Logbook....must it be perfect for regionals?

[v1valarob]

First time Colgan looked at my logbook was when I went to upgrade.

 

[Abernathy]

I've got a few missing pages from back in the 80's one of which contained my initial multi engine training and check ride. No real way to reconstruct it.

Is this kind of thing a deal breaker for the regionals?

rumpletumbler, if the only thing you have against you is a few missing hours from the 1980s and you meet the 1500hr requirement, you could probably walk into a regional interview wearing a wife-beater and shorts and you'll probably get the job.

 

[rumpletumbler]

I hope so. I hear that 60 question test sends a lot of people out the door.

 

[pilotyip]

UAL made a big deal out of my log book error during an interview in 1996. As a 10,000 hour pilot, I had under reported my hours. My bubble sheet had 26 hours less than my logbook totals, they really jumped on my inattention to detail. It was a math error a Navy Admin guy made while putting my hours in my paper Navy logbook 30 years before.

One of the best things ever happened to me was at age 53 was not being hired by UAL in 1996. I would have never made CA, taken a pay cut as a F/O and had my retirement ripped apart, then kicked to the curb at age 60. JUS has been a much better deal

 

[BentOver]

Hey you forgot to mention your most excellent job at Zantop.. Which the union destroyed..

 

[pilotyip]

Hey you forgot to mention your most excellent job at Zantop.. Which the union destroyed..

Does not apply, but if it had not happened that way I would not have found this fantastic job at JUS. Where I have made so much more money than I would have at UAL or the Zipper. I would have made less money in my union position at Zipper but would have had the trill of flying the L-188 until I retired.:beer:

 

[JumpersAway]

If your logbook is not perfect, but gets you through the door at a regional, you may be stuck here..............and trust me, you DON'T want to be stuck here.........

 

[rumpletumbler]

What's reserve?

Sounds like you have a job and yet don't work or get paid except every now and again?

 

[rumpletumbler]

One of the ATP written questions:

A sudden pull-up after takeoff can result in

One of the possible answers:

A zoom climb in excess of normal climb profiles to much higher altitudes better than AFM performance ........lol

 

[JustaNumber]

What's reserve?

Sounds like you have a job and yet don't work or get paid except every now and again?

It's a different system at every airline, but at XJET (Crj side), here's the basics. You're the "back-up" pilot they call when something goes wrong, so you don't have a set flight schedule. You get paid a guaranteed minimum (75 hours) every month, and in exchange, you must be available to answer the phone 15 hours per day, usually 4-6 days per week. You get exactly 11 days off per month, although only 6 are guaranteed, or immovable (and they love to move your other off days around at the last minute for their convenience). If they call you, you have exactly 2 hours to arrive in operations, ready to fly. When you get done with an assignment, you must call to ask mommy if you can go home, during which time there's a better than even chance that they'll ask you to just hang around and call them back in an hour (for no additional pay). Up to 6 days per month you'll have to drive to the airport and sit around for 8 hours in operations on "ready reserve" (for basically no extra pay). They'll find a way to make you show up on just about every day you are on reserve, with no idea when you'll be home again, but you'll rarely make more money than guarantee. Compare that to line-holders, who work fewer days and earn perhaps 20% more pay, with a known schedule, and you'll understand why people complain. Sometimes, though, yes, you can end up staying at home and still get paid. Hope this answers your question.