UPS newhires to ANC MD-11 F/O soon

[aussiefly]

Which leads me to my next question. Will UPS call this the Brown Nugget Program?

I dont care who you are.....thats funny!

lol

 

[FreightNazi]

Or does this sound strikingly familiar?

Hiring straight into the right seat of the MD-11 in ANC...

Which leads me to my next question. Will UPS call this the Brown Nugget Program?

Goose17

Brown turd would be more appropriate.

 

[VABB]

So in other words, unless you have heavy-jet glass international experience, Brown won't be calling you. i.e., if you don't meet that criteria, don't expect your phone to be ringing off of the hook?

 

[dojetdriver]

Hey and there are alot of those kinds of guys just "hanging" around!

Ask any of the guys at GAC. Judgeing from their last TA, I'm sure that more than one might be interested.

 

[Tomct]

Ask any of the guys at GAC. Judgeing from their last TA, I'm sure that more than one might be interested.

Very True!!

 

[Slice121]

So in other words, unless you have heavy-jet glass international experience, Brown won't be calling you. i.e., if you don't meet that criteria, don't expect your phone to be ringing off of the hook?

Makes sense since flying the panel for a year and then transitioning would be much easier and your stick and rudder skills would be real sharp!

 

[1800 RVR]

Makes sense since flying the panel for a year and then transitioning would be much easier and your stick and rudder skills would be real sharp!

Actually, that is the path that I took, and it was not bad at all. In fact, counting in the furlough before starting here, it had been 16 months from the time that I actually flew an airplane, and I got through my FO PC just fine. It's like riding a bike; comes back very quickly.

The way I look at this whole situation is akin to the FedEx deal: take whatever class is offered, take whichever seat is offered, seniority is everything.

 

[VABB]

Makes sense since flying the panel for a year and then transitioning would be much easier and your stick and rudder skills would be real sharp!

I don't think they are concerned as much with the stick and rudder skills. It sounds like they want people who have experience operating in the international theater for a while.

 

[Slice121]

I don't think they are concerned as much with the stick and rudder skills. It sounds like they want people who have experience operating in the international theater for a while.

Fine, but if I get hired on to the 727 panel and then jump to the right seat of the -11 how does that apply? I agree you'd have company ops down but still little to no int'l or heavy experience. I don't think Canada or Mexico counts. Is the MD-11 that difficult to fly?

 

[flybrowntails]

why pay more for anc guys?