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CFI/II Lesson Plans
Simple answer to your question. Find the most respected, knowlegable instructor you know. Then send your students to that person for instruction. The only way you are going to advance, and become a knowlegable professional is to do the work yourself. No shortcuts in aviation, at least none... -
Comair to XJ...
Do you have a point, or are you just being confused by the facts? Good work rules, comparable pay, long history in the industry. Periods of growth and furloughs. Contract negotiations and bankruptcy. Ups and downs like nearly every airline over time. For some I think it's the first downturn in... -
Comair to XJ...
All I can say is that we have hired Comair pilots as well as pilots from many other airlines. The attitude that a person is owed a job because they worked for somebody else in the past is just B.S. As far as history and what one group has done to advance the industry vs another you might like... -
Comair to XJ...
Because we need to weed out people with attitudes like yours. Why should we hire Comair guys with no interview? As a courtesy our ALPA has worked out preferential (read not guaranteed) interviews to extend an opportunity to fellow ALPA members. Bottom line our company has always had... -
Commuting Question.
Depends...........You on probation? Could make a big difference. Well before XJ had a commuter policy, this question came up to a well respected chief pilot during the interview process. His answer was short and sweet. "I don't care where you live. You don't get to work on... -
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MIRACLE Mesaba Pilot
Still here, currently a CRJ900 CA. I think the age is about right on. Little story from about a week or two ago. He was checking out tickets for the Minnesota Wild on a coumputer in the crew room, and I overheard a younger FO saying "I didn't know you were interested in hockey"......A few... -
Burn, baby, BUUURRNNNN! 9E's latest memo...
I guess you see things differently. I would argue that the country isn't "fubar'd" right now. Unemployment is low, interest rates are low, I don't see what the big deal is right now. Gas is high, but that is up for a variety of reasons, including "tree-hugging" liberals who somehow figure... -
XJ getting 9E aircraft?
Maybe it's cheaper to have somebody else get all the mx issues up to speed. Same as the B models we received in the past. Weeks and weeks in the hangar to fix all the items that were not taken care of by 9E. -
XJ Memo about 9E & Delta
Good ol' "Keep-em-in-the-plane-wayne". Seemed to think that by turning off the automatic warnings in crew-trac we wouldn't notice going over 30 in 7 etc and we would fly more. Many did........then started keeping better records after. That's why many are so anal about getting times every leg... -
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XJ Memo about 9E & Delta
You are right, since 98 we have fewer aircraft, fewer domiciles, and much higher gas costs. As far as the ramp issue go, do you think these problems just began in the last year or so? Believe it or not, the ramps operate better now than 10 years ago and we have much better ground equipment... -
XJ Memo about 9E & Delta
The memo says the cargo door does not have to be closed prior to closing the cabin door, but the "out time" is still dependant on being ready to push which you can't be with an open cargo door, or beginning the taxi under your own power when there is no jetbridge. Back to waiting for numbers... -
XJ Memo about 9E & Delta
Quick.....get a moderator. A post that makes valid and rational points. All the whining we read doesn't change reality. Performance counts, and everything we can do to operate more efficiently fuel wise (SE taxi etc) may just make the difference. -
XJ Manager's tell Pilot's "your not worth it!"
Been said before. It's real simple. Don't REQUEST to go over 15 hours. When they start calling to get me to request it, my cell phone get's VERY VERY unreliable, and many times the only working phone I can find is in the hotel. -
for the XJ guys
I assume the "all" he used was referring to "all" the Saabs that XJ currently has. All of these have original factory paint. 402-457 were all received new from the factory. The only exception is 407 which is "silver" like the current NWA paint scheme. -
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for the XJ guys
As far as I know the only Saabs we've parked due to corrosion were a couple of old A models that were former express (Pinnacle) aircraft. When they painted them they stripped the old paint using unapproved methods (shocking I know) and this caused corrosion under the new paint. These were... -
for the XJ guys
You could probably buy his.........I'm sure he's upgraded since the mid 90's!!!!!!!!1 -
for the XJ guys
That's what you get for listening to "Junior" guys Guys this job is about as easy as it gets. If you need guidance about uniforms etc........it's probably in the FOM. If you heard something else, it's their opinion. Stop by Joe's office I'm sure he could give you some fashion advice. -
Wacky new take-off procedure at Pinnacle
I guess I did generalize.......3 seconds would give a 9 degree pitch attitude with a proper rotation rate. I'll try to be more specific in the future. 3 1/3 seconds will get you to 10. As far as the rest, I'll let the company worry about the "what if's" in regards to liability. We just fly 'em... -
Mesaba CRJ-900 F.O.'s
Current policy is circling in VMC only. Current types are issued with that restriction. However, when we first got the Saabs '96 we trained and conducted circling approaches to published minimums, and types were not issued with any restrictions. So you may have a few captains out there that... -