RJ to Widebody

[PuffDriver]

Toughest thing is physically placing your body on the centerline, or so it will seem, else you will be landing right of centerline as f/o. The other thing is to sstart flaring when the GPWS says "30", rather than driving it onto the ground as you do in the rj. Understanding forgein controllers will taake a couple of trips to get used to as well.

 

[murano]

The toughest part will be going from $65+/hour in your left seat RJ to $30/hour in your 777.

 

[acarpe3448]

The toughest part will be going from $65+/hour in your left seat RJ to $30/hour in your 777.

That is dead on what Comair is wanting to do! Take the flying at all cost, then shut the fu$ker down for $2.00 an hour more!

 

[fareview]

OK...was reading over the CAL thread where there was a discussion about Regional pilots being placed into narrowbody and widebody aircraft.

What is the biggest challenge to a pilot going from an RJ to say a 767 or 777? Is it the handling of the aircraft itself, the type of operations that a widebody sees (overseas, etc), neither, or a combination?

VNAV.

manageable but a threat to the newbie.

respectfully.\,

fv

 

[fogrunner]

Toughest thing is physically placing your body on the centerline, or so it will seem, else you will be landing right of centerline as f/o. The other thing is to sstart flaring when the GPWS says "30", rather than driving it onto the ground as you do in the rj. Understanding forgein controllers will taake a couple of trips to get used to as well.

Good advice. The only thing I would add is flaring at 30' in the 11 or 10 when you are heavy wont work, you will end up driving it on. General rule of thumb is 10% of your landing weight. IE 490,000lbs start your flare at 50', 400000lbs 40'.

 

[propjob27]

Of course you won't be taking off or landing for years if you get the 777. You will be an international relief FO for the forseeable future. All your currency will be in the sim. As long as you can find the transmit button and fasten a seat belt it will be a breeze...

Why would you say that? As a new guy on reserve at CAL, you're just going to get whatever trip someone else calls in sick for. If the guy calling in sick was scheduled to be the FO, then you get the FO seat. If the guy calling in sick was scheduled to be the relief pilot, then you get that seat. Its 50/50.

 

[stupidpilot]

Good advice. The only thing I would add is flaring at 30' in the 11 or 10 when you are heavy wont work, you will end up driving it on. General rule of thumb is 10% of your landing weight. IE 490,000lbs start your flare at 50', 400000lbs 40'.

Not to be too picky, well ya I guess I am being picky but isn't 40 one ten thousanth of your weight not 10%? 40 X 10 = 400. 40 X 10,000= 400,000

 

[Ben Franklin]

Yeah,

I tried his gouge the other day and flared at 18,000 feet.

No more gouge from flight info!

Sincerely,

B. Franklin

 

[fogrunner]

Not to be too picky, well ya I guess I am being picky but isn't 40 one ten thousanth of your weight not 10%? 40 X 10 = 400. 40 X 10,000= 400,000

Yes you are right.

 

[TheBaron]

Good advice. The only thing I would add is flaring at 30' in the 11 or 10 when you are heavy wont work, you will end up driving it on. General rule of thumb is 10% of your landing weight. IE 490,000lbs start your flare at 50', 400000lbs 40'.

Hopefully you aren't doing that on a regular basis!