GTA Air

[wingnutt]

youre on the wrong track...read the title above the pic

...and 350, youre gonna hafta give a year as people funnel thru there all the time.

 

[350DRIVER]

This would have been 98' 99' when he was captain there. I would probably assume he has moved on by now but thought it may be worth a long shot.....

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[Duderino]

I forgot the scumbags name. He shafted me. Typical cowardly french puss.y. It was 2001 and I was just out of IOE and had a long night already. I arrived back late after a 10 hour day already. Dispatch told me that I was to fly from DAL to Temple or something(some place I hadn't been yet), then down to HOU and back. I was so tired, and it was already 11pm or so. I went inside and got some coffee and a clearance. I remember I was arguing with the clearance controller about a SID and was frustrated because the controller didn't seem to understand me(full blooded Texan BTW). Finally I realized I was mixing up my words, and got the clearance read back correctly. Went out to the plane, helped load the cargo, started the POS up, and went thru my check list. When I called ground freq. I was given easy instructions, which I had received already many times. I kept getting them wrong. Once I finally got it right I started to head to the runway. Halfway thru the taxi it all started to become very clear that I was unfit to fly. I told ground, and returned. Went into dispatch and told them I was exhausted, and unfit for "over"duty. The little f@& with his earring and his makeup told Dug that I hadn't even gotten a clearance. This got me called onto the carpet.
Your friends name is Phillipe Somethingfrench. Hope this helps. If you see him say hi, because next time I see him he might not be in aviation anymore.

 

[Sig]

Ahh, yes.

That silly frog found out the hard way that landing a Baron55 with the gear up at Fort Worth Spinks makes for an embarassing taxi- but GTA hired him anyway.

Don't worry. Karma is a b!tch. Maybe I should say karma is a Beech- he boogered up a Bonanza later on.

It's ironic that "douche" is "shower" in French- he is one, yet he doesn't.

 

[350DRIVER]

Dude,

Phillipe was him name, thanks man... He was not really a friend, more or less just an acquaintance. Was this after he fried the charger and caught the left on fire?. He did appear to be a mover and shaker who liked to smoke quite often in the airplane. I highly doubt I will see him again but thanks for the heads up. I was just a tad curious, nothing more and nothing less.

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[wingnutt]

haha, phillipe was actually promoted, believe it or not...either that or they just wanted to get him off the flight line

he was moved to position of "assistant" chief pilot. even though the chief pilot lived in amarillo and never even saw his own desk

i heard phillipe wasnt there all that long, and moved out east for some other aviation adventure. i think dennis has been made the chief now, and has been for a few years...hes probably the best one theyve ever had, although i dont know why he stays there

 

[Duderino]

Mover and a shaker, no. He was a loser. He was disgusting to look at, about 40 pounds under weight, he looked like he used joint grease instead of soap(seriously), smoked to much, really really liked crappy jazz, and on top of it he was French flying on a visa. Glad I could help you out 350.
Sig, thanks for making my day even better. Karma is a beautiful thing if you respect it. This is a valuable lesson for me.
Happy New Years to all,
Dude

 

[135fr8r]

Phillipe had the worst smelling farts on the planet. He could knock a buzzard off of a **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** wagon at 300 yards. He moved to the D.C. area and married some girl who is a lawyer. He mails me from time to time, and I think he's out of flying altogether.

 

[350DRIVER]

Maybe he valued his life and wanted to live thus he got out . He is smart, marry a rich b!tch and hang it up.


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[rgd]

Got a job at GTA in Jan of 2000. Had 503TT and got paid $800.00 a month. Left there in Nov. of 2000 as an IP making $2000.00/month with 1250tt and 700 hrs multi for ASA and took a pay cut. Made Captain at ASA a year and a half later while the guys at the flight school I worked at were just getting hired at the regionals. About go to AWA. Learned alot about flying around weather, flight planning, fuel planning, working in big airports, class B airspace, and instrument flying. An old retired AA capt named Rox who was a check airman for them, taught me a ton about instrument flying. In my experience, never had a problem with the equipment, was never asked to do anything illegal, or take an airplane that was not airworthy. Showed up on time, did my job, and went home until I had the time to go somewhere else. If you are trying to make a career out of flying, and you aren't getting offers from anyone else, you could do worse. That 135 time is going to look pretty good on your resume compared to guys who just have 91 time. Make yourself as competitive as possible. You will be flying 135 everyday 60 to 80 hours a month, at night and in weather. Airlines like that kind of experience. This is just the path I took, for better or worse. But if you want to eventually go to a large airline, a seniority number is life. Get your time ASAP.

 

[Duderino]

who gives a s.hit what airlines like. I don't even think 135 helps at the majors.

 

[rgd]

The original poster might give a s.hit. That's who I wrote my experience for. Nothing is going to help at the majors for the forseeable future. But if the original poster of this thread wants to go to SWA, ATA, AWA, JB, or the like, the most likely path will be through the regionals, and 135 time will help get him a job at that level. Airtran requires 500 hrs pic 121 time just to interview. You don't care about getting a 121 job great, but somebody else on here might.

 

[wingnutt]

uh-oh, yet another guy who did his time and moved on...must be another stooge

 

[jetdriven]

The right main gear retracted on the ramp on that airplane in DAL. two weeks later, aftert a fresh inspection the right wing comes off in Norman, OK. The poor pilot held the mic button down and screamed right up until he hit the ground.

the right lower spar cap separated, followed by the separation of the wing, in clear smooth day VMC.

of course the aircraft was airworthy when it left the Texas Air shop, the log book said so didnt it?

It wasn't a king air was it? I think it was a Cessna 400 and was a problem with the wing spar caused by the iron side of the turbo. There is an AD for Cessna 400s now because of this problem. Texstar wasn't that bad a place to work. I had fun, and the pilots were a good group of guys. Anyone know if Joiner finally got on with Airlink? Hope So.

 

[Duderino]

where the initials of that pilot C Lo. I think I would shed a tear if I heard that happening.

 

[pilothouston123]

GTA is a small family run company. I worked there for 1 year as requested when I joned. I had no idea how much I would learn about flying. I did the Hou - Dal run twice and night for 7 months. M-f, 3pm -1 am. 6 hours of multi per night. The epuiptment was ruff but the engines were well taken care of. Mostly because of Rox's power managenmt program that was in effect.

Here's what makes it hard for most people. Understanding that if you don't fly then the owner has to. He really has been doing it too long. And if you complain then you give bonnie a stoamch ache and she has too much to worry about with 15 other kids on her plate.

I came back to work for them for a few weeks after my corporate job fissled up. I would be flying for them today if they had a houston based run.

Get the job done and they will leave you be.

 

[wingnutt]

i feel sorry for you dude, i really do. you are a bitter person with a very large axe to grind. im sorry it didnt work out for you and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors...

 

[Duderino]

edited to obliterate profanity

 

[wingnutt]

...case in point

 

[kingairyahoo]

Dont worry Wingnutt, we can all see his bitterness. It dosen't take a rocket scientist to see that he probably couldnt hack it over there, got his pee-pee smacked by Bonnie and decided to take his antics elsewhere. Then realized he should probably clean up his act or Paul would do the same thing to him over there.

But you're absolutely right, it's funny as hell that one could claim that any of the three are any better or worse than the others. If you ask me, having three fatalities at one operator is a whole lot worse than making a few bucks less when the pay matches dollar for dollar to fly the same dam airplane.

Wingnutt was a lot more gracious to you than I would have been there, sparky. Or would you like me to use your real name as there aren't too many bufoons that failed at GTA and went to Texstar