Q's about Kalitta

[atpcliff]

Hi!

If U want beer, PM pilotyip-he knows everything.

If U want info from a younger guy, Zvara is in class now, and he knows a lot of fun places, I think.

Good luck to ya'll at Kalitta!

cliff
YIP

 

[Xfr8dog]

Zvara is at Kalitta now?

whats with the Emirates plane as an avatar CL?

 

[pilotyip]

Beer? Beer? someone mention beer?

Hi!

If U want beer, PM pilotyip-he knows everything.

YIP

Can not beat the "Wedge", I cater all our graduation parties there. I was there last night doing a Net Jets update with one of their big players, had phone cons with CL, and SB. Plus three beers, and a bowl of mirco wave fresh popcorn for $5.00

 

[dingo222]

does kalitta have any kind of trianing contract or bond?

 

[One Dot Low]

does kalitta have any kind of trianing contract or bond?

No contract or bond. Isn't that stuff illegal?

 

[ERJFO]

MORE QUESTIONS FOR A KALITTA GUY!

Does Connie have ACARS/printers in their airplanes? What about GPS/FMS/INS? I heard they have glass HSIs. Are the airplanes pretty standard as far as the config does or do you see the variable hodgepodge?

Just curious how modernized their airplanes are.

Back of the airplane set up: Galley? Bunks?
Seats? Do you take a ride-on A&P with you? (J/S on the 400F a handful of times, never a classic or a conversion.)

Could someone post a trip that they have done recently? Currious as to how they "flow".

Is it possible to do your 17 days in "installments" (like a 7 day trip and a 10 day trip) or do you have to do it all at once? Does your schedule "change on the fly?"

Your travel to/from the airplane counts as a work day (one of your 17), right? Do you pick your flights or does the company?

How is dispatching/flight planning handeled when your on the other side of the world?

How's the training? Recurrent?

MX, MEL's, does the company push you to fly broken sh$t?

No hotel in training right? Will they fly you home durring "breaks" or will you at least have your ID so you can jumpseat?

How the the benefits?

Anything else I should know?

Sorry for the laundry list, just trying to get information - did a serch and still couldn't find all the answers. I have alot of hours doing flying at the other end of the spectrum.

ALSO - how is the scheduling? I saw online you guys are doing Milan-San Juan-Caracas (CKS 538 on the 24th), looks like 10:15 of flight time and about 14 hours of duty depending how early you show. Is this something they would do with one crew? I saw the San Juan Caracas leg was blocked to 0:45 even though it's almost 600 NM - is this "creative scheduling" to get both those flights done with 1 crew under 12 hours of flight time and whatever your contractual duty-day limmit is (knowing you'll be good to start)? Or do you think there will be a crew change in there and SJU-Caracas is just underblocked?

 

[avbug]

Glass EADI/EHSI. Dual FMC/FMS, triple INS, with each INS having GPS updating input, and a separate GPS unit.

Printer for the performance computer for TOLD cards.

No hotel in training for the initial ground; a flat six hundred a week, you make your own arrangements. Initial training is five weeks, then you take break, and come back for three weeks of sim. After the first five weeks, the company pays per diem and picks up the hotel.

Ride-along mechanics.

 

[Cadillac]

Do you guys layover in LA? How often and for how many days?

Thanks.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

Z's in groundschool now-about a month???

cliff
YYZ

 

[Guam360]

I guess Venezuela is in a half time down there, but TJSJ is 30 mins by time zone. It is probably a heavy crew at least.