Wheels up

[NoJoy]

Oh....


My........


GAWD.........

Where is the like button when you need it.

 

[NoJoy]

So what is the latest at WU? How many pilots on staff now and how many 350's are on the certificate? How is the schedule (if any) and how are the line checks going?

Are they still hiring?

Thanks.

Yes they are still hiring; and are slowly expanding their bases. How many right now is not known-but expect West Coast somewhere sometime in the next 12 months. Starting pay (more than TMC) is actually very good for FO's and CA's, but right now the sched blows at 6/3. Maybe that will change in the future-who knows. Stay tuned.

 

[pilotyip]

Your Funny

Y Keep living in your happy little life dragging the rest of your fellow pilots down. And by the way they don't enjoy hanging out with you at the airport with there little airplanes.

I am having fun with this. Where have I been dragging the rest of your fellow pilots down? I love the profession, that is why I have stuck it out through tick and thin. What I see here, is I expose a reality of this business that is ugly, it is the reality of the business. You are only successful based upon a seniority number; although your skill may be good it is no better than mine. You were hired because you were lucky, you were in the right place at the right time. That is a fact of life. So defend to the ends of the earth the profession you were lucky enough to succeed by your definition of success.

But you are not a better person that I am because you are a ?real? pilot and I am on-demand pilot flying out of KYIP. I am so sorry you are all so unhappy. I consider myself one of the luckiest guys in the world to have lived out a childhood dream. I have flown in the Navy, landed on aircraft carriers, flown all over the world, and flown in direct combat support. I would change little, I am truly happy. If you are unhappy, it is not my fault or the fault of anyone on this board.

Am I lowering the bar when I took my present job at $42K/yr? I was unemployed and needed a job and at age 53 you don?t wait around too long for that next job. Did I do a disservice to the brotherhood by taking this management job.

BTW: a B-17 is a little airplane?

 

[shanes123]

What in HELL is your problem?

You need to start working on getting a life.

If you don't like the cold hard raw truth then block me. I'm tired of being politically correct and worrying about hurting someone's feelings. Guys like pyip are a disgrace to every pilot out thee that thinks maybe a pilot is just a half inch more respectable job then a ditch digger. Guys like pyip give this profession the bad name it has come to deserve. We are nothing more than ditch diggers without the pay, benefits, and 401k match.
Just a old washed up loser thats gotta brag I did this I did that!! Whoopty dooo. And you dragged your profession to the bottom by being a ass kissing yes man congratulations your career is complete. NOW RETIRE!

 

[gret]

If you don't like the cold hard raw truth then block me. I'm tired of being politically correct and worrying about hurting someone's feelings. Guys like pyip are a disgrace to every pilot out thee that thinks maybe a pilot is just a half inch more respectable job then a ditch digger. Guys like pyip give this profession the bad name it has come to deserve. We are nothing more than ditch diggers without the pay, benefits, and 401k match.
Just a old washed up loser thats gotta brag I did this I did that!! Whoopty dooo. And you dragged your profession to the bottom by being a ass kissing yes man congratulations your career is complete. NOW RETIRE!

Not sure you have delivered much "cold hard raw truth"...whatever that is...more like a bunch of gas from a guy in misery because he made a bad career choice. It appears you failed in meeting your dreams and don't believe that you are to blamed.

Also, can you do something about your spelling...it's pretty dreadful.

 

[X-rated]

If you don't like the cold hard raw truth then block me. I'm tired of being politically correct and worrying about hurting someone's feelings. Guys like pyip are a disgrace to every pilot out thee that thinks maybe a pilot is just a half inch more respectable job then a ditch digger. Guys like pyip give this profession the bad name it has come to deserve. We are nothing more than ditch diggers without the pay, benefits, and 401k match.
Just a old washed up loser thats gotta brag I did this I did that!! Whoopty dooo. And you dragged your profession to the bottom by being a ass kissing yes man congratulations your career is complete. NOW RETIRE!

