New Mins for Mesaba

[WMUSIGPI]

wmusigpi - Where do you currently work, and apparently you are intending on returning too?....if you don't mind me asking.

A 135 (no freight) outfit at YIP and yes I will be returning to XJ.

 

[XJ-spartacus]

Warr du one appy to das Mooo saa baaaaaa? Peenicle warr my fir chaice, ba thez be betta minumums. Warr do I sen check?

-Spa ta cus

 

[Shaheen]

listen up, and hear this. I am in no way saying its a good thing that the mins are being lowered. I cannt agree with it, but thenext time you get on a NWA wide body............he might be one of those they hired with less time than that XJ is asking for! yes, NWA would give a contract of hire to a guy that had just promised to get his Multi-commercial! Some guys were hired with like 300 hours! Its ben done before, and by our most sought after majors..................oh yes, Continetal just gave a 300 hour woman a hiring scholarship.............so there you go!

Well said!

 

[Shaheen]

Mesa Mins: 500 tt
100 multi

Mesaba Mins: 600 tt
50 multi.


SCARY

Not scary at all.

Next time you fly a BA 747-400 out of any of the US bases, or UK, try talking to the flight crew...you may run in to a very young gal/guy who got hired and on to 747 with less hours than Mesa and Mesaba. What would you do?

I'm sure, based on your beliefs, you'd not get on that 'doomed' flight across the Atlantic!

Shaheen

 

[SEVEN]

Not scary at all.

Next time you fly a BA 747-400 out of any of the US bases, or UK, try talking to the flight crew...you may run in to a very young gal/guy who got hired and on to 747 with less hours than Mesa and Mesaba. What would you do?

I'm sure, based on your beliefs, you'd not get on that 'doomed' flight across the Atlantic!

Shaheen

Name one carrier operating within the US that hires 747 pilots with 50 hours
of piper seminole time.

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Name one carrier operating within the US that hires 747 pilots with 50 hours
of piper seminole time.

I think he's saying that BA, and many other foreign carriers have ab initio training. These pilots go from zero-time to the right seat of jets with very little time compared to their American counterparts.

I don't know how they do it, though. I mean, come on - how can you replace all that invaluable experience of watching students do touch-and-goes that the average American regional pilot has?

 

[pinn82]

EVA.
300 TT
50 Multi
Flying A340s

 

[SEVEN]

EVA.
300 TT
50 Multi
Flying A340s

WRONG! You want to try again?

EVA Airways Corporation, based in Taiwan,
requires B747-400 / B777 / MD-11 pilots

Long-term Contract (four years with possible extension) for B747-400 / B777 / MD11 First Officer:

Jet Candidate:

1. at least 2,000 total flight hours
2. at least 500 hours Jet (MTOW>20 tons)
3. ICAO ATPL & Jet Type-Rating
4. currency within one year
5. commercial jet / glass cockpit experiences preferably
6. age under 50

Turbo-prop Candidate (for Freighter Fleet only):

1. at least 1,500 total flight hours
2. at least 500 hours Turbo-prop
3. ICAO ATPL & Turbo-prop Type-Rating
4. glass cockpit experiences preferably
5. age under 40

 

[pinn82]

I wasn't sure about the aircraft type but i knew it was a heavy. But it was my student when i was instructing. He was a guy from taiwan who i gave his private, instrument, commercial to and is now flying for them or still maybe in training. But he got hired with around 300 TT and 50 Multi. Maybe it is just the natural born guys but I know for a fact you have guys like this flying heavies. Even though it might just be as a cruise pilot.

 

[flap operator]

A huge difference between US carriers and foreign carriers is the amount of time spent doing OE. At Mesaba it is minimum 25 hours and by the time you get there most guys are ready for the line. Foreign companies keep you on OE for WAY longer, sometimes 100-200 hours for low time guys. It's a whole different ball game across the pond.


FO