Riddle and bridge agreements?

[poor2thecore]

Anyone know if Riddle still has those bridge agreements with certain regionals like they did in the past?

 

[erjip]

Anyone know if Riddle still has those bridge agreements with certain regionals like they did in the past?

I seriously doubt that. Minimum would be 1000/200 for any regional for a long time.

 

[txpilot1974]

What? No more 600 hr wonder pilots? Oh no, what will we all do?!?

 

[crj567]

What? No more 600 hr wonder pilots? Oh no, what will we all do?!?

600 hr....

No One ever comes from ERAU with that much time!

 

[Jetjockey]

Is that the bridge to nowhere they were talking about??????

 

[CX880]

I'll never forget a riddle diddle in my 121 class who asked the instructor about how to get clearance when there's no clearance delivery at an airport. (no clearance frequency)

 

[Headfake14]

What? No more 600 hr wonder pilots? Oh no, what will we all do?!?

600?! HA! I flew with guys with less then that on the A T Rah in the old days.

Oh god...I just said old days. I haven't been doin this that long I don't think.

 

[Headfake14]

Anyone know if Riddle still has those bridge agreements with certain regionals like they did in the past?

Sir...aside from our sarcasm about the ole "300 hour wonders"...I'll attempt a serious answer for you.

I don't think we'll ever see a low time pilot...less than 1000hrs...flying a Transport Catagory ship anymore. This is due to the fallout after the Colgan Q400 crash. There were MANY times I felt "single pilot" as a young Captain at ASA when I flew with some of those "wonder" boys. It wasn't just being a good stick...there basic airline-world skills or instincts that weren't there yet...and just pure maturity as a human and professional pilot. Only very few of them were really 'ready' for it when they came on line.

So...that being said. Unfortunately, those awesome opportunities are gone I believe.

I started flying a Metro III (cargo) in '98 and I barely had 240hrs. Thinking back...no way was I ready for that. A year later I started ASA on the ATR with 860 TT and 640 SIC in that tube called the Metro. I was much better prepared after flying the sewer pipe.

ah well...bottom line...who the hell knows what the future will hold with this issue. But I just don't see pilots with low hours in airlines like before.

 

[CX880]

Sir...aside from our sarcasm about the ole "300 hour wonders"...I'll attempt a serious answer for you.

I don't think we'll ever see a low time pilot...less than 1000hrs...flying a Transport Catagory ship anymore. This is due to the fallout after the Colgan Q400 crash. There were MANY times I felt "single pilot" as a young Captain at ASA when I flew with some of those "wonder" boys. It wasn't just being a good stick...there basic airline-world skills or instincts that weren't there yet...and just pure maturity as a human and professional pilot. Only very few of them were really 'ready' for it when they came on line.

So...that being said. Unfortunately, those awesome opportunities are gone I believe.

I started flying a Metro III (cargo) in '98 and I barely had 240hrs. Thinking back...no way was I ready for that. A year later I started ASA on the ATR with 860 TT and 640 SIC in that tube called the Metro. I was much better prepared after flying the sewer pipe.

ah well...bottom line...who the hell knows what the future will hold with this issue. But I just don't see pilots with low hours in airlines like before.

You didn't go to Riddle though.

 

[General Lee]

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