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Old 10-26-2017 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by WesternSkies
This is why I’m on the fence. We complained loudly doing 91 flights. Company wants to hire part 91 pilots....and we complain.
I’m against it.

General info on ATL.
ATL is CRJ reserve only in November
And a fully normal base in December.

175 base by October 2018
We complain loudly because the company expects us to rent a car and drive. We're pilots not rental car drivers.

Take us to the plane we will fly and people won't complain.

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Old 10-26-2017 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by elmetal
We complain loudly because the company expects us to rent a car and drive. We're pilots not rental car drivers.

Take us to the plane we will fly and people won't complain.

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I can understand that sentiment and personally enjoy that aspect of 121 compared to past jobs. Let’s be real though, that argument doesn’t hold much water in the business world.
Old 10-26-2017 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by WesternSkies
I can understand that sentiment and personally enjoy that aspect of 121 compared to past jobs. Let’s be real though, that argument doesn’t hold much water in the business world.
And that's fine. This isn't the business world.



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Old 10-26-2017 | 06:33 PM
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We shouldn’t have to rent cars and drive. We’re pilots. We are paid to fly airplanes. The concept is almost too simple.
As far as the 91 flying.. there are a lot of pilots that would love to be reserve in their home domicile and have the opportunity to fly those repo flights.
The more 91 flights there are to fly, the more bodies they need in the domicile.
Don’t take that away from them.
Old 10-27-2017 | 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by wiggy15
Quick question for you OO guys. My neighbors son was cold called by skywest apparently a few weeks ago and was told y'all are opening a full Atlanta base. Is this true?
There hasn't been much info, but sounds like we will have lines in ATL come December.
Old 10-27-2017 | 05:49 AM
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Sorry for switching the topic from ATL, how long can someone expect to be on reserve and upgrade in SEA either CRJ or ERJ?
Old 10-27-2017 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by WesternSkies
This is why I’m on the fence. We complained loudly doing 91 flights. Company wants to hire part 91 pilots....and we complain.
I’m against it.

General info on ATL.
ATL is CRJ reserve only in November
And a fully normal base in December.

175 base by October 2018

ATL is going to be a 175 base?
Old 10-27-2017 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Nordopilot
ATL is going to be a 175 base?
Not for now. Who knows what will happen in the future.
Old 10-27-2017 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SMACFUM
A very small select group of pilots (including at least 2 SAPA reps) who are close to retirement will still get to fly airliners as a hobby in retirement. That's what the pilot group gets.

How does the pilot group benefit from having a select group of pilots (including at least 2 SAPA reps) who are close to retirement, fly airliners as a hobby?

Originally Posted by amcnd
Exactly.. im fine letting someone retired fly the Roswell paint repos. Reserve pilots should NEVER have to drive a rental from ABQ to ROW ever!!! (Done that twice)

How does one issue have to do with the other? Is it conceivable for reserve pilots to fly airplanes Roswell and not have to drive a rental car? Somehow other regionals have figured that out. Or is this something else that they have been getting away with?

Originally Posted by elmetal
Lack of information is skywests number one tool. They thrive on us having no unity and no information

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Too bad there isn't an organization of pilots that acts as a repository and distributor of information, especially of the kind that management would benefit from pilots not knowing about.

Originally Posted by WesternSkies
I can understand that sentiment and personally enjoy that aspect of 121 compared to past jobs. Let’s be real though, that argument doesn’t hold much water in the business world.

Except for not having to drive a rental car in the regional world is not uncommon. It's not like this happens at all regionals. I'm not sure it happens at any other than this one. So your argument doesn't seem to hold water, actually.
Old 10-27-2017 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by amcnd
Exactly.. im fine letting someone retired fly the Roswell paint repos. Reserve pilots should NEVER have to drive a rental from ABQ to ROW ever!!! (Done that twice)
We shouldn't be giving any of our flying up to non-skywest pilots. That is a slippery slope.

I have no problem renting a car. It's the 1/2 credit for driving that is complete bull s@!$. This is what SAPA should be focused on.

When did we tell SAPA it was a priority to outsource our part 91 flying. This should not be tolerated by any of our pilots.
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