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  1. HughBeamont

    Colgan written test

    That should be a question on the written test: "What is the maximum number of MELs that the computer can put on the release before the PIC has to pen-and-ink the rest?" a) 9 b) 11 c) 6 Correct answer: a
  2. HughBeamont

    AVRO in CLE

    The captain must have left his wallet in the cockpit. Sorry. Just a little pathetic regional airline humor.
  3. HughBeamont

    Lots to consider....

    What company? Colgan? Mesa?
  4. HughBeamont

    Colgan rumors?

    Don't sweat it. If you have a good excuse for not being able to fly ("My wife is 10cm dialated!"), then your set. Otherwise, kill the plane. We ALL know how easy it is to kill the plane: CA: "FO, are you busy?" FO: "I am not, sir." CA: "I would like to do a walkaround with you to enhance my...
  5. HughBeamont

    And you thought 5000' was a short runway

    Our releases have never had landing performance data for 33R. I don't think they trust us, and given some of the pilots they have hired in the past, it's probably the right move. It would be about a week before a new FO sitting next to a recently upgraded captain forgot he wasn't in the 172...
  7. HughBeamont

    And you thought 5000' was a short runway

    The BOS controllers would always ask us Colgan pilots if we can take 33R. Never could. Commutair could with their 1900s because they had anti-skid, I believe. ILS 15R visual approach 4L in BOS is my favorite. Or when you're 500' AGL coming in 33L and they ask you if you can take 27. That's...
  8. HughBeamont

    Colgan rumors?

    Most FOs at Colgan have the mistaken assumption that you can put goodwill in the crewscheduling bank and withdraw it at a later date. Not true. If you want something for a favor, get it at the time you agree to the favor. 20 minutes after you agree to pick up a pairing and want something, the...
  9. HughBeamont

    Uniform Shirts

    I've bought nine Landerwood shirts. They are the best. Their tapered model really brings out my manly figure.
  10. HughBeamont

    Colgan...

    Yeah, you bid for the Saab by flying as a Beech FO for one year minimum, a Beech Captain for one year minimum, then Saab captain. They have moved a few Beech FOs to Saab FOs for various personal reasons, but it is not the norm. Just call up CP Tom Brink and tell him you have a geriatric aunt...
  11. HughBeamont

    SAAB 340 vs. other regional props

    If the Saab had 2500 shp P&Ws on each wing, you'd have a pretty decent plane from a pilot's perspective. The prop sync is so bad - I've been sitting in the back and had drug-like experiences as waves of sound oscillated through the cabin. Novel for a minute, then you just want it to stop...
  13. HughBeamont

    Colgan rumors?

    I heard that Colgan got the FAA to authorize transcon stand-ups in the Beech. Refuel in Ft. Wayne, Omaha, Denver and Palm Springs. Blocked at 29 hours, 37 hours on duty.
  14. HughBeamont

    Type Ratings

    B-707 G-V I have 2 turboprop types already and I don't want anymore DC-3
  15. HughBeamont

    CHQ to buy CMR???

    I'm sure all the 22 year old CHQ FOs on 2nd year pay with 1800 hours are already thinking, "No way they are going to take pizza out of my mouth and my 21 year-old girlfriend's mouth, staple those old Comair bastards. Staple! Staple! Staple!"
  16. HughBeamont

    Crj/erj 90 Min. Limit!

    I would rather fly in a Beech 1900 than a CRJ or ERJ. Just give me my earplugs and a vacant Row 9. And in a pinch, leather Jepp binders for a pillow. Well, until I have to take a dump, that is.
  17. HughBeamont

    Republic - US Airways New Aircraft Deal

    I was wondering what was going to replace the aging Beech 1900 fleet. COLGAN IS GETTING JETS! COLGAN IS GETTING JETS!
  19. HughBeamont

    Lame AOPA article about regional flying

    Amen. Have Tom talk to a junior guy on the bottom 5% of the USAirways senority list. Probably 47 years old, used to be a junior 75 captain making $210, now is a 73 FO making half that, pension gone, screwed over in the America West deal. I think this article was pretty good, more balanced than...
  20. HughBeamont

    Logbook Lies

    I'd say we are all guilty of estimating how many clouds we flew through on the third day of last month, and of how many minutes of time we flew after one hour of civil twilight had passed. Get the important things (total, pic, etc) dead on and do the best job estimating you can at the other stuff.
  21. HughBeamont

    Mesa Fired !!!!!!! ??????

    The problem with this industry is that none of my FOs can talk intelligently about the King, Helloween, etc. :)
  22. HughBeamont

    Mesa Fired !!!!!!! ??????

    Your profile suggests similar abuse to what I currently encounter. Have you ever said, "Don't do that on your Fed ride"?
  23. HughBeamont

    Mesa Fired !!!!!!! ??????

    Speaking of worse turboprop service, here at Colgan we make our living picking up scrap routes that nobody else can make a buck on using 50 seat RJs. The problem is that we are flying aircraft that are 15 years old, and they break more often than newer aircraft. And though some of our...
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