ASA pilot to be?

[Seahawker01]

please...please...please stop saying "peeps". Does it really take that much longer to type "people"?

Those are the same guys who say "P.D." and "on the hold..."

Maybe the generation gap is playing a factor and you have lost touch with the young person’s vernacular.
Just kidding, take care.

 

[Palerider957]

I interviewed beginning of Dec. and got a letter in two weeks. Got a call for Feb. 7th class middle of Jan but failed to get the message for a few days. When I called back the class was full and they put me into the march 7th class.
My question to you guys is. What are the chances of getting stuck in the ATR and is there and up side to being back in a prop such as quicker upgrade? I am young, 21, so my seniority will be low. Does experience play a factor with my prior 121 experience when they assign the type? And before you guys start bashing me for learning at a pilot factory. Let me preempt you, I was the kid that grew up washing airplanes for rides and trained part 61.
Also any tips for making training easier would be greatly appreciated.

"Stuck in the ATR." I wouldn't say that too loudly in the crew lounge, you might have a fight on your hands. Honestly, if offered, you should just be grateful for a job. Besides, the ATR allows you to run naked through hotel lobby's, totally blotto drunk at 4:00AM!

At ASA the ATR is a dying community as the planes are going away slowly over the next few years. You will almost certainly be put in the CRJ200 in ATL, on reserve, as Crew Schedulings newest bit.ch.

 

[FN FAL]

unbelievable,$80,000 for a $20,000 a year a job that should be a red flag for lack of intelligence.

That's almost as funny as the time a CFI woke me up at home on my day off to fly him to a corporate lear jet job interview in an Aztec he rented. I told him to tell the people inside the corporate hanger that he was doing an ICC on me, if they asked WTF was up with that.

He was a good kid and smart for realizing his limitations, but it just seemed funny at the time.

 

[PalmettoPilot]

Seniority in class is assigned by age, no previous experience is considered. IF they need ATR pilots the class will bid on the plane they want. My class needed 5 ATRs and everyone wanted the jet so the youngest 5 got the ATR. At 21 you are more than likely going to be one of the youngest in the class. Right now the 700 is senior and nobody in our class would have been able to get it.

I don't think the upgrade time will be less in the ATR but that depends alot on the guys who are in the ATR now and when/if they decide to move to the jet. There are no new ATR orders at this time so the only way to upgrade there is for someone above you to leave.

From what I have heard, Dec class had 5 ATRs, Jan had none, Feb should have some and then March should have none. That's not written in stone. The ATR community here is pretty close and from what they say it's not a bad place to be, they have a lot of fun. Your seniority number will still be good in a year or so when you can move to the jet so it's not like you've lost anything. At 21 and getting 121 turbine experience you will still be in good shape for the rest of your career so take whatever you get and make the best of it.

Training isn't tough if you put the effort in while you're there. Learn the memory items before the end of indoc, learn the profiles before you show up for CPT and the rest will come. The instructors will do everything they can to get you through, but you have to do your part.

Best of luck!

I interviewed beginning of Dec. and got a letter in two weeks. Got a call for Feb. 7th class middle of Jan but failed to get the message for a few days. When I called back the class was full and they put me into the march 7th class.
My question to you guys is. What are the chances of getting stuck in the ATR and is there and up side to being back in a prop such as quicker upgrade? I am young, 21, so my seniority will be low. Does experience play a factor with my prior 121 experience when they assign the type? And before you guys start bashing me for learning at a pilot factory. Let me preempt you, I was the kid that grew up washing airplanes for rides and trained part 61.
Also any tips for making training easier would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jrav8tor]

Palmetto Pilot is right on with both postings.

I think someone asked about reserve:

1. Min 10 days off...pretty much all you will get.
2. Out of the 10 above, 4 are GDO(Golden Days Off), scheduling can't touch you or move these around. While on reserve you basically bid for which 4 GDO's you want. Oh yeah, these are 4 days in a row.
3. So what happens to the other 6 days off? They will assign these off on the final bid package, however, scheduling can move these around during the month at their leisure within contract limitations.
4. No airport reserve.
5. 2 hour call in and you will be on call for 15 hours unless you get the nap reserve.

As far as the ERAU or DCC guys (had some in my class) my experience with these folks has been positive all around. These guys/gals are sharp and are willing to learn! Maybe they don't have alot of experience and yes they will eventually get this, doesn't mean they aren't good decision makers.

I think someone has mentioned this already, ASA hires people they believe will be successful in the training. The training department here is top notch and do a great job preparing anyone to fly the jet on the line. So if you are hired, ASA believes you will be a good Captain one day. Come to training with a good attitude to succeed no matter what it takes and you will be just fine.


To all awaiting class, best of luck with training and have some fun while going through, you will need it.

Hope to see you all in the crew room.