CFI renewal
I did mine last feb with Gleim. It took about 4-6 hours and I didn't have to go to the FSDO. I know the American Fliers is cheaper, but if it takes twice as long and you have to go to the FSDO, how much is your time really worth?
I worked there for a few years; like any gig there are good pts and bad ones. Keeping a 141 syllabus for 12 students was a bit of a pain in the arse, but I did fly enough to pay bills which doesn't always happen in the CFI world. ME time was hard to build unless you were there a while, and...
6 months is all it takes to realize that I was unhappy at the job. Glad all you guys loved it there so much and were able to move on. By discount airlines I didn't mean Air tran or JB, I meant Alegiant and Pace. Maybe more people moved on to good jobs than I thought, I really don't have any...
awac or Colgan?
Colgan is a hole, AWAC is not. Most Colgan Capts when I was there didn't leave for good gigs, they went to discount airlines and so on just to get out of their current nightmare. Some guys got on at CAL, but most don't. I know the day I get 1000 pic turbine I won't get hired...
contract
A contract is a a contract, but it is not always enforceable. If you can PROVE that you broke the contract due to illegalities by one of the parties then they can not enforce it. HELLO PEOPLE. This is America, not Russia. A contract is also not enforceable if one of the parties had...
Headset
A headset is really a personal choice; I found a pair of sennheiser hmec 25ka's on ebay for 300$ and grabbed 'em. The telex are fine, and your DCs will work well too, but I think the sennheiser setup is the greatest (very quiet, light and comfy.) Different people wear different...
college
For jesus sake go to college. Do a few 2 story funnels off a frat house balcony and nail some hottie 19 year olds. The experiences you gain in college are worth more than getting on a fews years earlier at some lame regional airline. If you get seriously motivated you can go to any...
walking like a duck
It was my understanding that TSA was doing informational picketing in reference to unnamed alter ego airline; ergo all employees at unamed alter ego airline are crossing said picket line regardless of expos facto unionization from a seperate union. What does that make you is...
Raa
Why spend 100k on a bunch of BS? Just get all your certs from a reputable fbo/CFI (if you can find one). Teach for a while, tow banners, fly jumpers, freight dog it a little. Become a good pilot and have a good attitude and you will have a career in aviation. If you try to spend you...
parking pass in SYR
Parking is no prob in SYR. Just go to the police station between the 2 ticket counters enough and the guy who hands them out will eventually be there. Untill then just ring the buzzer at the employee lot and they let you in anyway when you tell them you're based there.
A second alternate is required under part 121 whenever destination and 1st alternate are "marginal" (dest at minimums/1st alt at derived mins) or when flight is dispatched under exemption 3585. (exemption used to dispatch a flight when conditional statement in the taf forcasts weather will go...
What's so scary about air wisky? I just wanted to work somewhere where 7 MELs is not an acceptable number when picking an airplane up from a maintenace base. If you need the upgrade fast it is there, hats off to those who take it.
I did my MEI there a few years back. All they teach you is what is needed to pass a checkride; a good example is that they don't know how to use NDBs. The flight school where i worked did use NDBs, and when I asked the instructor why they didn't have them the reply was "airlines don't use...
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