~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.