Grounded aviation jobs to be cleared for takeoff

[sktwstdfrk]

Interesting article. Probably couldn't have picked a worse person to profile. How about a more experienced pilot who has given some years to the industry only to recently be put out on the street, struggling to support a family. Rather then the 23 year old riddler.


http://www.azcentral.com/business/consumer/articles/2009/04/06/20090406biz-AviationJobs0406.html

 

[Amish RakeFight]

The best pilots come from ERU. An ERU grad told me so.

 

[Popeye0537]

23 fresh out of college and hired by Spirit? LOL, boy what are Spirits mins???

 

[relief tube]

spirit sucks - ya seen their payscales?

 

[relief tube]

ohh, and btw - spirit at age 22? i call BS. Sure it's a ********************ty airline to fly for, but not that young when there's so many guys on the street.

what- did his trust fund daddy belong to the same country club as the hiring manager? What a puke.

 

[flyinhigh6165]

So can anyone see what this kid will be like instructing again???? "I flew for the big leagues and know the ropes" "This cessna isnt anything like the airbus." and so on.

 

[frqtflyer]

Actually Humpty Diddle did a small Ab-Initio program with the Riddlers to see if they could go from a Chickenhawk to an Airbus and succeeded, except there was one problem!!! Spirit was not the best choice for a career airline...

 

[Captain Morgan]

"Humpty Diddle" Haha! That's pretty good!

 

[J.Otto]

its actually "william" not "liam" in the faa database

Certificates


DOI:3/3/2008Certificate:COMMERCIAL PILOT
Rating(s):COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE


Type Ratings

C/A-320



Limits

ENGLISH PROFICIENT.A-320 CIRC. APCH. - VMC ONLY.










Certificates

DOI:3/6/2009Certificate:FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
Rating(s):FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTIENGINE INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE



Limits

VALID ONLY WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. . EXPIRES: 31 MAR 2011.






...

 

[JimmyKool]

stalker!

 

[flyinhigh6165]

Certificates


DOI:3/3/2008Certificate:COMMERCIAL PILOT
Rating(s):COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE


Type Ratings

C/A-320



Limits

ENGLISH PROFICIENT.A-320 CIRC. APCH. - VMC ONLY.










Certificates

DOI:3/6/2009Certificate:FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
Rating(s):FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTIENGINE INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE



Limits

VALID ONLY WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. . EXPIRES: 31 MAR 2011.






...

Are we bored?

 

[J.Otto]

stalker!

nah, just curious of his background and what he may have been typed in before spirit. 23 is very young to be hired to fly a 320. thoguht he mighve been flying GA jets before he got to spirit.

it also seems he just got his cfi. no other types. maybe its a renewal, but maybe he nevee cfi'ed.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Spirit was hiring people directly from Riddle during the "shortage."

 

[CX880]

The A320 must be a really easy airplane. All those FMS 101 classes they do at emory dribble sitting hours at a time on a simulated flight really paid off for the guy.

 

[tdwnds1]

Hell,

These days Im just trying to get a job at Riddle. Which BTW they are on a hiring freeze!

 

[Dubya]

The A320 must be a really easy airplane. All those FMS 101 classes they do at emory dribble sitting hours at a time on a simulated flight really paid off for the guy.

...said the Gojet CRJ700 NextGen Super Jet Jock.


W

 

[Mike man]

Spirit was hiring people directly from Riddle during the "shortage."

I am not defending this at all, however here are the facts as I remember...

Spirit hired 8 ERAU people because the DO, at the time, was a ERAU graduate and he thought it would be nice to give something back to ERAU.

The 8 were given 100 hours of IOE, which they planned for, I think one went over the 100 hours.

They had to fly with a check airman once a month or every other month or something like that to track their proficiency. They were scheduled to have a PC at 6 months and one at 12 months again to check their proficiency.

 

[Mike man]

...said Tom Captain...

On behalf of Captain Captain and First Officer Smith we would like to thank you for flying with us...too bad he doesn't fly.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

On behalf of Captain Captain and First Officer Smith we would like to thank you for flying with us...too bad he doesn't fly.

Don't laugh but there used to be a doctor in my neighborhood whose name was Dilip S. Doctor, M.D. - Dr. Doctor!

 

[Bluestreak]

I am not defending this at all, however here are the facts as I remember...

Spirit hired 8 ERAU people because the DO, at the time, was a ERAU graduate and he thought it would be nice to give something back to ERAU.

The 8 were given 100 hours of IOE, which they planned for, I think one went over the 100 hours.

They had to fly with a check airman once a month or every other month or something like that to track their proficiency. They were scheduled to have a PC at 6 months and one at 12 months again to check their proficiency.

Man,that's pretty bad when half your multi time was IOE.