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    XJ Feb 27 furloughs?

    Anyone know the approximate hire date of the most senior pilot furloughed? I'm concerned for a few buddies who went to XJ last spring/summer. Are more furloughes scheduled?
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    Ameriflight vs. a regional (like QX or Skywest)

    I've been at Ameriflight for 1 year now and I have been extremely pleased with the experience. Just over a year ago I was instrucing in Cessnas and the occasional duchess, now I'm just starting to fly single pilot metroliner with 300 hours of 99 time already in the book. That's quick progress...
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    A Headset for both Turboprops and Jets?

    Are there any ANR headsets that will work well in both a noisy turboprop cockpit as well as a pure jet? Do all airline and corporate jet crews use lightweight headsets? Are these impractical or ineffective in an old beech turboprop? Just looking for something to last me for the long haul...
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    Metar and Notamn Decoder

    Anyone have a link to an online source for all the Metar and Notamn contractions? Thanks!
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    Upgrades at Skywest

    Just curious about the upgrade times at skywest right now. Are these times predicted to improve in the near future, or will they be getting longer? Thanks for the help!
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    Questions for Ameriflight Pilots

    Hi All, How long does it typically take to hold a line on a Metro or a 1900? Which bases fly this equipment? Which base would you likely have to go to to get a Metro or 1900 as early as possible? How about the brasilia or Lear? I've heard you have to be at Ameriflight forever to get PIC on...
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    From Cargo Direct to the Majors

    I'm curious as to how likely it may be to get a job with a major or national without multi-crew, 121, turbine PIC time? Are pilots with single pilot, 135, over 12,500 lbs, turbine PIC often considered by the biggest airlines? What if they had a solid internal reference? It seems that the majors...
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    From Cargo Direct to the Majors

    I'm curious as to how likely it may be to get a job with a major or national without multi-crew, 121, turbine PIC time? Are pilots with single pilot, 135, over 12,500 lbs, turbine PIC often considered by the biggest airlines? What if they had a solid internal reference? It seems that the majors...
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    From Cargo Direct to the Majors

    I'm curious as to how likely it may be to get a job with a major or national without multi-crew, 121, turbine PIC time? Are pilots with single pilot, 135, over 12,500 lbs, turbine PIC often considered by the biggest airlines? What if they had a solid internal reference? It seems that the majors...
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    Duchess Electrical System

    thanks everyone. Jetblast: That's some great info. One of my students was asked what would be the voltage on the #2 bus should the #2 alternator fail and the bus tie fuse had not been working (i.e. had previously blown though not detected)? The examiner said 0 as the bus tie fuse is the only...
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    Duchess Electrical System

    I have always understood the bus tie fuse to be the only means for one alternator to supply power to the opposite bus. Now I'm curious, if the bus tie was not there (or was blown) couldn't #1 alternator power bus #2 by routing power through the battery bus and down into the second bus? If so...
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    Incident on record?

    Thanks everyone. Is there any difference between the information available to future employers in a background check and the information that I can obtain by requesting my airman records?
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    Incident on record?

    Is it possible to find out exactly what the FAA will disclose on background checks? One person suggested that since it was not an accident and no action was taken against me that my record could still be clean. How could I find out definatively? Can the FSDO tell me or do I need to go a...
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    Incident on record?

    A mechanical cause was NOT determined for an incident that occured while I was PIC (bent metal). I successfully passed the resulting oral re-examination. No enforcement action was taken and to my knowledge, no enforcement action was even opened by the inspectors. The only written...
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    myf checkride

    Joe Leone has been very fair to the applicants I've sent him and he is a nice guy. I would also HIGHLY reccommend Dave Reid. He and Joe are the only full time examiners in SD. PM me for more details if you'd like. Mike
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    Several ME questions

    Hi all. 1) How do Flaps affect control? I have read that they improve control by reducing the the thrust moment of the operative engine. I have also been told that they hurt control due to uneven lift created due to accelerated slipstream. Which wins? What about cowl flaps? Do they...
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    Jepp Chart Question

    On some approach plates, there are fixes identified by cross radials that also serve as feeder routes. I was told, that if the feeder route is solid black and then turns to a thin grey line before reaching the fix it identifies, the DME listed for the feeder segment CANNOT be used to identify...
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    Aircraft Airworthiness

    On the issue of what constitues "deactivation" -- my local FSDO's interpretation was "disconnected from the power source". Their example was if a pull off circuit breaker exists for the radio then the CB could be pulled off and zip tied so that it could not be reset. Then the radio could be...
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    Passed the CFI initial today

    Hello everyone, Thanks for all the congrats. I don't anticipate that I will feel this degree of satisfaction with any future ratings or certificates. CFI really represents the start of a career for me. To answer a few questions and give a little run down on the ride . . . In my district you...
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    Passed the CFI initial today

    Showed up at 8:30. 10 hours later, I had my certificate in hand. Had a great experience. Really learned a lot. This particular FAA inspector really helped me believe that we have some good guys on the inside. I'd be happy to share the details for any of you that are close to the ride...
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