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Re: Non-Rev Florida Orlando is a tough commute going anywhere. I know plenty of people that do it, but get ready for overbooked flights year round. It's definately got to be a stressful commute (at least on probation!). I haven't done the commute myself (I live in FLL, which isn't much better...

[ QUOTE ] and some management issues. [/ QUOTE ] Tell me about it! If certain managers still collected a paycheck but didn't show up to work, I swear that place would run much more efficiently and turn over twice as much profit then it already is doing.

Ive had passnegers make comments that I only caught the end of: "Doesn't look old enough to drive!". I'm 24, and not old looking, but I didn't realize I was that young looking. I just take it all as a compliment! I know I'll be wishing people would still be making such comments in 20 years time...

Good grief....a pilot for 18 years and he still paid $30,000 for a job? Even being a bond and all that sounds very unusual....is the job situation that bad in Canada?

Re: What\'s the Deal With the Short Delay? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I was down in SFB the other day and while on tower I noticed connection airplanes call tower ready for takeoff requesting a short delay. We had to wait for several airplanes to land because the Seminole in front of us requested a...

Re: What\'s the Deal With the Short Delay? They wanted to do a short field takeoff and wanted a few extra seconds on the runway to hold the brakes.

Not to start a fire, but you obviously don't read very closely. I think Justin Schlechter (in his perspective) clearly stated that he was a DCA instructor at JU. Might I also add that the DCA way is the CFI way...you must earn your CFI/II/MEI and instruct for at least 800 hours. I agree about...

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] How critical is it to get an FCC Radiotelephone license? [/ QUOTE ] Get it. Most regionals want you to have it. It's a one time fee of like $50 or something like that, but you need it if you are interviewing anytime soon. Oh, and get a Passport too, if you don't have one...

I remember 2003 as the year of the gear up. I guess this one just got lost amongst all the other notable gear ups.

It's company requirement for us to put them in on the last flight of the day (overnight) and then take them out on the first flight of the day. I was just saying that I'll look for them even during a through flight walk around just to get in to the habit.

[ QUOTE ] Theres been heavy debate at our company about doing something about it because our guys are also forgetting to check them. i've honestly heard so much about them the past 2 months that I'm peranoid about leaving them in. So I check them on EVERY preflight even on a quick turn! That...

[ QUOTE ] Hahahahha..............it's the gear pins! Someones gonna have a week off paid vacation! I shouldn't laugh but its such a simple thing to check on the pre flight. [/ QUOTE ] Well, Im gonna go ahead and admit that I actually did forget to take them out (yes, all three) last week. I...

Hmmm...first flight of the morning (possibly)....landing gear doesn't come up...hmmm better hope it's not what Im thinking it might be.

We work for the regional airline. Although some regional pilots have an inferiority complex and will claim they work for the major. That is, until they realize they are talking to or being overheard by a major pilot. As for flying different codeshares, it's possible (at least at CHQ). From my...

The wages aren't the best, but I'm not having a problem living off them.

I agree.....have you recieved your permanent certificate from the FAA? If so, then I'm pretty sure theres been a major screw up......unless things have changed in the last 6 months since I stopped signing people off for checkrides.

Nope!! You can buy a ticket at least 2 weeks ahead of time for about $30 (one way, Dublin to London when I did it). Try to buy it on the day (like my brother did) and you get charged $300+ !

Re: What is the Enrollment vs actually Hired ratio Wow....it's amazing what a post that starts with a questionable question on enrollment figures can lead to!

Heres some figures. When I did my training, I paid: $28 an hour for flight and ground instruction $150 (approx) for each ground school $58 an hour for a C-152 $60 per FAA knowledge exam $10 per hour for use of a Frasca 142. Same CFI job. Same interview. Same end result (airline interview and...

Re: New Delta contract and the guaranteed intervie Which Delta connection carriers have agreed to preferntial hiring, other then ASA? I've heard of the new contract, but haven't seen any details yet.

Does Tab Express (the airline) exist? I've yet to see one of their aircraft in FLL or PBI. Their site claims that they began operation in Spring 2004. What's the deal?

