RJ FO Minimums for Cargo

[wuberoo]

Hey DP,

Thanks for your info about my question. I am a 41 yr old kid changing careers and this is my ultimate goal to fly international on 747 but not so much w/ pax. I understand that I have a-lot of things ahead of me and I know that industries change - especially airlines!!!! Anyway, thanks again.

 

[dontpost2]

wuberoo,

The "kid" thing was mostly directed towards the flaming incoherent responses that you received to your post - sorry.

As you mentioned, this industry is going to change and probably for the better. We are already seeing some hiring and in a couple of years retirements will start again. A regulatory change in duty times next year hopefully will create more jobs for experienced pilots. Many of the furloughed pilots are already flying for other carriers or have left the industry for other opportunities. There is a good article over on Airline Pilot Central on this if you haven't seen it.

Flying 121 in a modern aircraft like you are will put you in a great spot when the demand kicks in. When there is a demand once again, minimums will probably go down although hopefully never as low as they were a few years ago.

Best of Luck,

DP

 

[fokkers&beer]

wuberoo,

The "kid" thing was mostly directed towards the flaming incoherent responses that you received to your post - sorry.

As you mentioned, this industry is going to change and probably for the better. We are already seeing some hiring and in a couple of years retirements will start again. A regulatory change in duty times next year hopefully will create more jobs for experienced pilots. Many of the furloughed pilots are already flying for other carriers or have left the industry for other opportunities. There is a good article over on Airline Pilot Central on this if you haven't seen it.

Flying 121 in a modern aircraft like you are will put you in a great spot when the demand kicks in. When there is a demand once again, minimums will probably go down although hopefully never as low as they were a few years ago.

Best of Luck,

DP

Wasn't the Experienced Pilot Act of 2007 supposed to create those jobs for the experienced pilots?

 

[dontpost2]

Wasn't the Experienced Pilot Act of 2007 supposed to create those jobs for the experienced pilots?

The shortage is almost here. I've been carrying this article from TIME around in my flight bag for over forty years. It's right around the corner (Make sure you look at the date the article was written).

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,898200,00.html

 

[wuberoo]

I would like to pose a question because of a statement I heard today. I would rather ask this question here because of the age of most of the pilots here.
With all this crap that is going on w/ the TSA, would it cause an major pax airline to lose enough money to have to be the next bail out victim of the government?
Just wanting to hear your opinions if you have one about this.

DP-thanks again for your info about cargo flying.

 

[dontpost2]

I would like to pose a question because of a statement I heard today. I would rather ask this question here because of the age of most of the pilots here.
With all this crap that is going on w/ the TSA, would it cause an major pax airline to lose enough money to have to be the next bail out victim of the government?
Just wanting to hear your opinions if you have one about this.

DP-thanks again for your info about cargo flying.

I don't think this will be a problem for the passenger carriers. As long as the slobs can get tickets for ma and pa to fly to Orlando for 59 bucks they'll put up with anything -- even the TSA.

http://www.aviationplanning.com/HotFlash.htm