FE positions

[Fedora]

What's with the blue?

LOL! Good one, Berkut! I dunno, I use it because it's there I guess. Been using it on chats and emails since I can remember. Tell your friend it's OK to come out and play!

 

[Berkut]

$10 is a lot of hair gel.

 

[iaflyer]

Actually, I believe it had to do more with the horribly low success rate of low time FEs (PFEs and SOs) upgrading to FO. It isn't entirely unreasonable to want pilot openings to be awarded to pilots who have the best chance of succeeding. The open positions are due to the need for more people to fly the jets, not to let folks test the waters and see how it goes. That incurs lost time, expense and possibly unnecessary training failures on the record. After which, the need is still there for people to fly the jets!

Exactly - that's why FEs who want to upgrade have to pass the same sim ride our new-hire FOs take as part of their hiring process. We don't just throw any FE who wants to upgrade in the sim and start teaching him. You are correct - about 25% of the FEs who have taken the sim ride in the last year have passed - the company isn't out much money - it's only 20 minutes in the sim and a day or two off of work.

 

[ExAF]

Not Sun Country

Southern Air, Kalitta, I think Sun Country in the 727, Amerijet

Sun Country flies 737s now. They don't have any more 72s. Champion has FEs in the 727.

 

[stupidpilot]

There is an advantage to being FE in the same aircraft before going to the right seat. You learn the systems better and operate from a more knowledgeable standpoint when you go to the left seat. (That is if your doing your job properly.) Also, you learn the callouts, company policies and procedures, the basics of the sim profiles etc. It's not as steep of a learning curve compared to an FO w/no heavy experience coming off of the street.