Enough people got bumped to F/O that junior capt went from hire dates of mid to late 03 to mid 01. Because they bumped at least 10 back on the jet, and then you have to consider everyone that was a capt on the 41 that couldn't hold jet captain when they transferred over.
-POPA so cheesed off is your new fav phrase then eh? :-)

 

Starting Monday.

 

And i get to take a checkride on that day...wish me luck

 

Hey reelbigchair, I thought you were a SKW pilot. Do you work for TSA? I'm sending in my stuff to TSA over the weekend.

 

Who doesn't like cheese?

 

Yes I am a SkyWest pilot, but I was a TSA pilot as recently as July when I got furloughed. So I still have a lot of friends there, and still know quite a bit about what happened and what's goin on currently

 

Okay, I understand. I have several friends that fly there and they love it. I want to get there too because I enjoy the western mountains more than the east coast, but I don't have the mins yet. How does SkyWest compare to Trans States IYO?

 

well I don't think it's a secret that, given the choice, any pilot in his right mind would choose SkyWest over TSA right now. However TSA isn't as bad as some would make it out to be either. You're gonna fly and work with some great people there. With the exception of the whole getting furloughed, and dealing with the general bad relationship between pilots and management, my time there was very enjoyable. I never once flew with a captain that made my day a living hell. I flew with a flight attendant who was a *****, but you run into a bad apple everywhere I suppose. However as good as TSA was, SkyWest is widely accepted as one of the best rj companies to work for in the country with an upgrade time currently at least 1/3rd the length of TSA's. When you get the time for SkyWest (1000 tt, 100 multi, 100 instrument) I would certainly recommend putting your resume. But since you're low time, Trans States will take you and train you very well for the jungle jet, I wouldn't tell you to hold out for another company if you aren't even close, get some experience, and have fun flying the jet. Hope that answers your question.

 

That is the plan for now I think. I need more 250TT, but I am graduating from college (not an aviation degree) with 2 more classes I can finish on my own time and I want to fly asap. It looks like TSA might be the right place. I think I'll end up at SkyWest within a year either way. Thanks for your input.

 

I am at TSA. I am a new hire FO. I have walked in 3 resumes in one month. 3 people got interviews. So far 2 have gotten hired. Its bad but there are several people in the Oct class with only 400 TT and 20 ME. Makes me wonder why I worked so hard to provide good flight instruction. Sad thing is they have more senority than me too. OH well supply and demand. So far I like the company. My position currently is good. I wont have but a month of reserve and the training is excellent. I think all 25 in our class will pass first time. Its tougher than most airlines from what I've heard. I do know that the class that studies togeather passes togeather. Good luck to you!