Those who QUIT NetJets.....

[SCT]

Do82- Just curious, was it the passenger service, attitudes or basic airmanship the regional guys were lacking? I think a charter/ frac guy is probably the best all around pilot flying today.

Cheers-

 

[pilotpat]

I'll say it again.....give me a charter/fractional pilot any day over many of the regional guys I have flown with.

So...I can count on your recommendation??

 

[Diesel]

do82 is a regional pilot from way back so he knows both sides of the industry.

 

[DO-82 driver]

Do82- Just curious, was it the passenger service, attitudes or basic airmanship the regional guys were lacking? I think a charter/ frac guy is probably the best all around pilot flying today.

Cheers-

The flying was fine, but it was the attention to pax details that generally needs work. I'm not saying that the regional guys can't do it but it just that they need to learn it whereas the charter guys have been doing that already.

Thanks Diesel----- but the term REGIONAL wasn't even invented when I was flying to the COMMUTTERS.

 

[Guitar rocker]

The flying was fine, but it was the attention to pax details that generally needs work. I'm not saying that the regional guys can't do it but it just that they need to learn it whereas the charter guys have been doing that already.

Thanks Diesel----- but the term REGIONAL wasn't even invented when I was flying to the COMMUTTERS.

The term REGIONAL was not around back then, but at that time, lets recap some other familair terms/phrases that were around: Graveyard/boneyard (MHT), Chapter 11, Bounced checks, You cant stay at this hotel cuz you havent paid your bill, You cant buy fuel HERE, reposession, Tommy Boy, and my favorite little acronym which popped up all over the place....BOHICA.

OK, on with the subject.......

 

[CA1900]

The flying was fine, but it was the attention to pax details that generally needs work. I'm not saying that the regional guys can't do it but it just that they need to learn it whereas the charter guys have been doing that already.

So have us ex-1900 pilots!

 

[HiSpeedFlyer]

The term REGIONAL was not around back then, but at that time, lets recap some other familair terms/phrases that were around: Graveyard/boneyard (MHT), Chapter 11, Bounced checks, You cant stay at this hotel cuz you havent paid your bill, You cant buy fuel HERE, reposession, Tommy Boy, and my favorite little acronym which popped up all over the place....BOHICA.

OK, on with the subject.......

Sounds just like B...E...X...:beer:

..the good'ol days. Sigh.

 

[Guitar rocker]

Sounds just like B...E...X...:beer:

..the good'ol days. Sigh.

Yah, those were the days my friend! I just loved when the only place that we cold get fuel was in BOS.......no where else. That and the memo that came out for brakes...."ahhhh, hey guys, can yah take it easy on the brakes seeing as though we dont have anymore?" Yup, sure thing.....landed that metro as short as we could..regardless if it was a 12K' runway.

 

[DO-82 driver]

How about the time I had all my revenue flights cx'd and was told to fly to MHT. When I got there all the seats were removed and we were told to fly to Nashville so we could pick up spare parts for a B-25 Mitchell and fly them to BGR.

It's hard to believe the FAA still lets that scumbag operate under 135.

 

[Guitar rocker]

How about the time I had all my revenue flights cx'd and was told to fly to MHT. When I got there all the seats were removed and we were told to fly to Nashville so we could pick up spare parts for a B-25 Mitchell and fly them to BGR.

It's hard to believe the FAA still lets that scumbag operate under 135.

And let us not forget his scumbag sons. Adopted or not.........they learned to be crooked from the best of the best! Shame on them!!! But did you at least etch in BOHICA all over those B-25 parts or at least on the DO-82 itself??? I always enjoyed that one fine morning in BOS........tall skinny, long blond haired DO-82 cptn just let the man have it! We were all so pleased with that dudes performance and the blasting he gave the man and his crooked lawyer!!!

 

[bosdrx]

Hey,

Not trying to hijack the thread, but speaking of newhires, regional guys, and commuting I've got a question. I'm an ERJ captain seriously thinking of coming to NJA (waiting for an interview). I live in Boston and until this HBA comes back I'd be making the drive to TEB. Has anyone done this drive? Also, do they teach any of the customer service expectations during indoc? Someone mentioned that regional guys have had some trouble adjusting to this. I can see how that might be an issue. So is it on the job training, or do they give some things to think about in training? One more thing, I read somewhere else about not being able to land with pax on board during OE... How long does it usually take to get signed off? Sorry for all the Q's, just trying to get some more info before I head to CMH to interview. Thanks!

 

[Diesel]

Remember beer is supposed to be cold
Red wine isn't.

Oh and I do the drive to south of teb about 2 or 3 times a week from bos lately for something outside of work.

Its a pretty easy drive. Especially with 91k