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06-18-2017 | 06:15 PM
#7692
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From: New hire 135 airline pilot
Automated vs. not-so-automated vs. helicopter
I am a recently retired Army aviator looking to enter a regional 121 cockpit. My instrument time is mostly in UH-60 Blackhawks-the analog version (UH-60A). The latest posts in this thread seem a bit melodramatic. Is pushing buttons in a stable fixed-wing RJ really so difficult? Is flying the approach by hand truly that difficult? Honestly, after flying RW, these CRJ/ERJ posts have me a bit concerned- do they truly reflect the professional aviators in whom the public entrusts their lives? But then, I've never flown an RJ. I would love to hear some feedback from someone who has flown BOTH helos and RJs. Please, someone with maturity and experience, enlighten this "RJ padawan".
Thanks.
Thanks.
06-18-2017 | 06:57 PM
#7693
Ich bin Pilot von Beruf
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: CRJ Kapitän
I don't know anyone who has flown both RW and an RJ, but at my old shop the crusty old Blackhawk commander flying Lear 35s was the best at it and the Lear is tougher to fly than an RJ....
Your ability to form an accurate mental model of the aircraft that you fly will largely determine your success.
Your ability to form an accurate mental model of the aircraft that you fly will largely determine your success.
06-18-2017 | 07:43 PM
#7694
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Joined: Sep 2009
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I am a recently retired Army aviator looking to enter a regional 121 cockpit. My instrument time is mostly in UH-60 Blackhawks-the analog version (UH-60A). The latest posts in this thread seem a bit melodramatic. Is pushing buttons in a stable fixed-wing RJ really so difficult? Is flying the approach by hand truly that difficult? Honestly, after flying RW, these CRJ/ERJ posts have me a bit concerned- do they truly reflect the professional aviators in whom the public entrusts their lives? But then, I've never flown an RJ. I would love to hear some feedback from someone who has flown BOTH helos and RJs. Please, someone with maturity and experience, enlighten this "RJ padawan".
Thanks.
Thanks.
Pushing buttons is easy, as long as you push the right ones in the right order, otherwise it gets difficult.
Lots of fling wing guys around nowadays, you'll do fine.
06-19-2017 | 05:34 AM
#7695
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Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Former Airline Captain
I am a recently retired Army aviator looking to enter a regional 121 cockpit. My instrument time is mostly in UH-60 Blackhawks-the analog version (UH-60A). The latest posts in this thread seem a bit melodramatic. Is pushing buttons in a stable fixed-wing RJ really so difficult? Is flying the approach by hand truly that difficult? Honestly, after flying RW, these CRJ/ERJ posts have me a bit concerned- do they truly reflect the professional aviators in whom the public entrusts their lives? But then, I've never flown an RJ. I would love to hear some feedback from someone who has flown BOTH helos and RJs. Please, someone with maturity and experience, enlighten this "RJ padawan".
Thanks.
Thanks.
06-19-2017 | 03:42 PM
#7696
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Joined: Nov 2013
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Shouldn't July's bids be out by now?
06-19-2017 | 03:46 PM
#7697
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Backdoor is up
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06-20-2017 | 11:47 PM
#7699
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Joined: Sep 2016
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For those new guys on here. You'll want a reference on the inside of skywest before the interview, hopefully before you apply online. Make sure you PM someone who has answered your questions to help get them that referral bonus. It's worth it for all the questions you'll want to ask your direct reference inside SKYW. I know I had a lot when I first started.
So, If your new to this forum, considering going to skywest and don't have any inside references, feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to help, also.
So, If your new to this forum, considering going to skywest and don't have any inside references, feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to help, also.
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