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[OPECJet]

Don't expect to see much of your two year old if you take a job here.

You'll be on reserve for at least a little while. Probably not very long, but some.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Don't expect to see much of your two year old if you take a job here.

Ditto. Might as well be flying long haul with these schedules. My kids don't know who the heck I am anymore.

Wait... Who am I again?

 

[AftCG182]

I'll work out a way to see my daughter. I live near ALB. I commuted to Vegas (nearly) every week when I flew for Scenic Airlines. At that time my daughter was a newborn. After going to Colgan, I drove weekly to Hyannis, 248 miles one-way to the Colgan hangar. Then, 248 miles back home when my week was done. In each case I got to see the baby at least two days per week. With trip trades, sometimes three. I'm hoping that after the initial reserve period, I might be able to hold a 4-on, 3-off type of schedule. If I can't right away, I will be able to eventually. It's worth it to fly with good people at a decent company, which is how Piedmont looks to me at this point. Plus, as we all know, turboprops rule! (Uh-Oh, what did I just do?!?!):beer:

 

[Whataburger]

Ahhhh yes, now I remember why I like posting here soooooo much. The wise-a$$ responses. The name comes from my skydiving-driving days. Thanks for noticing, though. The posts in this thread fondly remind me of the posts in the Colgan thread when I still worked there, just not quite so bitter. I guess Piedmont's scheduling department isn't as infuriating as Colgan's.

(A) was tongue and cheek for how much of a great plane the 182 is. If you can shut the doors, it'll fly.

(B) was honest to God real advice.

If you want your kid to know your name and your wife not to leave you, Piedmont is not for you. Yes there are some good folks there, but it is an absolutly God-awful, horrible place to work. The mgmt and ALPO is crooked and will sacrifice you and your ticket to get one more leg out of the Dash.

Lighten up. I'm not being a wise a$$. You wanted advice, you got it. If you dont like the answer, dont ask the question.

PS. PDT is the place to go if you want to be babied thru training. There is no automation in those planes, and if you have a heartbeat, they will take and train you.

 

[AftCG182]

I read every piece of opinion and advice... then take it with a grain of salt. Without getting into the details, my daughter lives with her mom and I actually get more time with her when I'm back in town for blocks of two or three days. I think it's fairly common for pilots to end up being the non-custodial parent. Thanks for your opinion. You're at Southwest, the top of the heap. Congrats!

 

[LearLove]

AftCG82,

If you are the person I think you are, I bet Rep would hire you back - did you try calling the CP??

 

[AftCG182]

When J.D. called to "release" me from RAH employment... well, it seemed pretty final. I boxed up the books and FedEx'ed them back and decided that I was stupid to leave turboprops in the first place. Thanks for the idea, but think I'll give Piedmont a try.

 

[LearLove]

o sorry your not the person i thought you were.....

 

[olympus593]

Lear, still fighting the flow thru or have you gotten a life finaly?

 

[ceo_of_the_sofa]

I thought 170 training was a walk in a park compared to PDT's training in CLT...your mileage may vary, though.

 

[AftCG182]

The 170 training was extremely well done by FlightSafety. I had a very hard time translating the excellent training into efficient management of the automation. Just a personal issue, I guess. For me, I'm better in a lower-tech, more hands-on airplane. As soon as one of our instructors in ground school described flying the 170 as "just like playing a video game" I knew that I was all done, since I hate video games.

 

[LearLove]

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