Compass 175 wt. restricted

[n757st]

It is just because RJ pilots s*ck

Sooo much hatred for regional pilots... I know its hard when your boyfriend cheats on you, but just because he did it with a regional airline pilot should not skew your view of the rest of us. There there bucko, it'll be ok.

 

[DrewBlows]

Saw a Compass E175 departing 22R in Screwark this morning and it used a LOT of runway (lot more than the standard fare uses at EWR).

Never flew it, don't know a thing about it, but is it at all a rwy hog?? I'd heard the 170/175/190s were hot rods. Curious.... Maybe they wanted the bomber-type takeoff.

We generally do flaps 2 takeoffs which use more runway than flaps 4 because of higher speeds, but flaps 2 uses less fuel. Supposedly we will be doing flaps 1 takeoffs soon, which presumably would use more runway but burn less fuel. I guess they figure use it if you got it.

 

[Sir Innocenti]

The gate agents think it is for weight and balance but not the case. The block the last to rows for no reason.

This isnt much to look too deep into....Experienced gate agents do this usually out of courtesy to the flight crew on longer legs so they have somewhere to sit during the flight....

 

[DrewBlows]

This isnt much to look too deep into....Experienced gate agents do this usually out of courtesy to the flight crew on longer legs so they have somewhere to sit during the flight....

That's not why they do it. The seats are blocked before the gate agents see them. Not all agents are familiar with Compass Operations so there is sometimes confusion. I was told, by an NWA gate agent, they were not to fill those seats until all others are filled. We sometimes have to move people forward, but it's not a big deal. The policy of blocking off the seats works fine if everyone knows what's going on.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

What is life like at Compass now?

I have some furloughed buds at USA Jet who are thinking of trying to get an interview, and we don't know so much about Compass. I was researching it up through about last year, Aug-haven't kept up much since then.

Any info/suggestions are greatly appreciated!

cliff
MCI

 

[rogerwilcoout]

It is just because RJ pilots s*ck

Stop being mad at yourself for you and your pilot group not having balls enough to hold out for scope biotch. Aint never going back now!

 

[McNugget]

It is just because RJ pilots s*ck

yeah!

and you're ugly

TAKE THAT!

 

[MJ42]

Stop being mad at yourself for you and your pilot group not having balls enough to hold out for scope biotch. Aint never going back now!

I'm not agreeing with cool idiots post, but you sound excited about it "never going back now"(note: I didn't add ain't because it's a double negative). You know it will just extend your career at a regional, right? "My pilot group" (ie, my era) had nothing to do with mainline scope since we were at regionals and were hurt(long term) by the rapid rj growth.

First step: staple Compass!!!

 

[Flying Illini]

First step: staple Compass!!!

Second step: Staple all the rest of the regionals.

37 or fewer seat turbo-props ONLY (nothing bigger/faster/longer-range) at commuters.


btw~the majority of pilots I have come in contact with realize that our careers may be stalled at the regional level for a long while to come. The years of having 30 years of seniority at a major are over. Very few of these pilots are happy about that...the career earning potential/over-all QOL isn't even in the same ballpark as the majors. My point...most people aren't "excited" about the reduction in scope. Not only does it effect the guys already at a mainline, it SERIOUSLY impacts those of us at the regionals. "Yea, we're flying big airplanes!" my response, "who gives a flying f*ck." I'd rather be sitting in the same airplane at a major making $30 more an hour.