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Old 09-21-2006 | 07:48 PM
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So whats the deal with greatlakes? I hear they hire at low time, and CA upgrade is low time to?
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Old 09-21-2006 | 08:54 PM
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I know that their minimums right now are 750 TT and 50 ME. I've seen plenty of gouges howerver on www.aviationinterviews.com where guys were hired way below that. I saw one hired with only 450 TT and 60 ME.

I hope that's true because I'll have around 430 TT and 110ME when I get done.
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Old 09-21-2006 | 09:12 PM
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Yes, posted minimums are 750 TT and 50 ME. However, it looks like hiring might be slowing (at least for a short time). Regardless, it's always worth throwing your hat in the ring, especially if you happen to have to have some good multi experience, and extra kudos, of course, for turbine multi. Yes, people have been hired here with low time. The common thread with all these folks have been that they have a solid internal rec. or two. In fact, all that were hired in my class had an internal rec., that I know of.

Good luck.
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Old 09-21-2006 | 09:16 PM
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Hey Kansas, what type of generator is that on the wingtip on your sig?
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Old 09-21-2006 | 09:20 PM
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That be a hail-destroying, lightning attracting, funnel cloud chasing generator. Gotta love it.
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Old 09-21-2006 | 10:11 PM
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Love the sig man. I sure do miss those fun days where you have a lot of flying and very little sleep.
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Old 09-21-2006 | 11:21 PM
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Weather MOD...Kicks A$$!!!
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Old 09-22-2006 | 07:17 AM
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Well, I still do a lot of flying on not enough sleep...but just not in thunderstorms anymore
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Old 09-22-2006 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by exerauflyboy5
So whats the deal with greatlakes? I hear they hire at low time, and CA upgrade is low time to?
I've never heard of any 121 carrier upgrading somebody below ATP mins (1500TT etc.). So upgrade (flight) time is fixed, but time (months/years) is something that can change quickly. Most 121s that fly 1900s upgrade in a little over a year. According to APC the most current CA at Great Lakes was hired in July of last year. http://airlinepilotcentral.com/airli...eat_lakes.html

Like previously suggested, throw your stuff in, it can't hurt!
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Old 09-22-2006 | 02:40 PM
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But starting pay at $15 an hour?? That comes to around 13k a year. Of course thats at 75 hrs a month, but how often does one fly over that. Granted you upgrade kinda quick but still...It'd be hard to live on.
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