Anyone got the latest at Kalitta?

[The Gimp]

Recieved a call that the Sept. class is being pushed back a week.

 

[embpic1]

Training is really backed up right now. I finished my sim training on Aug 3rd and am still waiting for IOE. They told me to call them on Sept 1st to see how things are going. Its been fun sitting at home for a month, but I am really looking forward getting out there.

 

[mdanno808]

What is your starting pay, and what will the schedule be like once your on the line? Thanks in advance.

 

[girlsandbeer]

"The FAA knows the manufacturer defect but they won't tell."



.....ya, clearly a conspiracy here....

 

[embpic1]

What is your starting pay, and what will the schedule be like once your on the line? Thanks in advance.

pay:
http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/content/view/34/12/

Schedule:
17 days on
14 or 13 days off depending on the month (30 or 31 days in month)

Everyone based in YIP
$2000/month training pay
You get training pay until you complete OE (average 60 hours I have been told)
Great place to fly an awsome airplane, see the world, and make some good money

 

[bombinha]

Thanks Hkgorbust.
And yes as always FAA only cares after some significant deaths and to FAA pilots are not significant at all.
Girl sand beer PM me if u really wanna know the manufactures defect that caused this accident and probably some more on next heavy winter season.

Koslen FYI the chinese CRJ wasn't barely at 300ft just after take off when they had the same problem of both engines flame out.

 

[Koslen]

Thanks Hkgorbust.
And yes as always FAA only cares after some significant deaths and to FAA pilots are not significant at all.
Girl sand beer PM me if u really wanna know the manufactures defect that caused this accident and probably some more on next heavy winter season.

Koslen FYI the chinese CRJ wasn't barely at 300ft just after take off when they had the same problem of both engines flame out.

Well I can't argue about the engineering of the crj. I don't know much about the airplane. I don't dispute your claim that the power plants have some serious issues. I have never flown one. Still I read the prelim report on the pinicale accident Which has been all but been deleted from the ntsb web site?. And I have flown with some guys who had worked there in the past. Apperently they dont spend any time with very high altitude areodynamics in there training program and very few of there crewmembers have experience at the extreme altitudes. The report I read showed them trying to climb to 410 (the max ceiling of the aircraft from what I have been told) at a speed of mach.62 on a sweep wing jet. I don't see how that is going to work out. The last crj guy I talked to said he didn't know to many people who would try to climb to 410 even if they were empty unless it was isa-10. Unlike a lear which is designed to fly at or above 410. The crj dos not perform well up there. Thrust limited I believe. As far as the other problems with the aircraft you would now better than I.

 

[C-130 IP]

I've seen Kallita's CURRENT pay scale.

Does anyone know how much the pay is to increase after the Tentative Agreement is approved? I heard 15 percent. The TA is still being negotiated. See TA here:

http://www.ibt747.org/forms/KAI.TA.05.pdf

and vote results (April 05):

VOTES FOR RATIFICATION 35
VOTES AGAINST RATIFICATION 96
VOID BALLOTS 24

BTW, the on Page 22 of the TA, it seems Training pay will be going up from $500 to $600 per week. Ain't much, but every little bit helps.

 

[jehtplane]

Do u have any idea how many engine problems this CRJ's have in a day?
Do you know what caused the crash of the pinacle CRJ?
What about the other 4 challenger's (same CRJ just shorter)?
The FAA knows the manufacturer defect but they won't tell.
.

Almost none . The real reason pinnacle crashed is because they fcked up.
And what defect are you talking about? The fact that there was frost on the wings? Don't talk about something you know nothing about!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[embpic1]

I've seen Kallita's CURRENT pay scale.

Does anyone know how much the pay is to increase after the Tentative Agreement is approved? I heard 15 percent. The TA is still being negotiated. See TA here:

http://www.ibt747.org/forms/KAI.TA.05.pdf

and vote results (April 05):

VOTES FOR RATIFICATION 35
VOTES AGAINST RATIFICATION 96
VOID BALLOTS 24

BTW, the on Page 22 of the TA, it seems Training pay will be going up from $500 to $600 per week. Ain't much, but every little bit helps.

My understanding is that most of the issues have been resolved with the exception of scheduling. Apparently the wording in the scheduling section is to vague.

 

[Geronimo4497]

How often do you fly above the 61 hour guarantee in a month?

 

[C-130 IP]

Well, let's hear from someone at Kalitta NOW, but I understand 80 hrs per month is the average, with many closer to 100 hrs.

Lots of flying, not lots of sitting in the hotel, I'm told.

 

[Xfr8dog]

Lots of flying if you get into the pacific (I logged 119 hours without selling any days off). If you get stuck going back and forth to NYC from Europe you probably wont break 61. This is what happened to me in the month of August. I did actually get paid for about 75 adding in all the 1's and 3's and DH time.

 

[C-130 IP]

Good way to build your time, regardless of pay.

 

[bombinha]

Hey Jehtplane just to let you know I grounded 3 of them in less than an year on my walkaround due to parts missing inside twice and outside once how do you say they have no problems?
Plus if you never saw any part missing on your walkaround you better change your lenses or your prescription glasses as the number of reports are pretty high check with your maintenance personel.
And this post is not about $... rj's.
And the pinacle guys could be rookies but they lost both engines before even reach FL410 and it is on the VDR as they call emergency before reach there with both engines flame out.

 

[jehtplane]

Hey Jehtplane just to let you know I grounded 3 of them in less than an year on my walkaround due to parts missing inside twice and outside once how do you say they have no problems?
Plus if you never saw any part missing on your walkaround you better change your lenses or your prescription glasses as the number of reports are pretty high check with your maintenance personel.
And this post is not about $... rj's.
And the pinacle guys could be rookies but they lost both engines before even reach FL410 and it is on the VDR as they call emergency before reach there with both engines flame out.

No they did not , you might want to read the cvr transcript again, how could they lose both engines before, what did they do catch a thermal and glide up to F410? I suggest you reread the cvr !!!!!!!. Ohh a part missing wow! You the man . There are no chronic problems with the RJ , maybe it was with your previous airlines maintenance practices , Mesa perhaps????????????????

 

[CWI]

Koslen, Bombinha and Jehtplane.......................

Let's not forget that this is about:

Anyone got the latest at Kalitta!

Why not just start a new thread ....................

Thanks,

CWI

 

[Guam360]

CWI,

thanks, I am very interested.

 

[CWI]

Guam360,

Do a search on CWI and you should find a lot of information on Kalitta.

Right now the next two upgrade classes have been posponed to later this year or the early part of next year. There were 10 in each class. They can't pull 20 FO's off the line and put them through training right now, especially with the busy season right around the corner.

New hiring may have stopped too, I'm not sure? But one things is for sure and that is Kalitta is behind on the training. It's not the ground school, but finding the simulator time and check airman to do the training, that's the problem.

Kalitta still wants to go to 110 crews, but may not have the man power to continue hiring at the current pace.

If you have any questions you can't find doing the search, just ask. I'm sure one of the Kalitta crew members who visit this forum will have the answer.

CWI

 

[The Gimp]

How long is it taking guys to get through IOE after the sim training?

A person I spoke with that works there said guys were sitting around waiting for IOE at home.