8,670 kg

Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 647271)

Most airline hiring practices are driven by results. I know at my airline they look at how the pilots they hire perform in training and on the line. They use that feedback to craft what they seek when they hire. In the last round we had far more extra training then in the last 30 years so perhaps in the next round the standards will change.
There is one last part left out by most pilots in the hiring equation. Majors understand they are hiring both a pilot and a manager. They look at the side of the equation also. Do well in college in a real major at a good school. It makes a big difference. Get some management experience outside avaition if possible. It makes a difference!

Originally Posted by cfitstew (Post 647469)

Great post. I want to see all of these regioanls shrink. I don't want to spend my entire career at one of these crappy companies, and the more flying that goes back to mainline the better it will be for all of us in the long run. Personally, I feel you are a fool if you plan to make a career at a regional. I swear some of us can't see the forrest for the trees.

Originally Posted by thrustsetrj200 (Post 647236)

I don't want to live like my parents or my grandparents or learn like they did. I want a better life and I won't complain if I don't get to go through the same experiences they did.

Originally Posted by laserman2431 (Post 647577)

That sounds like a good idea. How can we make the regional flying go back to the mainlines?