How much would a Falcon 7X First officer pay be

[LegacyDriver]

Be careful my man, some people have done some pretty stupid moves by second guessing and/or ignoring checklists in these fancy modern aeroplanes....

I do agree, FIRE is about the only thing that concerns me to the point where I always have a solid game plan for the plane Im flying, and review it frequently. I think most pilots do the same?

I'm not saying I run a non-memory QRH from memory, I'm just saying that I can if I *have* to (incapacitated pilot, smoke in the cockpit, etc.).

Flameout huh?....How in the world does one blow up 2 engines?

I don't remember the details but it was pilot error, hence the subsequent love affair with three-holers.

 

[NCherches]

Are you really this clueless?

Apparently I am clueless... I had no idea most Regional Captains have 10,000 hours and didn't know there FO's had 5,000+ Good to know we are in safe hands

 

[rumrnr78]

Apparently I am clueless... I had no idea most Regional Captains have 10,000 hours and didn't know there FO's had 5,000+ Good to know we are in safe hands

I bet Comair has those stats. I flew with at least 10 great captains (who I credit with helping me shape my role as a captain) that simply missed the hiring cycle. A mix of civilian and military backgrounds.

I would be willing to bet that Skywest will be top heavy in 5 years. Regionals hate senior pilots (even though they have 15+ year rates) so it will be interesting to sit back and watch.

Cheers- Rum

 

[AA717driver]

G200--I agree with you on not sweating training once you have a certain amount of experience. But, I also agree with Legacy (did I just say that? ?) but he doesn't explain it very well.

In a lot of regionals and some large American Airlines, the training department is full of management suckups/wannabes. The Chicken$h!t factor is through the roof. (Now, at certain large American Airlines, that is changing--but the intimidation factor is STILL there. Training isn't a learning experience, it's a CHECKING experience with way too much "stump the dummy" attitude.) There are WAAAAY too many guys out there who apparently have 'something to prove' and do so by trying to prove how much they know that you don't know.

In most 121 operations, the training department becomes an empire unto itself and is almost completely isolated. Often, it's filled with people who just don't want to fly (and can't weasel their way into an ALPA job... ). But too many of the pilots in the training department see that as the HOV lane to management. (And those are the LAST people you want in management.)

Needless to say, if your goal is career advancement, your focus WON'T be on providing a quality experience for the "customer".

I will say that my experiences at FSI SAV were as demanding and professional as the best training I experienced in 121 (Air Wisconsin 1987/88 and TWA after 1992 or so). But that's the extent of my non-airline training.

TC

 

[Gulfstream 200]

I hear ya TC....didn't take me long to realize that 121 was not for me, nor would a suckup 91 department.......therefore I'm aware that my aviation career is rather limited at this point, and Im fine with that........:laugh:

Just have low tolerance for the retarded mentality that passing ground school and flying airplanes are huge accomplishments reserved for the elite.

I guess I have been lucky to fly with pretty even people across the board, through CFI/charter/airline/corp etc I have never even come close to the stories of incompetent people that others have here....but of course I wont hire/fly with an RJ/Embrear pilot...a rather unstable bunch.

 

[54fighting]

I guess I have been lucky to fly with pretty even people across the board, through CFI/charter/airline/corp etc I have never even come close to the stories of incompetent people that others have here....but of course I wont hire/fly with an RJ/Embrear pilot...a rather unstable bunch.

Was I really THAT bad?

 

[Gulfstream 200]

Was I really THAT bad?

Do you have to ask?



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