coldpilot

Hey guys just a few questions about Trans States...

1. How long does it take to hold a line?
2. Out of training are you more likely to get STL or RIC as a base?
3. Is it feasible to commute while on reserve?
4. Are a good percentage of the lines commutable?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

reevesofskyking

1.Two months or less right now
2.About half and half, and then you could bid something else in get it in a month or two
3.Not really, but it can be done on your days off
4.No

Reeves

Shrek

You want HELP coldpilot? - Don't go there. ANY other regional would be better right now than at a TSH airline (TSA or GoJet).


CHQ is paying 1700 bux TAKEHOME to work there from day one.

coldpilot

GoJet is out of the question. I have done my homework on that company. Why not Trans States though? Seems like the opportunity there is to upgrade quickly and get the important PIC time. I would just like some more insight; after all you guys are the ones that are out there in the industry right now. One more thing, does anyone know if there is a training contract at TSA?

reevesofskyking

coldpilot

No training contract. go train go somehere else if you are low time
TSA is not that bad, good hard training, and if you live in stl or ric not too bad then

but for me living in indiana it gets to be a pain with scheduling already
you will work alot though and they are real short

But I am kinda on the same page with everyone else now, get in get out
or dont go at all, but I am not quite ready to say that, I have glad that I got the training that I got, I am confident that the training I got will do me well anywhere else

TSA is now giving new hirers 400 a month on top of a 60 hour guarentee a month for living expenses.

The pilot groups is awsome though.

JJSmooth

If you did your homework on Blowjets then you know they are owned by Trans States. TSA does not give you a place to stay during training.(unless they changed that recently) They are pretty much taking any clown off the street right now with a multi commercial. I interviewed there last year. Out of about 14 people I interviewed with, I think all of us got offered the job. The interview was a joke. I think they are just looking for warm bodies with the right certificates. Thank god 4 days after they offered me the job I got on with Xjet. I heard the December 4th class at TSA had some huge amount of washouts in it. You don't wanna go somewhere with crappy training and end up with a training failure on your record.
My point is there are several excellent airlines with short upgrades that are aggressively hiring right now. Be patient and wait for a good offer to come by.

Koolaidman

The short upgrade is a myth. Don't believe. Plus, they will just send you back to the right seat like they did around this time last year. Upgrade in March, back to the right seat in July. Ask around about the furloughs last year.

coldpilot

I'm pretty low time. I am about to graduate from UND in August and they were here earlier this month giving a presentation. Their mins are "400TT and 50ME" but said they would hire with lower times and if you were not going to graduate until August you could still interview and if hired you would be given a class date for after graduation. I would like to get on with XJET but don't quite have the time yet. I have a resume in at a flight school back home in TX as well. Just weighing the options to see if I should keep instructing or head over to TSA for the time being.

POPA

Go to TSA, get your time, and get out.
There's no training contract, and CHQ is offering a $2500 bonus if you're current & qualified on the 145.

johnso29

All I can tell you is this. I live in STL and I wouldn't even give them my resume. QOL doesn't exist, contract enforcement doesn't exist, upgrade in less than 4 years doesn't exist, crew scheduling not screwing you over doesn't exist, commutability doesn't exist...need I go on? You will not have a quick upgrade. The only way I would even recommend you going there is to go and get 145 time as an FO only to leave and go to somewhere else like XJET, CHQ, etc. It is not a good company to work for, and you will regret going for any other reason than getting a 145 SIC Type and some right seat 121 experience.