Street Captains

[Flybet3]

Thanks yall. You on line yet flybet?

Almost! I start IOE this coming week. Well I'm still waiting on the call from Crew Scheduling, but I'm excited and ready to head back to the Sky I recon.

 

[spg2bmd]

you havent by chance flown the j32 have you?

 

[Flybet3]

you havent by chance flown the j32 have you?

That's a negative my friend. Always wanted to and came very very close to flying it, but Nope.

 

[spg2bmd]

So now that you are where you want to be(mem), can you be displaced from base? I would assume that you may have quite the pile of street captains underneath you that will keep you moving closer to a line perhaps.

 

[GOULET!]

Any of those street captains at XJ going to be able to hold MSP?

 

[spg2bmd]

According to general consensus, no. On top of that, it would seem that Mesaba is through hiring street captains for now. That could change, but there are quite a few qualified fos that have the opportunity to bid right now, and until this bid pans out, seems things will go back to the traditional advancement.

 

[Flybet3]

So now that you are where you want to be(mem), can you be displaced from base? I would assume that you may have quite the pile of street captains underneath you that will keep you moving closer to a line perhaps.

I'm sure some how some way I could be displaced from my base. Anything can happen at the airlines LOL.
I will have quite a big number of captains below me and I should hold a line fairly quick. It's pretty nice.

 

[bri5150]

I'm sure some how some way I could be displaced from my base. Anything can happen at the airlines LOL.
I will have quite a big number of captains below me and I should hold a line fairly quick. It's pretty nice.

Pardon my ignorace, but shouldn't you just have street captains below you? Are FO's that are getting hired after you now taking the upgrade? I guess I don't see how you could have a big number of captains below you.

 

[tathepilot]

So any one else hiring street CA's..?

 

[Flybet3]

Pardon my ignorace, but shouldn't you just have street captains below you? Are FO's that are getting hired after you now taking the upgrade? I guess I don't see how you could have a big number of captains below you.

Because they hired quite a bit more street captains after me. I have many STREET captains below me. There are around 30 street captains below me in Memphis.

 

[spg2bmd]

When were u hired again?

 

[Flybet3]

When were u hired again?

i was in the november 19th class

 

[FutureHeavyAC]

I wouldn't say its a negative connotation as much as a difficult road. First, it's extremely hard to type in a new airplane at a new company. Fire hose? Try two at once. And the FAA is notoriously hard on street captain type rides. I've heard bust rates in the 90 percentile for first attempt. Not a good thing to have on your record.

Then if "your buddy" passes training "he" will be at the bottom of a seniority list for a long, long time. That means reserve. And the FOs who are ahead of you will keep upgrading and bumping you back.

The negative connotation comes in because most of the companies who would hire a street captain are not the highest in repute. I mean Gulfstream? Not so good on a resume. And the pay is hardly worth it. Finally, lots of people see it as cheating rather than paying your dues. I mean you say you... uh "your buddy", got furloughed, but still, a lot of people see the street captain thing as trying to back door your way in.

But if you search, you can find lots on this topic on this website.

I have to buddies that left other regionals bc of the long upgrade time, went to Gulfstream to check off that 1000 PIC box and are sitting in an MD-11 and 767 respectively. One is brown and the other is purple.....fire hose yes, but the fire hose is only as bad as you make it. If you went to college and ever crammed for a test, you can pass ground school woth your eyes closed. Would be a good way for your buddy to log a little more PIC and have some good old prop fun in South Fla.

 

[spg2bmd]

Thanks Future.