FlyBullFly
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wasn't getting any flight time whatsoever. Upgrade time.........4-5 years.
Sorry to bust your chops, but something just doesn't add up. You were hired into a freight gig with less than 600TT (Pretty amazing itself), did it for a few hundred hours (barely) and you’re complaining about a 4-5 year upgrade?? If you got tired of freight so soon, how do you think you will feel after 3000+ hours in the right seat of a Be/SAAB?BULL said:Upgrade time.........4-5 years.
Is that supposed to make us feel better?scoobs said:He will upgrade with way less then 3000hrs at Colgan.
BULL said:Actually I AM in it for the ride. Upgrade time in itself doesn't matter to me. There is a whole lot of backstory you don't know. I really just want to fly which is something I couldn't do with previous employment. It's also a good thing just to be happy for those who get the chance and say congrats. Don't you agree?
FlyingNole said:Mark is lonely, he'll call anyone.![]()
Just to let you know, finished the first week of indoc groundschool and finally got a/c today. I'll be driving the SAAB, OOOOHHHH YYEEEAAHH!!!
You're not mainline, its just what us Beech guys call the Slaab pilots.
Three levels of flying at Colgan
'International' = IAH
'Mainline' = Saab Drivers
'Express', aka 'the retards', aka 'who gives a •! about them' = Beech 19hondo guys.
Also Nole ask Gordo about this one, we were taxing on the inner ramp in Hell (IAD) and we had to give way to the Slaab. Convo went like this...
Tower : Colgan 4917 give way to the Saab then continue
Me: Ok we'll give way to the Slaab and continue in
Slaab: You should hear what we call your plane
Me: O Really? Don't you think I have heard them all?