Great Lakes VS. Colgan

[BRA]

However, she wasn't getting anywhere, looked down at his assortment of "arrousal devices", and saw that they were all pictures of guys. Undaunted, she quickly called in his father, and had him finish the job. The end.

 

[idratherfly4283]

this is gettin' out of control, i like it

 

[joepilot29]

Is Colgan hiring with less than published mins?

 

[Crossky]

If offered a job at both places which would u choose?

Who's name do I put on my cover letter to great lakes?

A pilot buddy and I were living in Tulsa, OK. I was checking out Lakes and he was like 'don't go to great mistakes'. I did, and the next thing I know is he's hired by Colgan, commuting to Bar Harbor and Portland BFE etc. from Okieland. Sure he made a little more, but it didn't last, he didn't move and didn't upgrade. I got 1300 TPIC and he left and got SIC time at FlexJet, then left there, don't know where he went to. Dave, where you at now, SKW? My moral is: location is important.

 

[ShyFlyGuy]

A pilot buddy and I were living in Tulsa, OK. I was checking out Lakes and he was like 'don't go to great mistakes'. I did, and the next thing I know is he's hired by Colgan, commuting to Bar Harbor and Portland BFE etc. from Okieland. Sure he made a little more, but it didn't last, he didn't move and didn't upgrade. I got 1300 TPIC and he left and got SIC time at FlexJet, then left there, don't know where he went to. Dave, where you at now, SKW? My moral is: location is important.

He sounds like a real winner.

I love Tulsa.

If you've got 1500+, I'd go Colgan. They're upgrading quickly but need the 2500 and 1000 in type to give it. If you're low on time, go Colgan, they pay much better and are standing on better financial ground. They've also got the Slaab to look forward to... and flight attendants ("You want MORE orange juice and pretzles???")

Just my .02,

Shy

 

[BSkin]

Is Colgan hiring with less than published mins?

No, but they'll sure as hell fly below published mins....at least when I was there.

 

[AutoCars Armed]

Colgan is slightly better...Great Lakes is called Great Mistakes for a reason

 

[WhiteCloud]

Well you guys beat me to it.
I have an opportunity to buy a car, the 2 I have to choose from are a 1990 Ford Tempo 2 door and a 1983 Chevy Chevette. What would you choose?

Which one has the better maintenance history?

 

[AdSo81]

Colgan is slightly better...Great Lakes is called Great Mistakes for a reason

Look...a rhyme!

 

[NickASA]

Aside from Great Lakes being a tough place to work, they have the best pilots and some of the most difficult flying you could ask for the continental US. You might want to talk to a few lakers before going over there. I would also add that they pay is awful and I would not recommend commuting, not one bit. Additionally great lakes has probably put more pilots in the front of big jets than any other commuter. Touch place to work, awful pay, militant training = quick upgrade.

Colgan is slightly better...Great Lakes is called Great Mistakes for a reason

 

[HughBeamont]

No, but they'll sure as hell fly below published mins....at least when I was there.

Come on now BSkin, Colgan's dispatchers would never put us in harm's way

I love when I pick up a release to see who is dispatching me and find that it's "Dispatcher Training".

Hello, could I please speak with "Dispatcher Training"?

 

[BRA]

Well i think BSKIN was referring to certain outlaws flying the planes. "1000 above, on profile. 500 above, on profile. 100 above. Minimums, no contact. 100 below, on profile. 150 below, runway in sight. Landing. Geez, this thing lands hard from the left seat, i spit up chew all over my shirt. "

 

[Guitar Guy]

As for the issue of GLA vs. Colgan, I agree with Crossky that where you want to live should play a big role in your decision. Commuting stinks, period, and if you can live in your domicile, either job would likely be tolerable if you are able to tough it out to get your PIC time. Both airlines pay low (Lakes being the lower of the two) and you are at the mercy of scheduling. But at either company, you should have the opportunity to move to the left seat fairly quickly and hopefully move on after that.

I spent 4 years at Lakes and I gained a lot of valuable experience there. And I know that most of the captains that I fly with at my current employer all remark that pilots coming from the turboprop operators like Colgan and Lakes can really fly and handle going into small as well as large airports.

 

[Kaman]

Profiles...We don't need no stinking profiles! Alright, theres the hospital...make a 90 degree turn...viola...runway in sight! Oh crap...there's those **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED**ed turkeys again...Yeah? We'll just land a little long...MAX reverse...no sweat...


Oh the difference between Colgan vs. Great Lakes:

Let's see...A Root Canal vs. A Colonoscopy...(works for either carrier)

 

[cpierse]

I'll agree that commuting makes your QOL pretty low. Colgan's fine if you can live where you're based, but remember that we have something like 25 bases. Your chances of staying at your base through upgrade is pretty low. You could be an FO in Presque Isle, ME and then a captain in Tyler, TX - no sh!t. At least Lakes has just a couple bases...

Either way, these are both great jobs to improve your experience.... just a little painful sometime. Of course, I can't talk too much smack with my unimaginative screen name.