ASA Hiring Mins....Wow!

[Papa Woody]

Many pilots now think it is only a matter of time before something bad happens. Airline operations don't go well with 1.5 or less pilots on the flight deck.

Yes.

Aviation is rarely pro-active on issues of safety. Like everything else in the cockpit, a change in policy or hardware stands as a memorial to a smoldering wreck:

GPWS, TCAS, LLWAS, quick-don masks, brake temps, round windows, V-speeds.....even hardened cockpit doors.....are only a few of the devices that have their origins in a disaster.

What will happen when a crash is attributed to lack of crew experience?

 

[Oakum_Boy]

What will happen when a crash is attributed to lack of crew experience?

Blame the pilots.

 

[OCP]

Think this is the start of it getting worse? What happens with all these low time FOs don't have the time to upgrade? Company lowers mins, with ICAO restrictions, and now you have someone with 1000 TT as CA of a jet into JFK. Good idea? Not really.

 

[wilky10]

I thought I was going to be low time applying for a regional at 1300/250. I talk to my former instructor who is a captain now at skywest and he said I would be high time for most applying.

I also received my mei at atp and felt like I was the one instructing the 1200hr instructor. he didn't even know what an MOA was. I don't even know what to say about an instructor not knowing SUA

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

I don't even know what to say about an instructor not knowing SUA

Hey, I instructed there. (Stuart, FL)

 

[ground_fog]

Got shot down today-almost 500 hours-they took 4 out of seven for day 2 and sim-go figure-I spent all my time preparing for sim-oh well. I think they were determined to get rid of a couple-nothing on the guoge was any help to me but another opp will come hopefully.

Good luck to those that made it!

 

[bobs98tlr]

What on the gouges didnt help? Did the HR/Tech part hit pretty right on? How was your experience and what did the tech portion cover? Thanks

 

[GearUpLightsIn]

What on the gouges didnt help? Did the HR/Tech part hit pretty right on? How was your experience and what did the tech portion cover? Thanks

The interviewer has a mirror. The test begins when he puts it in front of your face. Fog the mirror. Test over - WELCOME TO ASA!!!!

 

[bobs98tlr]

HAHA....Thats a new one...I havent applied, just curious what there interview involves.

 

[GearUpLightsIn]

unless something has changed since I interviewed, there is a BS written that is short and simple. go to the sim. take off out of ATL level off at 5K maintain 250. get a few turns to get comfortable. fly back to the ATL VOR and hold. tell the guy what the hold entry should be and you probabywon't have to hold or maybe just get started in it. they freeze the sim and put you on the ils configured for landing. fly the needles until you can't stand it anymore. you will break out around 800AGL. Don't go visual! Fly is like it was to mins and you will be fine. The ILS is what gets printed out. don't eff up the other stuff too bad and fly the ils well and you make it to day 2.
As long as you don't b!tch slap the guy asking you questions on day 2 you should be hired at this point. Seriously.