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Hey, this post isn't quite Island Air, but it has potential. I heard that Beech upgrade class was going to August '04 (or later) seniority. Any truth to that rumor? If that's true, I would have been in the class (had I stayed). Got scared by the F-word, sorry I left. You guys have a good thing going, best wish's to all.
 
Whoa, that's weird. The number of times I have posted has been cut by about 200. I guess they don't count all of my useless posts.
 
DrewBlows said:
Hey, this post isn't quite Island Air, but it has potential. I heard that Beech upgrade class was going to August '04 (or later) seniority. Any truth to that rumor? If that's true, I would have been in the class (had I stayed). Got scared by the F-word, sorry I left. You guys have a good thing going, best wish's to all.
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There's never truth to anything at flightinfo, but... I think this one is true. There were a few jet fo's asking me if they should go over for the upgrade. It's a tough call, but I figure provided they get rid of the Beech within a couple of years and go with a few more 328's, they won't make left seat in the jet when that would happen. I think it's kind of a one shot deal to get PIC being that junior. Yeah, Carol and the F-word, stunning. She the same one who said concerning a possible CH.11 a few years back, 'We'd all be screwed if it wasn't for Tim.' Right, now pass the kool-aid bong maam.
 
Yeah, Carol...the woman who regularly went to MSP and wouldn't even say hello to anyone on the crew.

Bring me a SuperSized Kool-aide!
 
Always Upgrade, always. 1 its a type rating, 2 pic time, 3 and most important You never know when you will get that chance again. advice I got from a retired capt. from a major with 30 + yrs experience " always take the upgrade, you never know when the merry-go-round is going to stop" I think he meant expansion and training cycles, but now it can mean that or the company could go ch.11. Remember there are pilots at US Air that didn't upgrade, waited to be senior, got furloughed, and now can't get a interview becuase they don't have 1000 . my .02, good luck either way.
(I understand everybodys got different reasons to upgrade or not to.)
 
the question to upgrade or not has a really simple answer. Do it never turn down an upgrade. When they ask you in your next interview how come it took you so long to upgrade, you can say I took the first one I got. PIC time in any airplane is good. Prop or jet. Turbine time is turbine time. the more you have the better.
I didn't want to leave the jet what with it's APU, bathroom, automation. etc..
But I took the upgrade passed first time. And now I'm back in the jet, with more than a 1000 hours PIC turbine.
Plus it gets you out of making 18,000 a year.
 
January Beech upgrades are going as junior as June of '05. Skyway truely is the home of the 6 month upgrade. It's all about timing. We may not be the best paid or go to the most exotic locations but you can't complain that things are not moving around here. Skyway is definetly the place to be right now.

PIC time is golden.
 
GOULET! said:
PIC time is golden.
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And so is my urine stream.


I couldn't resist the wisea-- remark, if you know me you know why.
Geaux Tigers
 
Good call.

JoBear/Fastbird: 1 GOULET!: 0
 
GOULET! said:
January Beech upgrades are going as junior as June of '05. Skyway truely is the home of the 6 month upgrade. It's all about timing. We may not be the best paid or go to the most exotic locations but you can't complain that things are not moving around here. Skyway is definetly the place to be right now.

PIC time is golden.
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How many people in June new hire got the award?
 
an unreliable rumor monger, there was talk of putting SXY back into Washington National (DCA)...maybe it was all just a dream.
 
hey, I'm back what'd I miss?

DCA? Why? to start good rumours there has to be a overly complicated reason or flawed logic.

E-145's are in the paint shop (in Air Tran colors)
 
We are starting up regional freight ops for Connie;)
 
We are starting up regional freight ops for Connie;)
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the 1900 couldn't carry my johnson, I kid, I kid; it is a great plane....FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!!

Seriously joking, 580 gimmie a shout sitting in a hotel
 
Are you licking yourself in that hotel room? Where in the world are you? Ill give ya ring... unless yer in Dubai ill get on my satcom phone!
 
D*mn near broke my neck, I blame genetics. I'm gonna buy myself a yoga book for christmas.

I'm in JFK for about 12 more hrs.
 
Dumbluck said:
the 1900 couldn't carry my johnson, I kid, I kid; it is a great plane....FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!!

Seriously joking, 580 gimmie a shout sitting in a hotel
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That 328's a speed demon though.
 
Propsfullfwd said:
Delta deal went thru and they are hiring 300 hour pilots. Loads are good pay is $hitty. Pretty soon SYX will be flying the MD-80's for Midwest...
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Wow, another ill-informed douchebag!!!!
 
Since the 1900s are going away and since this company loves turbo-props so much...I hear that the 328s are getting STC'd to remove the jet engines and props installed. Apparently, this will make the transition to the 328 better for us 1900 drivers? I guess. Hey maybe chicks will dig this too?
 
Beechman said:
Since the 1900s are going away and since this company loves turbo-props so much...I hear that the 328s are getting STC'd to remove the jet engines and props installed. Apparently, this will make the transition to the 328 better for us 1900 drivers? I guess. Hey maybe chicks will dig this too?
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arndnt wee two dumm for jets?
 

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