Eagle minimums

[Hugh Jorgan]

I'm waiting for IOE to start at Aloha Airlines. Shhh...don't tell Hugh Jorgan they gave me five weeks off, he won't be happy...

Humph....Don't tell English the 6-month counter for -700 upgrade doesn't start until COMPLETION of IOE...She won't be happy. Gotta love having another body junior to me in the -200 base for an extra five weeks!

I wonder if that would have to round up to 2 months?????

 

[labbats]

Thanks for the responses. I'm still learning all the ins and outs of what to look for.

 

[English]

Humph....Don't tell English the 6-month counter for -700 upgrade doesn't start until COMPLETION of IOE...She won't be happy. Gotta love having another body junior to me in the -200 base for an extra five weeks!

I wonder if that would have to round up to 2 months?????

OUCH OUCH!! The pain, the pain....

But, I may not bid over after all. There might be something to the sitting on the beach on reserve thing.

Guess I'll have another mai tai while I ponder my fate.

 

[Freight Dog]

Both of you may get reversed... The whole class before you got reversed into the -700. Gotta wait out the 6 month deal... kinda lame.

 

[English]

Hey Freight Dog, does the six month clock really start after the completion of IOE? I've gotten three different answers so far...

 

[Freight Dog]

I'm pretty sure it's not the DOH. It's either completion or start of IOE. I'm pretty sure it's completion though.

Ask either Lydia or Jill.. they'd know for sure.

 

[English]

Thanks. Jill said DOH.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

But, I may not bid over after all. There might be something to the sitting on the beach on reserve thing.

Now we're talkin! I think FD is probably right though... DCA goes through, we'll be inversed so fast it'll make our heads spin faster than them Duke's Mai Tai's.....or a few good homebrews!

Looks like a big 7500 on this thread, eh? Sorry Eagle dudes.

 

[amcnd]

If you pick a airline based on what there upgrades are right at this moment, you have the same amount of luck picking the lottery. Lets go back in time 7 years. Eagle had 2 year upgrades, and just starting to get Jets. SkyWest had ten Jets with no plans to get more. Air wisky had long upgrades (6 years I belive )Comair,Coex,ASA all pay for training. CHQ all J31 and Saab operater with 180+ or - total Pilots. Allot can happen in 6 years. find a company that suits your needs and looks to be a strong player. But usualy it's the first one that hires you and you hope all your cards fall into place.

 

[FO 4 Life]

I'm just being nosy English. If you got hired at Eagle in 2001, where'd you get your SF340 type? And why bother going to Eagle if you were already a captain?

 

[English]

I'm just being nosy English. If you got hired at Eagle in 2001, where'd you get your SF340 type? And why bother going to Eagle if you were already a captain?

I see you are new to the board. Everyone else already knows the story, but here goes...

I was a flight instructor with about 1100 hours when I was hired by Eagle. I flew there for 18 months and, in an effort to build some PIC turbine time, left Eagle to take a Saab captain position with Colgan. After I was typed at Colgan, I finished IOE, 9/11 happened, had two days on the line then was furloughed. I then landed a job flying a Citationjet, was typed single-pilot, and did that for two years (great job!!). Now I'm working for Aloha.

Complicated path but it got me here!

Back to your regularly scheduled programing...

 

[LAXSaabdude]

I was a Jan 2001 new hire at Eagle.

Uhhh, wait a minute! I was already in LAX in Jan. 2001. I could have sworn I flew with you out of DFW in Spring of 2000.

LAXSaabdude.

 

[English]

Oh wait, you are right...January 2000....duh!

 

[LAXSaabdude]

This just in.....

Bid closed today. Junior turboprop captain went to D.O.H. 8/9/99, junior RJ captain went to 1/5/98.

That is all!

LAXSaabdude.

 

[English]

Junior CRJ captain, DOH 10/97...

 

[KingAirKiddo]

Could someone please explain why a low time guy like me would even consider going to Eagle? With what was posted above, I'm looking at 4 years minimum to captain. If I go anywhere else, it's less, and often half that.