Why no calls to interview? Is it my speeding tickets?

eightballfreight said:
Very true. Flying at AMF for as along as he has without bending metal or being violated says way more about his ability to fly and follow company and FAA rules, more than what speeding tickets "might" imply.
Problem is is only amfers would see that.
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And there's a whole poop ton of them over at the mormon air force.

dustoff17 said:
Wait, he flies single pilot for AMF? How does that work, I'm unfamiliar...

Reference:
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The way I worded it or messing with us?
 
KLB said:
Nope. It's quite easy to fly. I don't think the bro will ever be flown single pilot under normal conditions though. The cockpit is too large for it.
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You can't get to the emergency landing gear extension system from the left seat; even if you could, the force required means that you have to be in the right seat to get the correct mechanical advantage.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
You can't get to the emergency landing gear extension system from the left seat; even if you could, the force required means that you have to be in the right seat to get the correct mechanical advantage.
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I've switched seats in flight before. Windshield heat wasn't really keeping up on the left side. I'd LOVE to see that procedure in a manual though.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
You can't get to the emergency landing gear extension system from the left seat; even if you could, the force required means that you have to be in the right seat to get the correct mechanical advantage.
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It is the same for our emergency hydraulic pump. One person has to sit on the right and pump while the other pilot sits on the left and uses the tiller.
 
z987k said:
I've switched seats in flight before. Windshield heat wasn't really keeping up on the left side. I'd LOVE to see that procedure in a manual though.
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Paragraph two is that when the defecation hits the oscillation in this airplane you really want two sets of trained hands.

Paragraph three is that the Brazilians said "Two pilots, hue hue hue hue." :D
 
at1024 said:
You have a good point. But what if the OP has a clean pilot record? Are the airlines going to hire someone with a pilot deviation and a clean driving record over him?
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You have to look at this from the employer's point of view. They want to hire whom they perceive to be the highest qualified, lowest risk people available; someone who is going to do the job and not expose the company to liability. The OP may be a fine pilot, but if I have my choice of 5 other people who have a clean flying AND driving records, I'm going to hire one of them.
 
KLB said:
Nope. It's quite easy to fly. I don't think the bro will ever be flown single pilot under normal conditions though. The cockpit is too large for it.
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mostly because you need two to manually extend the gear. I think the rest is doable...you'd have to change up the FO first flight of the day flow and make that happen in the runup...
 
rocketman5150 said:
You have to look at this from the employer's point of view. They want to hire whom they perceive to be the highest qualified, lowest risk people available; someone who is going to do the job and not expose the company to liability. The OP may be a fine pilot, but if I have my choice of 5 other people who have a clean flying AND driving records, I'm going to hire one of them.
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Which is clear as crystal to me as well. But there's a slight flaw in the system in the way that pilot records are handled.

You see, I work for one of the few flight schools that happens to have an ASAP program. And I used to work in a position directly affiliated with the safety department. You would be amazed at some of the guys flying for the regionals today who, if it weren't for that program, would NOT have such a hot airmen record. Runway incursions, busting airspace, failure to comply with ATC clearances, etc.. I've seen it happen and pilots walk away clean. Now I'm not trying to start an uproar, but it's not exactly fair to those who have truthfully clean pilot records but maybe a not so hot driving record.

Now I'm not in airline management, but if given the choice I'd rather hire a Chuck Yeager with a couple thousand clean hours and a few extra speeding tickets versus some 1000 hour wonder pilot from Riddle who had all his/her blemishes swept under the rug. But that's just me...
 
at1024 said:
Which is clear as crystal to me as well. But there's a slight flaw in the system in the way that pilot records are handled.

You see, I work for one of the few flight schools that happens to have an ASAP program. And I used to work in a position directly affiliated with the safety department. You would be amazed at some of the guys flying for the regionals today who, if it weren't for that program, would NOT have such a hot airmen record. Runway incursions, busting airspace, failure to comply with ATC clearances, etc.. I've seen it happen and pilots walk away clean. Now I'm not trying to start an uproar, but it's not exactly fair to those who have truthfully clean pilot records but maybe a not so hot driving record.

Now I'm not in airline management, but if given the choice I'd rather hire a Chuck Yeager with a couple thousand clean hours and a few extra speeding tickets versus some 1000 hour wonder pilot from Riddle who had all his/her blemishes swept under the rug. But that's just me...
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Life ain't fair. They hire the record, then get to know the pilot.
 
Yay 12 pages of stuff!
Why would we want a single pilot ops on the Bro when we don't plan to grow the fleet but downsize them.
I think skyw should convert a few to the ootsk side.
 
JayAre said:
Yay 12 pages of stuff!

Why would we want a single pilot ops on the Bro when we don't plan to grow the fleet but downsize them.

I think skyw should convert a few to the ootsk side.
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That was a plan back in my day there.
 
at1024 said:
Which is clear as crystal to me as well. But there's a slight flaw in the system in the way that pilot records are handled.

You see, I work for one of the few flight schools that happens to have an ASAP program. And I used to work in a position directly affiliated with the safety department. You would be amazed at some of the guys flying for the regionals today who, if it weren't for that program, would NOT have such a hot airmen record. Runway incursions, busting airspace, failure to comply with ATC clearances, etc.. I've seen it happen and pilots walk away clean. Now I'm not trying to start an uproar, but it's not exactly fair to those who have truthfully clean pilot records but maybe a not so hot driving record.

Now I'm not in airline management, but if given the choice I'd rather hire a Chuck Yeager with a couple thousand clean hours and a few extra speeding tickets versus some 1000 hour wonder pilot from Riddle who had all his/her blemishes swept under the rug. But that's just me...
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You have to consider the environments.

Flight schools have students training to be pilots. Of course they're going to make mistakes. That's what the training environment is for. You make the mistakes there so you learn how to avoid them in the "real world."

The airline's are not looking for Chuck Yeager. They want competent people who use superior judgement to avoid having to use superior stick and rudder skills. They don't want their airplanes operated anywhere near the edge of the envelope.
 
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