CHQ or Mesa

[kepjet]

haha, I thought I was the only one who knew about that stuff.

There's also an interesting Indian Legend surrounding Lake Chautauqua.

and for clarification, the reason the airline is named such is that is the region in NY where it was founded. -- while that seems obvious, it apparently isn't.

It's obvious to those of us who are employed with CHQ or most people who are from upstate NY.

My question is what is the legend of Lake Chautauqua? Also, do we have sister lakes called Republic and Shuttle? Maybe those are some of the undiscovered underground finger lakes up there in NY. If that's the case, can people who swim in Lake Republic swim in Lake Chautauqua and vice versa? Where does this leave Lake Shuttle?

If you don't tell me the story, I'm gonna keep making this stupid sh!t up!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Learlove, nice pull on the history stuff! I thought I forgot about all that stuff. That brought back haunting elementary school memories from many, many years ago.

 

[On Your Six]

Like it or not, MESA is the BUTT of the industry.

Everyone knows JO is the biggest jerk in the biz and he has ZERO respect for MESA pilots. If he had his way, cheap robots built in Malaysia would be flying the airplanes. Ask yourself, "do you want to fly for the airline with the worst reputation in the business among other pilots?" What is the reaction among other pilots when a MESA pilot identifies himself? It ain't a smile...

Now there is a proposed 737-300 operation that will further lower the compensation bar in the industry. First it was Freedom and it goes lower and lower... Do you want to be associated with that? No disrespect to the many good MESA pilots out there, but you have to admit that the situation at MESA could be a lot better relative to other regionals. It is the antithesis of Southwest Airlines where pilots are at least respected and treated reasonably well...

I'd go to CHQ in a heartbeat - especially given its new EMB-170 order for United.

 

[mesa rocks]

I've noticed three mesa bashing posts on three seperate threads in the past few hours by "on your six" I'm guessing he takes this stuff way to personal or has some big axe to grind.


I personally don't see anything about being the "Butt" of the industry anywhere else besides this chat board. (where folks can post all manner of crap under an alias)

Sure we get a little crap from our mainline partners here in PHX. This is not a slam on the whole AWA pilot group, pretty much just an ill-informed, immature minority.

I understand, from friends at other regionals, that this pretty much the norm for most regional-major relationships. United to ACA, skywest, air wisconsin.. Delta to comair, ASA.. American to eagle and so on.



If you have serious questions about contract info or ops. PM some of the mesa guys on this board. we will give you the straight scoop.

NOW BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED ANONYMOUS, CHATBOARD MESA BASHING CRAP..

 

[RegionalFA]

what are some other factors on deciding where to take a job? I hear from some friends at Mesa, that they fly a lot. Now i don't know about some of you...that might not be what you want. But I for one..would like to fly my butt off to build the time so i can move on. What kind of hours can you see at other regionals? Mesa pay sucks...but so does my pay now.

You've got a lot of time ahead of you and a lot of guys in line in front of you thinking the same thing.

And a lot of guys have come to the understanding that it's a long line of very qualified individuals and that they might as well try to make the best of the wait and enjoy life before it's gone and they realized that the line wasn't leading anywhere.

 

[RegionalFA]

It's obvious to those of us who are employed with CHQ or most people who are from upstate NY.

My question is what is the legend of Lake Chautauqua? Also, do we have sister lakes called Republic and Shuttle? Maybe those are some of the undiscovered underground finger lakes up there in NY. If that's the case, can people who swim in Lake Republic swim in Lake Chautauqua and vice versa? Where does this leave Lake Shuttle?

If you don't tell me the story, I'm gonna keep making this stupid sh!t up!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Learlove, nice pull on the history stuff! I thought I forgot about all that stuff. That brought back haunting elementary school memories from many, many years ago.

I Ttried to find it on a quick search of google, but alas, no luck. It's late and I'm working tomorrow, so I should get going... I did find this on a page of chautauqua country "fun facts
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]Chautauqua in the Indian languages translates to:

"bag tied in the middle" - referring to the hour-glass shape of Lake Chautauqua.

"where the fish was taken out " Indians caught a huge sized muskie and it leaped out of their boat back into the lake.

"the place of easy death" from another Indian legend- about an Indian maiden, who after eating a root which caused a terrible thirst, bent down to drink from the waters of the lake and disappeared into its depths - never to be seen again.

Some profess that Chautauqua is of Spanish origins and some say it came from the French. Perhaps we shall never really know its origins.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/HISTORY/FUNFACTS.HTM

 

[lazy8s]

Trying to decide?

