Some of our 05-08 hires from the CAL side hit the RJ wave just right. They hired on as RJ FOs as the majors began shedding routes and upgraded quickly because the movement was happening for them. From there, they got on with CAL and some even made 737 Captain quickly. A career with no stagnation is hard for them to comprehend. I guess SoCal never spent time on RJ jumpseats talking to guys that came along later like you. Welcome, glad you are here....beers are still on me.

Just to add to jetblast77...him and I were at the same company a week apart and now we are here a week apart. When I came here I had 6380 hours of sic in a 145. I was 7 plus years there so just to break it down I flew on average 911 hours a year for my highest grossing year of 44k. That's life. I never complained, just lived within my means and saved knowing that rj flying wasn't the end. Also installed floors on the side for extra coin. Just finished my probe year and had the best time flying with you guys. Timing is everything in this field.

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+2. Keep hiring guys under us. I'm happy and celebrate with each one. I'm counting over 700 already in 2 years.

You're my hero.

Yup that was it. Started #1 at the gate due to no APU. Brakes set per SOP. Ground crew forgot to disconnect PC air and it ingested in the engine. 3-5 million. Flight crew got two weeks off with full pay pending FAA investigation. No action taken because they hadn't violated any SOP. Had they popped the brakes to get on the clock, they would have been violated.

The funny part is Angry Elf probably doesn't even realize that all that brake popping most likely doesn't result in an extra dollar in his pocket. In order to get leg over, you have to end the month with Line Value over PTC. With all the soft time, cancels, etc, it's rare for that to occur. So he's exposing himself and his FO to certificate action for literally no reason except he likes to think of himself as braver than the weak-willies out there that actually operate the airplane in a safe and legal manner. Hope he steps on his d*%k doing it. I apologize to all you new FO's who are going to be put in the uncomfortable situation of having your ticket on the line by this tough guy trying to make an extra $1.50

New F/O's or old F/O's, you aren't paid to be a shrinking violet. Speak up when you see something that isn't right. Usually standing up for yourself is all it takes. If not, the threat of a sole source fsap report gets the point across.

Good grief you must be a barrel of fun to fly with. I'm going to get certificate action for releasing the brakes when push is imminent? Since when does the FAA chase people down based on when the brakes are released? When I show up to the aircraft they're released, will I get violated for that too? As for those poor F/O's stuck flying with me I'll bet more of them would rather do a pairing with me than a Stuff Shirt, sanctimonious Check Airman like yourself.

Guess we're done here unless you want to make up some more scary camp fire stories for us kiddies.

Gentlemen, it has run its course. Stop.

The next post needs to be about Vacancy 15-07.

Anything else has a high probability of being deleted or/or infracted.