Classes: Hard to fill?
02-22-2011 | 07:23 AM
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I stopped flying years ago for about seven years, at the time I had 7000-8000 hours. I got current on my own dime and was hired at Eagle. After 9 months I was hired at America West and a month after that hired at United. Hasn't always been a great run, but it was easy for me to get back into it after a long hiatus.
02-22-2011 | 07:38 AM
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02-22-2011 | 07:39 AM
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Or do you mean sim check on an interview....?? My bad if that's what you meant.
02-22-2011 | 08:44 AM
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02-22-2011 | 08:48 AM
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I could actually meet my financial obligations (with my retirement added to that pay) and would seriously consider it.
Right now, I won't consider it at all. Can't even begin to make ends meet with a mortgage, bills and two kids a few years from college, even WITH the military retirement thrown in.
RAH called me two days ago for an interview (I had applied to Frontier before I retired and RAH had bought them) and I haven't (and won't) even bother returning their call.
02-22-2011 | 08:55 AM
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Where would that be? I doubt the FAA would sign off on that. At my airline we once had a program for pilots who had significant (as in thousands of hours) of CRJ-200 time to get an 'Abbreviated' program, which reduced the number of sims by a few, but it was not a huge cutback either.
Or do you mean sim check on an interview....?? My bad if that's what you meant.
Or do you mean sim check on an interview....?? My bad if that's what you meant.
02-22-2011 | 11:24 AM
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Here are some facts:
-RAH's minimums have made it so that the company has been unable to fill the targeted pilot vacancies, just ask folks there.
-Skywest's new minimums are 1000 Hours "Preferred"
-Eagle is hiring at 800 Hours
-Many flight schools are going under because the demand for pilot training has greatly abated.
-Sallie Mae and many others are no longer offering loans for professional flight training.
-In spite of the new law requiring minimums to be at 1500 hours and an ATP in 2 years, minimums have gone down presently.
-It seems as though the regionals are trying to get their people on the line now.
-Age 65 will be forcing a large block of pilots to retire very soon.
-Many airlines have once again begun to hire in significant numbers.
-RAH's minimums have made it so that the company has been unable to fill the targeted pilot vacancies, just ask folks there.
-Skywest's new minimums are 1000 Hours "Preferred"
-Eagle is hiring at 800 Hours
-Many flight schools are going under because the demand for pilot training has greatly abated.
-Sallie Mae and many others are no longer offering loans for professional flight training.
-In spite of the new law requiring minimums to be at 1500 hours and an ATP in 2 years, minimums have gone down presently.
-It seems as though the regionals are trying to get their people on the line now.
-Age 65 will be forcing a large block of pilots to retire very soon.
-Many airlines have once again begun to hire in significant numbers.
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