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mobius27 12-28-2016 03:42 PM


Originally Posted by newpilotusa (Post 2270913)
Are new hires still getting MSP or is it slowly becoming more senior?

The most junior MSP FO was hired in mid September so it looks like it was awarded right out of training. If there's any wait it would only be a couple months at most I would guess.

LAX2MSP 12-28-2016 03:46 PM

Just heard a rumor that EDV is scaling back 900 flying out of MSP to build up their east coast ops. Yet it is being replaced by GoJet, any insight? What happened to MSP being the junior base behind DTW? Are we losing lines in MSP and is movement coming to a stop?

tcco94 12-28-2016 03:53 PM


Originally Posted by mobius27 (Post 2270936)
The most junior MSP FO was hired in mid September so it looks like it was awarded right out of training. If there's any wait it would only be a couple months at most I would guess.

But the longest reserve line is in MSP is it not? Something to put up for consideration...something to be worried about the progress slowing down there?

I also heard on the news last week that DL is cutting back flights out of MSP this year...not sure if that meant any impact on the regional routes or just mainline

hawk21 12-28-2016 07:44 PM


Originally Posted by LAX2MSP (Post 2270937)
Just heard a rumor that EDV is scaling back 900 flying out of MSP to build up their east coast ops. Yet it is being replaced by GoJet, any insight? What happened to MSP being the junior base behind DTW? Are we losing lines in MSP and is movement coming to a stop?

GoJet? What? lol

elmetal 12-28-2016 08:17 PM

As a jr captain in msp, I am transferring to ORD due to how little movement there is in msp now. Take that however you will

spaaks 12-28-2016 09:31 PM


Originally Posted by Jedimaster (Post 2269226)
K', so trying to get a feel for what is actually occurring in the real world ... haven't flown since 95, was a 121 commuter captain until then (DHC8) ... Sorry, to be more clear, just recently flew 3.5 h in a 172 for a BFR, got my paper license changed to this new plastic thingy I've never heard about and am just trying to go with the flow...sort of working on my bucket list. You know, house paid for in 7 months, 4 kids put through college, trucking and construction did that in last 20 years. Recruiters at this airline and others, tell me upgrade less than 8 months with my quals. ( 11000 TT, 9000 TPIC, 121 & 135, etc) Is this for real?? Don't get me wrong, I need to sit in the right seat for a few months, just to get my bearings back ... but not going to swing gear for more than a year, bad CRM, it'll bring back my worst traits, which include starting many sentences with:" Listen Boy" and ending them with:"I was doing this when you were in diapers". This sounds terrible, I used to be really easy to fly with and sure that I still am...but don't have a ton of time left (late 50's) and bucket list or not, am not giving up #5 in seniority at a fortune 100 trucking company.
Very sorry, but I've been very lucky in aviation, less than 4 months as an FO, ever. Left corporate in 88 and my first and only airline had a lot of Embry FO's and needed 5000 TT and 2000TPIC to upgrade, which I had ++ when I started. Don't really care about many of the same things you guys do, fully vested in several pensions, (teamster, operating engineers, longshore), wife works for state, on PERS, we both have no deductible health plans, etc. Just sort of would like to get back to flying ... but just not comfy in right seat for very long. This is really my only criteria, :first, "how fast to upgrade??", second, I live in the PNW, pretty sure I'm too old to commute gracefully, third, I'm a Deacon in the Church, with all the requisite responsibilities, etc...(run a shelter, run a home for unwed mothers, etc, on the board of share for life, etc, etc, don't really have a lot of extra time, so please clarify the Delta of recruiter 8 mo. / poster 8 years. Thank you kindly.

You should work at gojet or mesa or psa

Aurora8 12-29-2016 05:57 PM


Originally Posted by amcnd (Post 2270695)
SLC is most likely right after you finish ioe or awarded during.. thats whats happening right now.

I would've thought SLC was a senior base - not so?

elmetal 12-29-2016 06:06 PM


Originally Posted by Aurora8 (Post 2271527)
I would've thought SLC was a senior base - not so?

For captains.

Flyinlynn 12-29-2016 06:35 PM

First year pay
 
Hi all I was just looking in the SkyWest site on the link for payscale

http://www.skywest.com/careers-old/career-guides/flight-jobs/#/payscale

It says:

"Pilots in training will be guaranteed 65 hours per month, which will increase to 76 hours per month once Initial Operating Experience (IOE) begins. Pay for first year pilots is $30 per flight hour, regardless of the type of aircraft flown."

I had been seeing first year pay is $36.50. All the other pay numbers seem the same as posted here. Does anyone know what is going on? Old info? First year FO pay cut??

Edit ok then I found this

http://skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/career-guides/flight-jobs/pilot-payscale/

Says $36.50

AUpilot77 12-29-2016 06:54 PM


Originally Posted by Flyinlynn (Post 2271551)
"Pilots in training will be guaranteed 65 hours per month, which will increase to 76 hours per month once Initial Operating Experience (IOE) begins.

Does this mean that during the waiting period between sims/check ride and IOE we're still at just 65 hours/month?


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