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Twotter76

Twotter76

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I just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone here who has consistently provided good information about NJA - I just got the call for the U-Boat on the 14th and and really looking forward to coming over there and working with you all. For those who are curious I had my application packet walked in on the 13th, interviewed on the 26/27th and was just offered a class date of the 14th today. I have about 3600 hours total, mostly turbine and not much PIC. Sounds like a good place to work under the new TA and I am very happy to get the offer. Thanks to everyone here who can look past their differences and provide those of us on the outside a look at how things operate there.
 
Twotter76 said:
I just wanted to say a quick thanks to everyone here who has consistently provided good information about NJA - I just got the call for the U-Boat on the 14th and and really looking forward to coming over there and working with you all. For those who are curious I had my application packet walked in on the 13th, interviewed on the 26/27th and was just offered a class date of the 14th today. I have about 3600 hours total, mostly turbine and not much PIC. Sounds like a good place to work under the new TA and I am very happy to get the offer. Thanks to everyone here who can look past their differences and provide those of us on the outside a look at how things operate there.
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Welcome aboard. Although not the best TA, we are on the road to setting the standard-for the better I hope. The fractional industry is still in its infancy. I think you will enjoy it if you can get over all the crazy things they do upstairs.
 
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Pervis said:
I think you will enjoy it if you can get over all the crazy things they do upstairs.
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Pervis--let's help the FNG Twotter out. What are the top 10 crazy things you'd like to see improved? Honestly, I know you wouldn't want the newby starting off with a bad impression or anything, so what's the list? If constructive, I'm certain they will be addressed.
 
I'm going to be in the Citation Ultra (U-Boat). They made it sound like the majority of hiring for the next few months would be Ultra and 400XP slots and maybe a few X slots too.
 
Congrats Twotter! Enjoy the ride. :) TC
 
Welcome to the family!

Much like our Union bulletin board, if you cut through the negativity of a select few here, you will find very useful information and generally positive, helpful, and happy folks.

Solidarity Brother!
 
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Congratulations to you and nice job on the timing. Maybe we'll fly together after you finish IOE.
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Pervis--let's help the FNG Twotter out. What are the top 10 crazy things you'd like to see improved? Honestly, I know you wouldn't want the newby starting off with a bad impression or anything, so what's the list? If constructive, I'm certain they will be addressed.
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Don't get me wrong. The flight managers, dispatchers, wx folks, and Asst Chief Pilots are all super to work with. I have a problem, like everyone else with scheduling. To have such a vital department not directly controlled by ops and totally unaccountable is crazy. That's what I meant. Lots of examples-too many to list-and we all tire of hearing we don't see the big picture. Hell, they don't even open thier eyes.

That is what frustrates the most hardened veteren. My point was to say just sit back and avoid the frustration trying to figure out a better way. They won't listen anyway.
 
Youz guyz still flying the encore or did you ship them all back to cessna? It still doesn't look right when I see a beechjunk in QS colors.
 
cezzna said:
Youz guyz still flying the encore or did you ship them all back to cessna? It still doesn't look right when I see a beechjunk in QS colors.
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Still fly them and we are still getting them.

HD
 
cezzna said:
Youz guyz still flying the encore or did you ship them all back to cessna? It still doesn't look right when I see a beechjunk in QS colors.
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Yep, we still have them. I believe we have 14 right now with at least one more coming. I'd love to have a lot more - it's a great airplane for what it does and a very good improvement/development on the Ultra.
 
cezzna said:
Youz guyz still flying the encore or did you ship them all back to cessna? It still doesn't look right when I see a beechjunk in QS colors.
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Well, we were supposed to get CJ3s instead. But apparently Citation Shares had a verbal "non compete" clause with NetJets in regards to XLs and Xs. They weren't supposed to use them in their fleet. Then they did. So Santulli got pissed and bought Beechjunks. This is from Bill Boisture. So take it for what it's worth.
 
So do u-boat drivers also fly the encore, or are they a separate group? You ever get the emer press thing figured out?
 
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So do u-boat drivers also fly the encore, or are they a separate group? You ever get the emer press thing figured out?
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Currently, a portion of the Ultra crews are also qualified on the Encore. For some of us "cross qualified" guys, we alternate pretty regularly between the U-boat and the Encore. For other cross-qualified types, they may end up only flying the Encore. There is a hint in the new TA that the fleets might officially be split up and there's another rumor that once the company gets its 15th Encore, a split will be made at that time.

As for "emer press", I'm not certain about that. It seems that the pressurization problems from the early days of the program have been fixed, however.
 
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What are the domiciles at NJ these days? Are there any fractionals that allow you to live wherever you would like?
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At NJA, the current "gateways" are:
Columbus, OH; Bradley, CT; Teterboro, NJ; Washington Dulles; Atlanta, GA; Orlando, FL; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Denver, CO; Dallas, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Boston, MA; San Diego, CA; Seattle, WA; Midway, IL; Pittsburgh, PA; West Palm Beach, FL; St. Louis, MO; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; New Orleans, LA; Charlotte, NC; Jacksonville, FL; Detroit, MI; Phoenix, AZ.

But if the TA is ratified on 11/21, new-hires will be assigned to one of 5 "domiciles":
TEB, PBI, DAL, LAX and CMH.

Post-ratification, the company will have to advise the new-hire of the domicile in the employment offer letter. At least that way, one would know where they will be based up front instead of getting a potentially nasty surprise during class.
 
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Let's say you were in a Dallas gateway? Would it be possible to commute to Dallas? When do you actually have to be "in domicile"?
 
BenderGonzales said:
Let's say you were in a Dallas gateway? Would it be possible to commute to Dallas? When do you actually have to be "in domicile"?
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If you decide to live somewhere other than your domicile, it will up to you to be at your domicile and ready for duty at the company-directed time. After TA ratification, you'll have to call in on your last day off to get a brief for your first day. The TA says that if you call by 6 PM, domicile time zone, you'll have 10 hours of rest from that point.

So with that information, you could live some distance from DAL (it's Love Field and not DFW, for what it's worth) as long as you're in position at the "show" time contained in your brief.
 
Boy I hope that new-hire domicile assigning thing gets dropped and the gateway program remains instituted for everyone...I was hoping to try to get on in the next few months and that puts a big exclamation mark on NJ for me.
 
Boondock i hope you have more than 2000 tt
 

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