Skiles and Age 65+
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///AMG
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I've just been a casual outside observer until pretty recently, so I'm probably wrong. But 1) I think it is quite likely that the young kids who have been new hires in the last couple years will have their moment(s) of adversity. And 2) being in the bottom extra 2000+ pilots that DL/UA/AA have added to their seniority lists recently will not be fun if the day comes that they realize that isn't sustainable. I don't personally think it is. Then again, I am usually wrong.
SurferLucas
Southern Gentleman
You must not be flying with real Q pilots
///AMG
Well-Known Member
You must not be flying with real Q pilots
Those are the ones who hand propped right?
Hiboglossi
The Most Depressing Person
Are you Dacuj?
CoffeeIcePapers
Well-Hung Member
What isn’t sustainable?
dmcaso
Well-Known Member
Most of the hiring is for upcoming retirements, Senior CA pay is being converted to junior FO pay. What’s not sustainable?
Skåning
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How do you know if someone flew “the Q” at Horizon?You must not be flying with real Q pilots
They’ll tell you
SurferLucas
Southern Gentleman
Flew to EAT, in severe icing, uphill, both waysThose are the ones who hand propped right?
SurferLucas
Southern Gentleman
“In the Q, we could use all our flap settings”
I fly with a lot of “on the Maddawg” guys, and I don’t begrudge them when they talk about how stupid/fun it was. It’s an airplane that they/we won’t fly again…it’s a moment in time they don’t want to forget, and I can appreciate that. Like the 145XR, and how it was the greatest.
Unless they’re being complete douchecanoes, then screw them…the Q should have made you cooler (it made me and @ASpilot2be cooler)
///AMG
Well-Known Member
I'd question the sustainability of hiring to staffing levels beyond historical norms. Perhaps this hasn't yet happened, as you mention, but I believe it is the plan pretty much everywhere. While this would seem to be good business right now, with such high demand, I am not convinced the current demand will remain long term......for various reasons. Again, I could be totally off base here.
Skåning
Well-Known Member
Naw they're all fine, I'm just busting chops because they love to say how long they've been at "Air Group"
Just a *little* on the boring side when the usual story is UND cfi->Horizon->Eskimo
I've flown with a few ANC dudes lately and they seem to be a fun bunch.
SurferLucas
Southern Gentleman
Just call them “dirty undies”…UND to QX was big when I got hired, but tapered off mid-2010’s…soon you’ll have more interesting FO’s to fly with. (Hopefully)
One of my favs is in PDX, BE (he’s got like many kids, hates SEA, former Kenmore guy).
ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
That's a bold statement. Not entirely sure it's true about me.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
I’ve always thought it was odd that we all learn in the FOI about how comparing and contrasting new information to known information is a valid learning tactic but then we go around making fun of pilots who do just that.
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