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Originally Posted by Privateer383 (Post 2381459)

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.

I thought it was tongue-in-cheek humor;)

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.

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Originally Posted by Privateer383 (Post 2381459)

Privateer, I have about 2,800 hours in helos (UH-1Ns and H-53s). Flew at Eagle 10 months and I'm now at SkyWest in the CRJ. Instructed a year to get the fixed wing time up to hiring minimums, and liked it. Flying the jet by hand is a good habit, since "you lose it if you don't use it" applies. You'll do fine in either a regional/mainline jet, as long as you hand fly along the way to stay proficient.

Shouldn't July's bids be out by now?

Backdoor is up

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Originally Posted by VHDSJ (Post 2381890)

Shouldn't July's bids be out by now?

Well they don't HAVE to be out until tomorrow morning, but yes they are pretty late. You can see your pairings via the work-around.

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.

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Originally Posted by CaptSwift (Post 2382561)

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 what did you buy?!

I'm going to one up and say if you are a flight instructor thinking of Skywest you better be in the cadet program. You'd be a fool if you aren't.

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Originally Posted by CaptSwift (Post 2382561)

For those new guys on here. You'll want a reference on the inside of skywest before the interview, hopefully before you apply online. .

Seriously?

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Originally Posted by tcco94 (Post 2382909)

So what did you buy?!

Buy! A Ferrari...