~1 year upgrade at Republic

[liz289101]

Minimum hours to upgrade is 2500 hours, so where is the problem?

 

[BCpilot81]

Minimum hours to upgrade is 2500 hours, so where is the problem?

Agreed, TT might be adequate. But sometimes it is better to fly in an airplane for at least a year or two before you make the 3 foot lateral move. Maybe I am just an idiot (which those who know me would not disagree), but there is a lot more to it than signing paperwork and steering. But if they are qualified, why not. No pilot has always been an "experienced" Captain.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

I agree. It's not like Republishuttleaqua has ever had an incident/accident due to low time crews

They were Instructordude's students

bastard

 

[CaptainChris77]

Minimum hours to upgrade is 2500 hours, so where is the problem?

If you can pass a checkride...and bring good judgement to the table...there is no problem. I've flown with 10,000 hr Captains who shouldn't be anywhere near an airplane...and I've seen low-time FO's who are ready to be Captains. The FAA has a requirement to be a CA---and that's an ATP. If you can pass an ATP/Type ride in your given a/c, get signed off on IOE, you are good to go. Whether you have 1,500 hours or 5,000 hours when you upgrade.

 

[CaptainChris77]

Hmmmm, maybe 3000TT and 1500 in type. I would be comfortable as a pax in that plane.

Pax are never comfortable in an RJ Also PAX don't know how many hours a CA and FO have, nor should they care. They buy a ticket and it is up to the airline to make sure that there are qualified people driving the bus.

 

[Ur Dad]

You guys are gay, airplanes fly themselves. Quit bickering like some school girls and engage the autopilot.

 

[FlyFastLiveSlow]

So how about guys at the majors that go from A320 FO to DC-9 CA, never having flown a DC-9?? (for example)

 

[dooork]

Hmmmm, maybe 3000TT and 1500 in type. I would be comfortable as a pax in that plane.

If you go to low and match that up with a 500hr wonder in the right seat is were the problems tend to happen.

Really? All the accidents I've read about have all been with experienced crews.

 

[WSurf]

Really? All the accidents I've read about have all been with experienced crews.

Of course!!!!! There are a bunch more experienced people flying at the airlines now.

Whats your point?

 

[samballs]

I am all for an upgrade at a regional not being a drawn out process, but less than a year....that is just scary

This will just create a ton of lawn darts and more pilots on Alanta radio getting told what to do by dispatchers.

 

[AWACoff]

How experienced was the Republicshuttletaqua crew that went off the end of the runway in CLE? I remember reading on FI about a memo the airline prez put out taking them to task for not talking to the pax after the incident...perhaps inexperience contributed to the boondaggle after the overrun?

 

[FSIGRAD]

They where pretty expierenced. I think the capt had around 1000 hrs PIC in type and the FO had around 6 years with ACA before coming to shuttle.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

Pax are never comfortable in an RJ Also PAX don't know how many hours a CA and FO have, nor should they care. They buy a ticket and it is up to the airline to make sure that there are qualified people driving the bus.

Correction, pax are never comftorable in an RJ other than the E-170, 175 airplanes that RAH flies.

 

[EMB170Pilot]

doesn't really matter. experience crews get into trouble because they get relaxed and inexperience crews get into trouble because of...well..inexperience.

My biggest fear is that with the mass upgrades, we dont get another incident/accident this winter nor anyone else.

every year its something.

Take your time ladies and gents, u get paid by the minute. (at least most of us do.)

 

[siucavflight]

EMBPILOT,
I have been looking at your avatar for a few years now, can you get more of the girl and less of your ugly mug in the next shot?

 

[bailey3083]

I wanna fly 70 people around for 60k a yr! Where do I sign up! NOT!!

 

[WSurf]

How experienced was the Republicshuttletaqua crew that went off the end of the runway in CLE? I remember reading on FI about a memo the airline prez put out taking them to task for not talking to the pax after the incident...perhaps inexperience contributed to the boondaggle after the overrun?

Well, not to defend the Rebublicshuttletaqua crew but if your gonna go there on how experienced they were?

How experienced was the Southwest crew in Miday and Burback Cal.??

How experience was the American Airlines Crew in Little rock??

Experienced or Not... Some things that can't be taught is good judgement and common sense. You either have it or you don't!

 

[EMB170Pilot]

I wanna fly 70 people around for 60k a yr! Where do I sign up! NOT!!

I agree with you! Hopefully, this and many other parts of the contract will get changed this upcoming negotations!

 

[WSurf]

I wanna fly 70 people around for 60k a yr! Where do I sign up! NOT!!

And to think I made 75k this year flying around in my little ole' 37 Seat TurboProp.

 

[Popeye0537]

And to think I made 75k this year flying around in my little ole' 37 Seat TurboProp.

To think that I made 65K this year flying for CHQ,(at 50 seat rates) and took 3 months of UNPAID medical leave.... and I still have my hearing!

Put that in your pipe and smoke it Surf.....