The highway between Rio and Sao Paulo is actually well maintained and safe to travel. Drove along it many times when I lived in Sao Paulo, and we never had any problems. The police never shook us down for bribes- despite my dad's strong English accent. However, it has been known to happen...

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] FYI, many European carriers type their FO's in jets with as little as 300 hours. I'm sure you'll also be disgusted to know that they complete the majority of their training, all the way to frozen ATPL, at some of the academies here in the U.S. that y'all love to hate. [/...

I didn't say it was Doug, and I was careful with how I worded my response. I was trying to point out that his comparisons were invalid as they suggested I walked into a jet job with an ink still wet on the ticket commercial. And my apologies for the heated debate. There are some issues that...

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] FYI, many European carriers type their FO's in jets with as little as 300 hours. I'm sure you'll also be disgusted to know that they complete the majority of their training, all the way to frozen ATPL, at some of the academies here in the U.S. that y'all love to hate. [/...

So 1200 hours total time is NO EXPERIENCE to you NJA Captain? I may not have the experience that YOU would like to see, but to say I have not paid any dues at all is insulting. And how much time should I have before I get into an RJ? Let's hear what arbitrary number you come up with.

[ QUOTE ] There is a lot of experience to be gained between the Seminole and the RJ. To "leave out" everything in between and jump into an RJ borderlines on irresponsible. [/ QUOTE ] I'll be sure to pass on that information to my new employer when I start class next month. I'm sure they'll...

FYI, many European carriers type their FO's in jets with as little as 300 hours. I'm sure you'll also be disgusted to know that they complete the majority of their training, all the way to frozen ATPL, at some of the academies here in the U.S. that y'all love to hate.

Thanks. I won't have a computer up there in training, but I'm sure I'll have more then enough time on reserve to write an account!

No, we can't offer a type rating course with only an FTD. And we certainly don't have the real thing!

Of course, it's not that I'm trying to argue against that point! I can hardly say the program didn't work for me.....I start class with Chautauqua on Nov. 29th Out of about 16 Instructors in broward, I'm the 12th to go to the airline this year.

Wannabe2 The key words in that reg are "...relating to it's certification and ratings...". Basically that means that I can't go around advertising that DCA has self examining authority in the Commercial ASEL course (we don't) nor that we have a 141 approved MEI course (at least not last April-...

[ QUOTE ] Berkshire Hathaway owns FSI, but that doesn't mean we get free ice cream at Dairy Queen G [/ QUOTE ] Damn, you guys are getting screwed!!!

Hmmm, I see a 500 post thred sometime in the near future....I think we're all just going to have to agree to disagree. Might I just add though, that despite my previous arguments, I still do feel that NDBs suck. And NDB approaches are NOT fun. Especially when it's partial panel (yeah, guess...

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] For a company that operates pretty much all jet fleets with nice FMS junk, would you not agree that it was a stupid evaluation? [/ QUOTE ] Even though many airlines have GPS and that great "FMS junk" in their planes, don't assume that they are allowed to...

DCA doesn't do any GPS training in the IR course, but you do plenty in the IFR section of the multi course. By the time you graduate, you are proficient in both NDB and GPS navigation/approaches. The NDB work in the sim eval required me to shoot a full ILS approach (after I was told that...

[ QUOTE ] Discount IFR rating? I say it's milking students to make them learn crap they're not going to use. [/ QUOTE ] Really? Well, I'm glad my instrument instructor "milked" me teaching something I'd "never use", because I was asked to do some ADF work on my sim eval at my CHQ interview...

[ QUOTE ] I am sorry to read this post... DCA has changed the interview in order to make things BETTER for you. During my time we go interviewed after CFI and then went on to get CFII after getting a conditional hire. You still had to go through standz...and that used to be a "Make or Break"...

I haven't attended Airman, but a good friend did. He went there around 1999-2000 (I think?). He went with his Private and and a good chunk of time already built up towards his Commercial. They got him finished on the Commercial ASEL, got the AMEL, CFI, CFII, and MEI for $15000! Flat rate too. He...

Re: The guaraneteed interview, just Q, no controve That too!