Colgan New Hire - WTFO!

[Filkster]

How is that possible?

They say YOUR HIRED, Thats how... He will have to be given his multi during the training cycle.

RF

 

[Prop2Jet]

I know a guy who got hired with his private commercial multi check instrument ticket......

WHO CARES......

If that were you at such low time you would be so HAPPY!

Just be happy for the dude.... Now it is back to single pilot IFR again!

 

[gkrangers]

Don't hate the player, hate the game.

 

[Spinplate]

High horse? ...what would you say if someone gave you a job when you had 300 hours? I know I'd be a happy camper.

The problem is with the industry, not with this guy. I wish him best of luck.

I wish the passengers best of luck when this guy tries to land it in a nasty Xwind! If pax only knew! Good luck to him tho!

 

[rhino3040]

Oops!

No its 18 for a valid commercial ticket, but I do know that the ATP written is good forever as long as your employed by a 121 or 135 carrier.

 

[texarkana]

I was in new hire class at my company with a 19 year old new hire, he had an excellent attitude and personality. I would much rather work with him than many others!!

 

[zasca]

Know a 19 year old with a class date at Colgan. At least he instructed for 3 months... Ironically, this summer 2 other guys with well over a grand a piece and 90 multi, internal recs, etc, didn't get the job. I believe one didn't show up with a tie on! so sad...

 

[Island Hopper]

Every Captain will also recieve check airman pay automatically for teaching this kid how to fly. Ha Ha[/quote

Almost every 121 company operating manual I have ever seen has as one of the Capt. responsibilities:

"To guide and foster the professional progression of every first officer with whom he/she flys with."

 

[texarkana]

Our POI knows we fly with many low time FOs, so we get our CFI certificates renewed pretty easily.

 

[Flyin Tony]

I got on with AMF at 19 does that make me a Shi$$y pilot?

 

[Prop2Jet]

Who is AMF?

 

[Flyin Tony]

Ameriflight

 

[thepotato232]

Nicely done! I got on with my company at 22, and there are days when I feel like the dirty old man. It's arguable that I could have handled an airliner at 19, but I know I wasn't ready for an airline job at that age. I had no college degree, and life had yet to really start kicking my ass. Some teenage new hires really can handle it. Some can't. I've met both, and have been respectively impressed and horrified. You should keep an eye on any F/O with that kind of time (myself included), but at some point it's time to back off and check the ego.

Now that I think about it, what's the plan for these teenage wonders who step into a regional with no college degree? I hate to see guys get off to a quick start only to wind up stuck in the same regional forever, or stop flying in order to go back to school. That's a good recipe for a 25-year-old burnout...

 

[WIPilot]

That's a good recipe for a 25-year-old burnout...

which might be before they get to captain anyhow at some airlines

 

[Grey Ghost]

Works for colgan Mngt. another guy not gonna sign the alpa card, thats like every new hire. Uncle Mikey and Phil have the Special Kool Aid stand outside the Store front traing center?