Express Jet hiring

[flynryan15]

Sticking it out

Sure I guess you can say that I don't have the total time that some of you do, but to say that I haven't paid my dues and stuck it out is an insult. Since I got my Private Pilots License I have had my ankle rebuilt my achielles reattacted and 2 rotator cuff surgeries. Causing me to loose almost 5 years of flying, but you know what as soon as I was able I would get my medical back and return to flying. If I hadn't gone through half of that I would have been hired pre Sept 11th when there weren't any minimums like so many of my friends have done.

There comes a point in your career were you either have it or you don't. Flying around a pattern in a 152 smashing bugs for another 700 hrs is not going to prepare me to fly the regional jet or any turbo prop. Either is shooting approaches in a 172 at 90 kts I mean come on how hard is it to set the power to 1900 rpm and give a little trim down and wait forever to the missed point.

Remember most of the guys that are there already weither it be coex or many other regional were pre Sept 11 hires and they did not have 1500/500 and they have been doing a great job for years. I know this fo a fact because before he passed away my father was a Continental Check Airmen and he would tell me how low the times were that guys were getting hired with. And I think we all remember that the smaller regional airlines were actually canceling flights for pilot shortages.

 

[AAPvtPilot]

Any information on equipment and possible bases for newhires?

Thanks.

[email protected]

 

[flynryan15]

equitment

The only thing the Fly is the Emb 135-145 the bases are Newerk Junior, Cleveland next junior and Houston senior

 

[flynryan15]

You never know it all

First off I don't care were you are in your career or training you will never know all there is to know and you will always be learning and in training.

My point is there is has been several periods in the industary were pilots have been hired with very low times. Especially in the last year before Sept 11. Are you saying they don't deserve it? I can also back it up by saying that I know alot of Major airline pilots and they will all tell you that while some instructing time is good there comes a time where instructing will cause you to develope techniques that will cause you to fail out of your airline trainging.

 

[kevdog]

correct me if i am wrong, but aren't 99% of the low-timers hired right before 9/11 furloughed - gimp or not?

 

[flynryan15]

low timers

there are still plany of quote low time new hires at plenty of regional airlines

 

[kevdog]

OK, I must be wrong...sorry!

 

[flynryan15]

No Prob

Before Sept 11th the industary was expanding more then it could get pilots my old man use to tell me that boeing couldn't get the manuals to them quick enough to get guys trained. Small regional carriers were canceling flights because they didn't have enough pilots. The point I am trying to make is that certain people are cut out for this job and certain people are not. I don't think a majical number in the total time column of your log book makes you qualified or not.

 

[skootertrash]

SOunds good to me. Let the low time guys whore themselves for a job At MESA. Fukcing scumbags.

 

[flynryan15]

Mesa

Can on thread on this board go without bring Mesa into it.

 

[kevdog]

flynryan15,

Are you(r) pilot(ing) skill(s) as good as you(r) english?

 

[flynryan15]

well?

To be correct it wouldn't english it would be grammer. And sorry I didn't realize I was taking a spelling test or better yet the S.A.T.S.

 

[kevdog]

...say no more! (please)

 

[upndsky]

Did I miss a step? What's with the icing announcement and the need to print it out? After I did, I got a page asking my race and gender and then a page saying thanks. Anyone else confused?

FlynRyan, learn to spell and come back in a thousand hours.

 

[kevdog]

I got the same thing...

Probably what the first couple of people were talking about. Maybe they will email you in a week asking what the lines were to see if you really wrote it down, lol.

 

[coex]

flynryan15

The only thing the Fly is the Emb 135-145 the bases are Newerk Junior, Cleveland next junior and Houston senior

Wrong!
CLE is the most senior base now.

 

[pilotshan]

Simple Economics

Well Ryan, it appears as though you need an economics lesson in addition to a grammar lesson. The airline industry is all about supply and demand. Currently the supply of pilots far outweighs the demand, so the airlines can be picky. You seem to think you are entitled to a job. Think again. I understand that you've had setbacks, but most of us have. I'm currently recovering from ACL surgery and will be back in the cockpit tomorrow, weather and instructor availability permitting.

On a lighter note, that last question was kinda silly. Initially, it was suspected that the qualified candidates got a different speech, but upon talking to a friend that didn't meet the multi requirement it appears that everyone is getting the same one. Strange.

 

[English]

Re: Simple Economics

Well Ryan, it appears as though you need an economics lesson in addition to a grammer lesson.

grammer is spelled "grammar"....

 

[Afixedwing]

Just filled out the app... what was the deal with that last question?

 

[WMUdz]

I didnt get the race and gender page - The first page was name and address - second times and generic questions - third the script. Did different people with different times get different apps?