Rumot mill running fast: New ASA mins come Jan 08

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It has begun folks, lol. If you want to start taining now, add $50/hr for fuel surcharges and $5000+ for an RJ course to your total costs..... :banghead:
 
JaceTheAce said:
What the heck? This is a great way to build flight time. How else are you supposed to do it at low time besides flight instructing?
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WOW, I know I'm late in on this topic and you have probably been replied to already, non the less you can:

VFR freight
Tow banners
traffic watch
pipline patrol
airieal mapping
site seeing tours
 
Just curious...how many of ya'll that hate the RJ course's, have been through one of afore mentioned Rj course's. Just curious why they are so horrible and such a waste? Expierence lends itself to creditablity...
 
I think people hate them because it is another PFJ in a way. Once the regionals see that people are willing to do them, they will all start requiring RJ courses, thus adding 7 grand to everyone's training costs.

Of course, right now, the regionals can't be too picky in hiring applicants since they are scraping the leaves of the bottom of the pool. However, in 3 years when hiring slows down you might see minimums like 1200/200 + RJ transistion course... just because people have shown they are willing to do it.
 
directenterenter said:
Just curious...how many of ya'll that hate the RJ course's, have been through one of afore mentioned Rj course's. Just curious why they are so horrible and such a waste? Expierence lends itself to creditablity...
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The aforementioned liability and additional cost to those of us making a career change and trying to reduce any further additional cost aside. . .the reason I hate these courses is real simple. Usually the people (I won't call them pilots) that come through these types of courses, can't fly a single piston all to well anyway - why? Don't know, but they can't.

So, what do they do? They sign up for a "Get there quick" course, and they still can't fly a twin piston that is used to simulate RJ approach speeds.

It's just ridiculous. If you can't fly a light single piston, much less a light twin-piston that has FADEC, G1000, then you have no place (IMHO) in the right seat of a regional jet.

That simple. Don't complicate things. Work on your single / twin engine piston flying ability before you try to jump into an RJ transition course with the hopes of side stepping the fact that you suck at flying.

But hey - what do I know. . .the courses make a lot of schools, a lot of money. So, more power to the marketing gurus for this one. But, for those of us who strive to keep the profession honest and safe, these courses are a very very bad idea.
 
Yup, I feel bad for the suckers that shell out $3000 to $15000 on a darn RJ course and then end up getting the ATR.

Suckers.
 
mastermags said:
I think people hate them because it is another PFJ in a way. Once the regionals see that people are willing to do them, they will all start requiring RJ courses, thus adding 7 grand to everyone's training costs.
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mastermags said:
Of course, right now, the regionals can't be too picky in hiring applicants since they are scraping the leaves of the bottom of the pool. However, in 3 years when hiring slows down you might see minimums like 1200/200 + RJ transistion course... just because people have shown they are willing to do it.
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I hate to be the one to tell you this, but based on conversations over the phone and through e-mails with recruiters at several regional airlines this is already happening. Look for more regional airlines when they come out with new hiring minimums to include either a RJ transition course or X amount of advanced cockpit (glass) time.
 
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