Take this Quiz:

Do you prefer 8 day off/mo. or 11 day off/mo. guarateed?

Do you like out-station basing or big-city bases?

Do you like flying Truboporps or Turbojets?

Do you want to be hated by everyone else or merely disliked?

Are you looking for O.K. pay or fairly good pay? (NOBODY gets Good pay)

Do you want a year-end beating or year-end profit sharing checks?

Do you want to fly plane that is under Jacka$$ maintenance OR under professional maintenance? (see CLT accident)


If you picked the options on the right you have picked CHQ.

Really, all joking aside, CHQ is a great place to work with good people (not that Mesa doesn't have the same) and we don't work under Ornstein. That alone should be enough to make a decision.

lazy8s

BTW: STL is our current "westcoast" base; easy commute

 

[RegionalFA]

Trying to decide?

Take this Quiz:

Do you prefer 8 day off/mo. or 11 day off/mo. guarateed?

Do you like out-station basing or big-city bases?

Do you like flying Truboporps or Turbojets?

Do you want to be hated by everyone else or merely disliked?

Are you looking for O.K. pay or fairly good pay? (NOBODY gets Good pay)

Do you want a year-end beating or year-end profit sharing checks?

Do you want to fly plane that is under Jacka$$ maintenance OR under professional maintenance? (see CLT accident)


If you picked the options on the right you have picked CHQ.

Really, all joking aside, CHQ is a great place to work with good people (not that Mesa doesn't have the same) and we don't work under Ornstein. That alone should be enough to make a decision.

lazy8s

BTW: STL is our current "westcoast" base; easy commute

funny that you should say CHQ is big-city bases with Buffalo, Greensboro and Richmond (RIC is too small of a base to be BIG on any count even if the city is largeish).

Also, Columbus and Louisville and in a lot of peoples minds Indianapolis are medium sized cities.

So, yeah, Big Cities for LGA, STL, PHL, and MCO

fun.


it's all preference, you're absolutely right on that. Personally, I just wish people here would start doing their own research and making their own decisions and stop asking people who work for different companies to pick between two. It's childish and silly. If you're a big enough boy to fly a plane, you should be mature enough to make your own decisions without asking people to compare two. Ask for information on airlines, but why ask people to compare?

 

[lazy8s]

Smile a little........

True, GSO, RIC, etc. are small cities but they'll be closed soon if the company stays true to it's normal base opening/closing schedule (one or two each year just for fun)

However, Garden City, Kansas?? Where is that? At least in GSO or RIC there is a tower and a few people there. Isn't Garden City a grass strip??


BTW: This is all in Jest, just having a little fun, don't get too spooled up on it all..........

Lazy8s

 

[superrav]

what better way to get research then ask pilots that work for the company.

 

[RegionalFA]

Re: Smile a little........

True, GSO, RIC, etc. are small cities but they'll be closed soon if the company stays true to it's normal base opening/closing schedule (one or two each year just for fun)

However, Garden City, Kansas?? Where is that? At least in GSO or RIC there is a tower and a few people there. Isn't Garden City a grass strip??


BTW: This is all in Jest, just having a little fun, don't get too spooled up on it all..........

Lazy8s

not spooled up, I just thought it was funny. (and btw, last year the base closing was BOS - the rumor is a downsizing of MCO shifting it to SDF.


) I was just amused is all.

 

[BAe3100FO]

Mesa and Air Midwest are not the same.

Air Midwest-(B1900D)
1. Mostly outstations...but do you like being home every night, or in a hotel? A few hubs like TPA or PIT, if you need the overnights.
2. Capt. upgrades are 2-6 months once you hit the line (too many variables to mention)
3. Do you want to sit right seat in a "nice" jet? Or do you want to build turbine PIC time?
4. AMW pilots can fly up to 1200hours in a calendar year.
5. AMW pilots "can" transition to an RJ later if they so choose.

Mesa-(CRJ,ERJ,Dash8)
1. Not sure where you're from, but I don't think PHX, DEN, PHL, CLT or DCA are concidered outstations.
2. Well I'm not sure...I don't fly under the Mesa system so I can't speak on their behalf.

 

[RegionalFA]

what better way to get research then ask pilots that work for the company.

absolutely none.


But there's a difference between saying

What are the benefits of your company. What do you like most and least at your company.

Along with asking specific questions.



and



asking "mesa or chq?" "tsa or chq"