80-100hrs of IOE at mesa??

[Jack Mehoff]

A friend of mine at Mesa said the average IOE time is now runing 80-100 hours. Sims have been extened from 10 to 15-20 to accomidate the new skill level of the new hires! I'd be really nervous if I was a capt there. Doesn't the FAA have any oversight to say thats too much hand holding?

 

[skiandsurf]

A friend of mine at Mesa said ...

You'll admit to having friends at mesa?

 

[Jack Mehoff]

yeah I got a friend on the inside. Doesn't every family have an "uncle jail bird joey"? haha

 

[PropPiedmont]

A friend of mine at Mesa said the average IOE time is now runing 80-100 hours. Sims have been extened from 10 to 15-20 to accomidate the new skill level of the new hires! I'd be really nervous if I was a capt there. Doesn't the FAA have any oversight to say thats too much hand holding?

Pilot754 here ya go.

 

[Shrek]

80-100 hours is absolutely RIDICULOUS..........WOW

 

[Mr Wu]

What's the difference between that and turning the guy loose after 30 hours to have his captains train him?

 

[Brasilia Flyer]

At SkyWest, the max is 50 hours. Period. In other words, by 50 hours you've either got a successful line check or a termination letter.

 

[Baze]

I thought Mesa new-hires got the first 50 hours at Mesa and the remaining 50 at SkyWest?

 

[Mookie]

true dat...

Mookie

 

[Soverytired]

I may have started this one. (Heh)

All I know is that a check airman said the average IOE time has gone up through the roof lately. When pressed for specifics, he told me that he personally had a student require 86 hours of IOE. He also said that many students are getting extra sim time, once unheard of at the MAG.

That was a few months ago. What the AVERAGE new hire gets is beyond me.