Trans States
07-06-2014, 06:21 PM
#4431
Deducing...
Joined APC: Apr 2012
Position: here
Posts: 23
Uniforms
TSA bubbas -
If anyone needs some additional uniform items, I dropped off all my old gear in the IAD crew room (luggage racks, left side as you walk in near the back 2nd to the bottom shelf) today as I was passing through. Jacket, 3 pair pants, tie, and 3-4 each of short and long sleeve shirts. Everything was washed/dry cleaned after I wore it last. Can't remember exact sizes of everything (the pants were 36 waist and about 34 long I think) but I'm 5-11 and 195lbs, so if you're close to that they should work. Cheers!
If anyone needs some additional uniform items, I dropped off all my old gear in the IAD crew room (luggage racks, left side as you walk in near the back 2nd to the bottom shelf) today as I was passing through. Jacket, 3 pair pants, tie, and 3-4 each of short and long sleeve shirts. Everything was washed/dry cleaned after I wore it last. Can't remember exact sizes of everything (the pants were 36 waist and about 34 long I think) but I'm 5-11 and 195lbs, so if you're close to that they should work. Cheers!
07-07-2014, 02:18 PM
#4432
New Hire
Joined APC: Oct 2013
Posts: 5
Thanks for the jacket, Chainsaw! Jumping ship?
07-07-2014, 09:09 PM
#4433
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,930
Lol so you are the one that took the jacket. I started my trip at 5pm and grabbed my jepps and saw the stash.
07-08-2014, 05:46 PM
#4434
Deducing...
Joined APC: Apr 2012
Position: here
Posts: 23
You're welcome. I jumped ship a while ago, but am getting ready to move and decided to clean out the closet of stuff that will never get worn again. Enjoy!
07-13-2014, 07:49 PM
#4435
2 days off
Joined APC: Jun 2009
Position: Embraer Systems Analyst
Posts: 1,853
Notice the new link on the main TSA website about repealing the 1500 rule? What an insult, nice to know they're in the right mindset to help curb the shortage.
07-13-2014, 08:12 PM
#4436
Banned
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Posts: 962
I don't see a link. I wanted a good laugh. 
07-13-2014, 08:15 PM
#4437
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2013
Posts: 516
Originally Posted by ClarenceOver
I don't see a link. I wanted a good laugh.
Bottom left hand side, "Write Congress" "Take Action" button
07-13-2014, 08:18 PM
#4438
Banned
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Posts: 962
Mods if i am not allowed to post this feel free to delete this.
I am writing to you as a constituent and a concerned member of the aviation industry. I want to express my opposition to the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) rule requiring airline first officers to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with a minimum of 1,500 hours of flight time. On behalf of the millions of Americans who depend on regional airlines to travel and conduct business, I urge you to stand up for our state’s future pilots and help stop this arbitrary rule that rewards quantity over quality. Regional airlines services are critical components of our country’s aviation network. Together, these carriers contribute $1 trillion to our economy, serve over 750 million passengers annually and generate $10.9 million direct U.S. jobs. The FAA’s 1,500 hour rule has put regional air service in jeopardy and exacerbates an existing pilot shortage problem. The new 1,500 hour requirement imposes extraordinary time and financial burdens on future pilots, discouraging them from pursing aviation careers. Under the new rule, well-trained graduates from accredited aviation programs must now accumulate significant numbers of additional flight hours in unstructured and fair-weather environments, on their own time and at their own significant expense. These dramatic increases in both training and education costs have created an unnecessary entry barrier that is putting the traditional pilot supply pipeline at risk. Because air service supports local and regional economies, the 1,500 hour rule jeopardizes millions – if not billions – of dollars in economic impact in the communities where the negative financial consequences will be most felt. On behalf of the aviation industry and your constituents that depend on regional air service, please contact the FAA and ask them to grant credit-hour equivalencies for high-quality structured training programs. Pilot training that emphasizes quality over quantity will allow the FAA to retain the safest path for professional aviators without creating a pilot shortage.
