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AWA vs Frontier
Congratz on your tough decision... Can't really offer and good advice but, as a lifelong commuter, you might want to look into which airline is more commuter friendly. Can you drop and trade trips easy? As a junior line holder, does one offer better schedules than the other? Also, think... -
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Will UPS ever hire again?
F/E's There tired because they are mostly over 60 years old and the schedules suck.... My sim partner has been here 5 years and is just now going to the right seat. Even without hiring there is a little upward progression as guys leave the left seat for the F/E seat. -
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Stevens Amendment At Work
UPS I hear it said all the time that we leave freight behind in China every day because we don't have the lift. Not enough airplanes and crews to do the job.... -
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Why Shouldn't I PFT!
PFT "Before passing judgement consider the two facts below and ask yourself (honestly) would you do it if you had the money to spare." Honestly....I wouldn't have done it. Bobby will tell you the same thing. I think those that do PFT (Gulfstream and TAB style) either are uneducated about the...- de727ups
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Whats up with UPS
I think we'll start hiring when we get a new contract with better work rules. Right now, through a combination of getting larger aircraft and working crews harder, the company is able to keep the boxes moving without hiring. Also, if we reach some breaking point of sorts with crews being... -
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NDB or Compass Locator on ILS
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UPS Cargo/Pax Conversion
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Gulfstream Academy...
No, 25 is not too old...especially since you have a degree. I had a friend who started in his late 30's and works at a major now. Yes, if you leave one airline for another, you lose all your seniority. That's just the way this business works. You would start out at the bottom as an F/O... -
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Gulfstream Academy...
Silly claim "street captains that GIA hired are now at Citrus (AirTran) so that is strictly used an another ploy and deceptive tactic." About the dumbest thing I've ever heard....Gulfstream saying they place guys in a 717 cause some of their Capts got hired at AirTran. By the same logic... -
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Delta Connection Academy...THOUGHTS????
Glad to hear you say so 'im not saying that academy grads are better' That's not the impression I got from your first post. -
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Delta Connection Academy...THOUGHTS????
Well... Sounds like you don't put much value on flight experience. Glad you worked hard and got your ratings but I put a high value on the learning experiences one can get by flying a 52 around God's green earth. I think it's a shame you'll be allowed to teach the next round of DCA students... -
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Please Help A young pilot
It took me tell 29 to get on at UPS, and I was lucky. Why do you think you'll make Fedex at 22 or 23? You need to think about a degree, too. What will 100 hours of multi time do for you? Think you'll be a shoe in, then? Getting your CFI is a great idea (as is not doing PFT). I know when... -
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Fed ex/UPS vs. Major Passenger Airlines.
UPS UPS pilots don't get the travel benefits that most airline pilots do. I think being a freight guy has it's good and bad points. It's looking these days like the good points are outweighing the bad....it wasn't always that way. In most ways, pax vs freight points are moot. You take...- de727ups
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Whats the word on TAB EXPRESS
Here's an interesting fact.... I was checking out the Gulfstream website today and I noticed four major airline pilots wrote letters of recommendation for the academy....part of Gulfstream's marketing. You know....you should go to Gulfstream because these major airline pilots think it's a good... -
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Engine Failure on crosswind
You could pull the engine on them sooner. I teach straight ahead until 500 AGL and then think about turning around. Below 500 AGL and you go straight ahead.... -
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Whats the word on TAB EXPRESS
PCL It was said not long ago that Gulfstream wouldn't exisit it it wasn't for PFT. That they would still be flying 402's part 135. The argument was that no jobs are taken away by Gulfstream style PFT because Gulfstream wouldn't be flying 1900's in the first place without F/O's as a revenue... -
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Ameriflight PDX
I have some pilot friends who live in Vancouver (no state income tax in WA) and buy stuff in Oregon (no state sales tax, high sales taxes in WA). Probably not the cheapest areas to live in, but the farther out you get the better. I see a ton of Amflight planes on the ramp in BFI but I don't... -
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Whats the word on TAB EXPRESS
"Nobody on this forum needs your two cents" I do.... Though I disagree with Bobby sometimes I have a lot of respect for what he has to say and the way he says it. -
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Whats the word on TAB EXPRESS
"A FEW, not all, infact a small percentage of these guys strongly disagree with PFT" I agree. I think if I started asking my fellow major airline pilot crewmembers their opinion on PFT, that 95 out of 100 would say..."huh"? Then I would say "Well, what would you think if a 121 passenger... -
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Intrument Training in 10 days?
He should have the written passed before you start with him and I'd try to use a ground trainer or PCATD for part of it. I think there are some things that you can learn faster if it's not in the airplane. -