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They are running out of other stuff to knock us for. It is hard to bash an airline that sweeps every possible travel award, has a two and a half year upgrade, and realistic plans for growth. The schedules are great. Management is responsive. Coworkers are happy to be there.
I personally like the uniform. I wore a white shirt and blue pants for nine years. Hopefully we never go back.
Howdy,
Now my redwood has a blueridge.
And I didn't think the CRJ was crap until I got a hold of the G450. Wow!
Well at least your redwood does not have a brown streak...
foodstamps
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I hate to interrupt the love fest but I have a couple questions for any actual VA pilots...
I recently applied with about 4400TT, 2000 Turbine Pic. I know I am below the published minimum of 5000hrs but has anyone ever interviewed or been hired with less than the minimum?
I have pretty low expectations because I live a sheltered life as a corporate pilot and thus dont have any connections at VA or anywhere else for that matter, and with my low total time I am not holding my breath.... Thanks for the input
I recently applied with about 4400TT, 2000 Turbine Pic. I know I am below the published minimum of 5000hrs but has anyone ever interviewed or been hired with less than the minimum?
I have pretty low expectations because I live a sheltered life as a corporate pilot and thus dont have any connections at VA or anywhere else for that matter, and with my low total time I am not holding my breath.... Thanks for the input
pilotpm
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I'm happy at VA. It cracks me up to see the hate for us on this board. Could it be better? What job couldn't be better? So now lets hear from those that hate us so much that you have to bash our uniform or the fact we are not a "major" (yet). Go ahead and comment about my pay, commute, aircraft or whatever. You see, I don't care what you think. Please refer to the first sentence of this post, that's what is important to me. To the bashers: I'm sorry you have not found the same.
Sweet a free laptop to jack off with when you fantasize over how you are screwing the industry working for scraps........
Ralph Cramden
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Well sir, we hired quite a lot of Aloha, ATA, & Abex guys when they shut down. How many did your outfit hire? Put down your ALPA magazine and see how the hiring is these days. I have a 25 year pin and some of us here have battle stars. We aren't going to starve our families just to make you feel better, and we aren't crossing any picket lines, so kiss it.
Foodstamps: 5K is a hard limit for now. May change down the road, but not in the short term. We mostly hire guys with 121 experience as well. Sorry, but that's the truth. I have a GV type and doubt I could ever use it as I have no corporate experience so I know how you feel...
Pogue Mahone
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I reckon they had to move it before Bill Lumberg had a coronary and his uterus fell out.
They've hired a lot of Midwest guys too, which proves they have good taste.
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Ralph Cramden
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You progress from "what the H is it doing" to "There it goes again" pretty quickly. To get it to stop doing "it" at all takes a long time. Five years in and I still see new things, and occasionally (and randomly) receive recurrent on some of Fifi's bad habits.
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Not to critique- you're way more current& have a few years more than me on the AB- but a lot of those "what's it doing?" can be corrected by a bit deeper studying- most I know end up loving the airbus as soon as they realize that it's definitely not a Boeing and stop trying to make it fit into the mold we all create by our previous experience- it's just not like any other plane- and as soon as I took that clean slate approach- the airplane made a lot more sense-
Actually really enjoy hand flying it too
Actually really enjoy hand flying it too
Ralph Cramden
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Completely agree with you waveflier, it does take an open mind and study. I fly with a lot of very experienced guys that are new to the bus. They all have to get through the previous experience barrier. (I did too.)
If only Fifi had moving throttles and a more intuitive FMGC the assimilation process would be easier. Sometimes human factors trick us as well. Our company changed "activate & confirm approach" to simply "activate approach" and I was reminded of the change after making the old call. Fine, thank you, activate approach then. Sure enough Fifi started galloping toward 250 kts when I pushed speed at the FAF fully configured. I pulled speed and dialed it down to VLS while he reactivated (and confirmed this time) approach. My F/O was apologizing profusely, but I said you were lead into it by the verbiage change and I didn't verify what you did, so we both got a French lesson today.
If only Fifi had moving throttles and a more intuitive FMGC the assimilation process would be easier. Sometimes human factors trick us as well. Our company changed "activate & confirm approach" to simply "activate approach" and I was reminded of the change after making the old call. Fine, thank you, activate approach then. Sure enough Fifi started galloping toward 250 kts when I pushed speed at the FAF fully configured. I pulled speed and dialed it down to VLS while he reactivated (and confirmed this time) approach. My F/O was apologizing profusely, but I said you were lead into it by the verbiage change and I didn't verify what you did, so we both got a French lesson today.
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foodstamps
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Thanks for the candid response, I will continue to keep my fingers crossed
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The 5k is part of the insidiousness of outsourcing- not only did it put downward pressure on major airline contracts- an environment that has left more than a few on the street- but left a multitude of very talented pilots with lots of flight time for whom a VA career is a very real step up.
All the "major" airline pilots have no one to blame but themselves for VAs intro rates- AND their own wage issues. What a dumb idea to allow outsourcing of jets...
All the "major" airline pilots have no one to blame but themselves for VAs intro rates- AND their own wage issues. What a dumb idea to allow outsourcing of jets...
Well said.
thepotato232
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Pay gripes and other miscellaneous dick waggling aside, when did a cheap polyester short-sleeve shirt accompanied by epaulets and a tie become the height of fashion? The only other people I've seen rocking the short-sleeve and tie look are the kind of people for whom pocket protectors and Coke bottle glasses are also de rigueur.
waveflyer
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Seriously!!
Can we let go of tradition and realize that this particular tradition was created by what was fashionable at the time!
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