Seeking Jetstream Info

[Beantown]

Hey guys, I fly for CCAir (US Airways Express) out of CLT. We are returning all the J32's and will only be flying Dash 8-100's for the near term. We were bought by Mesa a couple years ago and J.O is threatening to shut down the company if we do not agree to a major pay and quality of like cuts. We are furloughing 68% of your pilots by April 15 b/c of the return of the jetstreams. You got to love aviation!! -Bean

 

[TriStar_drvr]

Does that mean you're dropping service to HKY? That's my hometown and I catch a ride on you guys a few times a year to go visit my mom.

By the way, a good Jetstream pilot flies with slight pressure on one of the rudder pedals in turbulence. Sure, the airplane is in a slight slip, but it keeps the tail from swinging around so much. And that's a lot better than smelling the result of a bunch of sick pax.

All pilots should have at least one job where they have to clean up the airplane if the pax get sick. It will make you become very sensitive to the ride, and encourage you to try very hard to find a smooth one...

 

[TSA Pilot]

Sounds to me like those are INTERVIEW questions.... Are you planning on going to an interview saying that you have time in the Jetstream??? Trying to be prepared for any questions they might ask?? DARN! sure wish I had thought of that

TSA Pilot

 

[kintz]

Sounds to me like those are INTERVIEW questions....

Hmmm....Maybe that's because I am interviewing pilots.

 

[jball2]

Same Story

I'll come in and say what everyone else has said is all true. I have 2000 hrs in the Sweatstream and looking back on it I see that I really loved flying that thing. There was nothing like taxiing around JFK, with 19 scared to death pax, knowing that everytime we passed a heavy, the crew was saying " Now those guys are working for a living." Now they just say " Those RJ guys are threatening our career." I learned a lot about flying, and myself as a pilot, flying the JBALL, hence my screen name.

I flew the J41 as well. BAe fixed a lot of the problems from the 31/32 but they created new ones. Whenever it rains or snows the gremlins come out.

I think the best thing about flying a Jetstream is the comraderie(sp?) that exists between the pilots. It doesn't matter who you fly for or where. You can always start a hilarious conversation on Jetstream follies. What a life we live!