Hey im just wondering how long on average the new 200 guys are on reserve for at mesaba, being the aircraft and base are very senior....

thanks!

Thought they just flew the Saab and the Big Lawn Dart. 200's flown by Pinnicle. Could be wrong though.

Yes they do .. they are coming from Pinnacle. I believe there are to be 17 in total.

thats mighty funny, because I have a -200 class on the 28th...

...at Mesaba...

I sure hope that was the name on the building I did my interview at....




*maybe somebody from Mesaba can answer my question*

I think a better question to have answered is how long you'll sit waiting for IOE. This has been the best (and longest) vacation I've ever had.

so Ive heard...lol.
How long has that "wait" been these days?

What's the normal wait for the -200 between ground school and sim training??

I can't speak for later down the road, but currently there is no reserve time on the 200. To give an example, for Feb there are 23 bid lines (none being reserve) with 16 FO's eligible to bid. As you can see, currently we do not have enough FO's to cover all the lines.

I've been off for 4 weeks...prolly another 4 coming. My concern is forgetting everything.

That depends on what captain you're paired with. Your captain bids the slot...for some, they went to Montreal/Denver the Monday after training was done (actually flew positive spaced the day before). My pairing had 2 weeks off in between ground and SIM. Others had a month off.

For me, 2 weeks was plenty.