Mesaba TT 600?
06-08-2011 | 12:42 PM
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From: ERJ Right Seat
It isn't about paying one's dues (honestly I do not care to have someone go through crap to move up). It is about learning how to fly and being PIC. I do not fault folks for trying to get ahead, but I DO fault the system that allows someone who has not made the hard decisions from being PIC.
06-08-2011 | 12:54 PM
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Well said, FlyJSH. This has been a heated debate for quite some time with Congress passing that bill requiring all Part 121 pilots to have 1,500 hrs of flight experience (effective August 2013 I think?). It's nearly impossible to guarantee the quality of someone's piloting skills simply because the bottom right column in their logbook adds up to a certain number. I could be an amazing pilot with 500 hrs and not make the grade because my time doesn't meet the requirement. On the other hand, I could have 2,500 hrs and not be capable of flying straight and level.
06-08-2011 | 01:00 PM
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06-08-2011 | 01:05 PM
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There are exceptions but the 2500 hour pilot is going to do a much better job than the 500 hour pilot. Yes there are exceptions but when you put a 500 hour pilot in the right seat of a regional it burdens the Captain to now have to babby sit and play flight instructor for the entire trip.
06-08-2011 | 05:17 PM
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06-09-2011 | 11:08 AM
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I am curious what is to happen to the separate seniority lists after the merger. Is pinnacle/mesaba going to share one list and allow pilots to cross from one company to the other to go from saab to q400 to crj or are the mesaba turboprops and pinnacle jet fleets going to keep their own pilot groups? Im sure this has been covered before but I couldn't find the answer and was curious. Thanks!
06-09-2011 | 12:19 PM
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All three lists are being merged into one as we speak. Pilots will be able to bid between different equipment, bases, and airlines. The time frame is unknown as the arbitrator has yet to release the integrated seniority list and I don't know if there will be fences or when one would be able to jump to the other side.
I'm glad we're going with one list to eliminate the whipsawing but we're all pretty anxious to see where we'll fall in the new Pinacolsaba.
I'm glad we're going with one list to eliminate the whipsawing but we're all pretty anxious to see where we'll fall in the new Pinacolsaba.
06-09-2011 | 01:49 PM
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06-09-2011 | 05:20 PM
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There are exceptions but the 2500 hour pilot is going to do a much better job than the 500 hour pilot. Yes there are exceptions but when you put a 500 hour pilot in the right seat of a regional it burdens the Captain to now have to babby sit and play flight instructor for the entire trip.
06-09-2011 | 05:45 PM
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I'm not sure that I have EVER anyone's post (that at least has a sliver of credibility) that suggested that even high time airlines pilots are immune to making mistakes
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PS - the question above already has a statistical answer that most on this forum will know.
But we all know about statistics right?
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