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amcnd , 03-31-2019 03:58 PM

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APC it’s the “under wing” forum .. Flightinfo was do MD80’s...

#32

Varsity , 03-31-2019 08:03 PM

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Does my piper seminole count as under wing engine time too?! It's just like a mini 777!

#33

domino , 03-31-2019 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by baronbvp

True, but I saw a Kalitta ad that said glass cockpit and underwing engine experience preferred.

Friends don’t let friends go to Kalitta.

#34

ninerdriver , 04-01-2019 01:48 AM

Porco Rosso

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Originally Posted by baronbvp

I am a new ERJ FO from San Diego. I started ground school in December. My first month I was on reserve at LGA like you will be. This sucks because it’s a two-leg commute, so even if you get on the first jet to commute, you won’t know about the second one for sure until you get on. They will likely gate check your rollaboard and your luggage will go to LGA or SAN even if you don’t.

However, I got ORD the second month. A one-leg commute so way better. And then I just got DEN the third month. I am working my way back to the west coast and hope to get SAN by summer, or maybe the end of summer. LAX would be a great second alternative until SAN opens up.

Get home before you worry about making CA. You have to have 1000 hours SIC to even be eligible, and could be in SAN well before then. Even sitting reserve, you’d be doing it in your house instead of a crashpad.

However, to the points of those who posted above, if SkyWest CA is your goal, the circus starts all over again when you upgrade. And CA in SAN would indeed take years. That being said, no ERJ FO or CA I’ve talked to who was previously a CRJ guy would ever go back to the CRJ. The ERJ is that much better. And many majors and cargo outfits are looking for underwing engine time instead of T-tail time, because they fly Boeing and Airbus. The ERJ is a mini-Airbus. The CRJ is viewed as a mini-MD80.

Yep, all the type stuff down there is extra stupid. That's been covered.

Different question, though, which I'm pointing out for the benefit of other OO LGA commuters from the West... why didn't you just fly nonstop from SAN to JFK?

#35

stnkbg1 , 04-01-2019 04:50 AM

On Reserve

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Originally Posted by ninerdriver

How would one get from JFK to LGA?

#36

ninerdriver , 04-01-2019 07:20 AM

Porco Rosso

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Originally Posted by stnkbg1

How would one get from JFK to LGA?

There are lots of options. Some are expensive, like taking a taxi or ride share. Some are cheaper, like taking the subway and bus. Some are in between, like taking the NYC Express bus or a car service.

I take the subway. It costs about $8. Budget an hour and a half, and you'll have plenty of time. It's a lot easier than sweating a two-leg commute.

#37

word302 , 04-01-2019 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by domino

Friends don’t let friends go to Kalitta.

Why? They have a decent contract. Buddy headed there a year ago and loves it.

#38

rickair7777 , 04-01-2019 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by baronbvp

And many majors and cargo outfits are looking for underwing engine time instead of T-tail time, because they fly Boeing and Airbus. The ERJ is a mini-Airbus. The CRJ is viewed as a mini-MD80.

This was an idiotic rumor which some regional FO's perpetuated years ago to enhance their own self-importance. Nothing could be further from the truth. If any airline actually did specify that, they are an anomaly.

At the grown up level in this industry, a jet is a jet, and if you can't figure out how to fly it regardless of where the motors hang, they probably don't want you.

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Skylarking , 04-02-2019 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by word302

Honestly the smartest thing you could do is take the CRJ and go for a PSP base. I know, I know, SAN only has ERJs. You will likely get PSP before you finish training or soon after, hold a line faster, and be able to hold a CA position within a few years. Not only that, but if you decide to switch to the ERJ after your seat lock, upgrading in the CRJ will be piece of cake. You won't hold a CA seat in SAN for 5-8 years minimum unless something drastically changes.

I’m a new hire and I start CRJ training in July. Like stnkbg1, I live in San Diego, so PSP is on my radar too. Any idea what kind of trips are flown from PSP (4 days?). How soon could I realistically hold a line there? Thanks for any responses!

#40

amcnd , 04-02-2019 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Skylarking

Second from the bottom got a line for April . 3 on 3 off 3 on 7 off 3 on 3 off 3 on 5 off.

The most Jr pilot in PSP still hasn’t finished sim training yet... so a NH..