I am writing to you as a constituent and a concerned member of the aviation industry. I want to express my opposition to the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) rule requiring airline first officers to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with a minimum of 1,500 hours of flight time. On behalf of the millions of Americans who depend on regional airlines to travel and conduct business, I urge you to stand up for our state’s future pilots and help stop this arbitrary rule that rewards quantity over quality. Regional airlines services are critical components of our country’s aviation network. Together, these carriers contribute $1 trillion to our economy, serve over 750 million passengers annually and generate $10.9 million direct U.S. jobs. The FAA’s 1,500 hour rule has put regional air service in jeopardy and exacerbates an existing pilot shortage problem. The new 1,500 hour requirement imposes extraordinary time and financial burdens on future pilots, discouraging them from pursing aviation careers. Under the new rule, well-trained graduates from accredited aviation programs must now accumulate significant numbers of additional flight hours in unstructured and fair-weather environments, on their own time and at their own significant expense. These dramatic increases in both training and education costs have created an unnecessary entry barrier that is putting the traditional pilot supply pipeline at risk. Because air service supports local and regional economies, the 1,500 hour rule jeopardizes millions – if not billions – of dollars in economic impact in the communities where the negative financial consequences will be most felt. On behalf of the aviation industry and your constituents that depend on regional air service, please contact the FAA and ask them to grant credit-hour equivalencies for high-quality structured training programs. Pilot training that emphasizes quality over quantity will allow the FAA to retain the safest path for professional aviators without creating a pilot shortage.
07-13-2014, 08:39 PM
#4439
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2014
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 360
Originally Posted by ClarenceOver
I am writing to you as a constituent and a concerned member of the aviation industry [and deep-pocketed donor to local political candidates]. I want to express my opposition to the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) rule requiring airline first officers to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with a minimum of 1,500 hours of flight time [250-hour wonders work just fine]. On behalf of the millions of Americans who depend on regional airlines to travel and conduct business, I urge you to stand up for our state’s future pilots and help stop this arbitrary rule that rewards quantity over quality [let's not quibble over the definition of "quality"]. Regional airlines services are critical components of our country’s aviation network [this is true]. Together, these carriers contribute $1 trillion to our economy [never mind how we computed that number, and never mind that those dollars come from our major airline sponsors], serve over 750 million passengers annually and generate 10.9 million direct U.S. jobs. The FAA’s 1,500 hour rule has put regional air service in jeopardy and exacerbates an existing pilot shortage problem [which starts with exorbitantly high training costs, followed by crushing debt and poverty-level wages] . The new 1,500 hour requirement imposes extraordinary time and financial burdens on future pilots [this is the first time that we have ever acknowledged an "extraordinary burden" on any pilot, which indicates our seriousness when we say that there is a problem], discouraging them from pursing aviation careers [we know they will take the substandard pay, but only up to a point]. Under the new rule, well-trained graduates from accredited aviation programs must now accumulate significant numbers of additional flight hours in unstructured and fair-weather environments, on their own time and at their own significant expense [even though they did this for years, cutting their teeth as CFIs. This, however, is 'different.' Because we said so]. These dramatic increases in both training and education costs have created an unnecessary [absolutely!] entry barrier that is putting the traditional pilot supply pipeline at risk. Because air service supports local and regional economies, the 1,500 hour rule jeopardizes millions – if not billions – of dollars in economic impact in the communities where the negative financial consequences will be most felt [cities that want cheap air service, even if the demand isn't there]. On behalf of the aviation industry and your constituents that depend on regional air service, please contact the FAA and ask them to grant credit-hour equivalencies [so we can continue to pay squat for new FO's going forward] for high-quality structured training programs. Pilot training that emphasizes quality over quantity will allow the FAA to retain the safest path for professional aviators without creating a pilot shortage [and we won't have to foot the bill, and that's really what this is all about].
07-13-2014, 08:41 PM
#4440
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2012
Position: ERJ, CA
Posts: 718
Unstructured seems to be the RAA's buzzword. Bedford and others have used this term. They are portraying the 1500 hours as purposeless boring holes in the sky, but doesn't the ATP still have structured requirements? If the RAA says there needs to be structure, what structure are they providing to build the experience? If 1500 hours is too much, what is the proper amount? I have heard Bedford claim that since military pilots can be qualified in turbojets at 300 hours, why does the FAA require 1500 hours. Of course, we all know that the selection and training of military pilots is highly selective and structured--and full of expensive simulator time too.
So using these simple observations the RAA position can be torn apart.
What concerns me is what happens if the aircraft manufacturers get behind this rollback effort. They are designing and promoting airliners that can be flown by pilots with very low time--hence the MPL.
Recent crashes by AF and Asiana show what happens when pilots are not given a good foundation in airmanship. They can operate the plane, but not pilot it.
So using these simple observations the RAA position can be torn apart.
What concerns me is what happens if the aircraft manufacturers get behind this rollback effort. They are designing and promoting airliners that can be flown by pilots with very low time--hence the MPL.
Recent crashes by AF and Asiana show what happens when pilots are not given a good foundation in airmanship. They can operate the plane, but not pilot it.
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