Great Lakes Airlines?

[kingairyahoo]

...correction;

...But 121 Pic time used to be priceless.......

 

[Can8dn]

Very good point but turbine pic could be the difference between GLA pay and Real pay...

 

[Trogdor]

At least for a few months, then you get furloughed and have to come back.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Nevermind, the captain job posting is gone...first officer only.

 

[Can8dn]

You might give it a shot anyways. I know we are still short on Captains and I heard the other day that they are possibly waiving the 300 hr req. in the 1900 if you have 121 time but it is on a case by case basis. Might be worth the try tho. the worst thing that could happen is you get offered an FO job and you turn it down..

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Can you even apply for a CA position if its not on the website? And if you were hired as one would you get STL or DEN?

 

[belchfire]

Hehehehe...I've heard how viable the 19 seat market is before.

 

[Trogdor]

STL seems to be closing as a base. I would count on getting a DEN domicile.

 

[Can8dn]

Can you even apply for a CA position if its not on the website? And if you were hired as one would you get STL or DEN?

Do you have 1900 time ? If so, while there may not be a CA posting with the time they may allow it. I was in class with a guy that went through initial as an FO and after a month and a bit he is going to upgrade. I know its not right away but it was fast..

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Do you have 1900 time ? If so, while there may not be a CA posting with the time they may allow it. I was in class with a guy that went through initial as an FO and after a month and a bit he is going to upgrade. I know its not right away but it was fast..

No 1900 time but a ton of BE C99 time, a good amount of Metroliner time, some DHC-8 time, a little CRJ time and some Twotter time. Just looking to break back into flying full time and finding my options pretty limited right now. Thanks.

 

[Cardinal]

The hiring process is somewhat informal. Get your stuff in via airmail, facsimile, courier pigeon, pre-arranged smoke signal, or semaphore and see what happens. Lakes was born flying 99s. Worst case, even if you're not hired as a street CA, go through newhire as an FO and then upgrade almost immediately.

 

[7574EVER]

What's the pay situation during upgrade training. Are you taken off payroll for the duration or are you paid?

 

[relief tube]

Five weeks of training with no pay, A $7500 training contract, Low FO pay for at least 300 hours before becoming a CA (probably 4 - 5 months) How can anyone afford to do this? Not to mention you have to pay your own way to get to the interview. What's the appeal?

Daddy's wallet and/or foodstamps.....1000 PIC and then daddy pays for a 73 type and then the dude gets on with SWA at age 25. Makes' ya wanna puke.

 

[Cardinal]

That's funny, while you were busy puking with jealousy I made it to my carrier of choice at 25, and yes, it was great.

With the current state of labor relations in this country, Lakes cannot be changed. We fought for the last contract for seven years. An illegal slowdown. Picketing. An illegal sickout. 100% strike vote. 100% TA rejection. The NMB refused to release us. Finally we threw ourselves upon the mercy of an arbitrator, who screwed us. We tried. We'll try again in '09. That's the story.

 

[Trogdor]

And Cardinal's dad doesn't work at the carrier he speaks of for the record.

 

[Guitar Guy]

What's the pay situation during upgrade training. Are you taken off payroll for the duration or are you paid?

It's been over 4 years since I was at Lakes but unless it's changed (Cardinal and the others can correct me if I'm wrong), you continued at FO pay until you passed your PIC route check with the Fed onboard. That's assuming that you went through initial training, got online and then went back for upgrade training.

 

[Trogdor]

That is correct. FO pay through upgrade until you pass your line check with the Feds.

 

[TheInsider]

The hiring process is somewhat informal. Get your stuff in via airmail, facsimile, courier pigeon, pre-arranged smoke signal, or semaphore and see what happens. Lakes was born flying 99s. Worst case, even if you're not hired as a street CA, go through newhire as an FO and then upgrade almost immediately.

May I ask who you you flew the A318 for?

 

[CX880]

May I ask who you you flew the A318 for?

I think Frontier is the only airline that flys A318s here. By the way I notice GLA has taken over pretty much every former 1900 route now that most EAS airlines are gone. How do they supply all these routes with pilots based in DEN and STL? Must be a lot of TDYing right?

 

[7574EVER]

Airline Pilot Central gives an address and fax number; but, does anyone on here have a person of contact as far as who to address in the cover letter? Please drop me a PM if you could. Thanks!