Shames,

What exactly have you contributed to uplifting your fellow pilots other than talking smack? You're such a hypocrite! You said yourself that your company is leading the race to the bottom. How long have you worked there? It's not like you recently took a pay cut, you've always been at the bottom. Again, introduce yourself to a mirror and stop blaming others for your own crappy place in life. I have absolutely no respect for anyone that bitches about their job for years on end. It's either not that bad and you actually like it, or your schity attitude is preventing you from getting something better. Which is it?

 

[shanes123]

Oh please. My spelling. That's the best you got? I'm typing on a iPhone and it's called a typo not a spelling mistake. But let's sidetrack the subject with something stupid like a typo error go kiss some more ass mr yes man

 

[Helmsalee]

It's called proofreading. Try it before you push send. We can wait the few seconds it takes.
Helm

 

[gret]

Oh please. My spelling. That's the best you got? I'm typing on a iPhone and it's called a typo not a spelling mistake. But let's sidetrack the subject with something stupid like a typo error go kiss some more ass mr yes man

Whew...you don't know how comforting it is to hear that we have you locked and loaded at all times on your iPhone! That's important and it is appreciated that you are willing to spend precious time, and data resources, letting us know how we're messing up your life.

Do you also stay up to speed with the latest news from TMZ regarding Justin Bieber and Alec Baldwin with your device?

 

[pilotyip]

Guys like pyip are a disgrace to every pilot out thee that thinks maybe a pilot is just a half inch more respectable job then a ditch digger. Guys like pyip give this profession the bad name it has come to deserve.

Yes you have discovered how I singlehandedly destroyed this profession, de-reg, low cost air carriers, "B" scale, and scope causes had nothing to do with the the "race to the bottom" you were referring to, it was all my fault.
BTW Anyone with a certain level of skill and desire can fly an airplane, if you are looking for respect because you can make a takeoff and landing in jet, well that sounds pretty shallow.

 

[johnsonrod]

How about we get back to the original topic???? This ridiculous banter between Yip and Shane is boring the $hit out of me.

What's the latest with Wheels Up?

 

[pilotyip]

How about we get back to the original topic???? This ridiculous banter between Yip and Shane is boring the $hit out of me.

What's the latest with Wheels Up?

Wheels Up is an entry level job that may have tremendous up side potential. Doesn't pay much now, but may grow into something. So when you take a job there you are not doing a dis-service to the "brotherhood" who ever thy might be.

Shane would probably blame this guy for destroying the pilot profession. (oldie fits here) I reported aboard CVAN-65 USS Enterprise in 1975. At that time civilian flying jobs a scarce. I meet this guy who is getting out, going to work for company doing overnight mail, paid $400/mo for a F/O's job, he had to use his GI bill for training in the right seat of the DA-20. The company must have had a gov't contract I thought with a name like Federal Express. He stayed at FedEx, ran across him at a CO's conference in the late 80's he was like a double-digit seniority number. All the preparation in the world does guarantee you are making the right choices. Shows you just never know about that job.

 

[NoJoy]

How about we get back to the original topic???? This ridiculous banter between Yip and Shane is boring the $hit out of me.

What's the latest with Wheels Up?

They(Gama)are currently hiring. And expanding their bases. PBI is next on the list. West Coast is probably next.

 

[johnsonrod]

They(Gama)are currently hiring. And expanding their bases. PBI is next on the list. West Coast is probably next.

Thanks - finally an update! Some sanity on Flightinfo!

Thread drift sucks..................:crying:uke:

 

[pilotyip]

Thanks - finally an update! Some sanity on Flightinfo!

Thread drift sucks..................:crying:uke:

sanity FI in the same sentence?

 

[Newkem]

Yes they are still hiring; and are slowly expanding their bases. How many right now is not known-but expect West Coast somewhere sometime in the next 12 months. Starting pay (more than TMC) is actually very good for FO's and CA's, but right now the sched blows at 6/3. Maybe that will change in the future-who knows. Stay tuned.

Sorry cant sift this thread for the info but : question -

Where to send a resume? Anyone have hiring process gouge?

Thanks.

 

[gutshotdraw]

Just heard that guys are arriving at training having been told they would be paid $80K as a street hire Captain and then told "oops, we're sorry, it's $70K." 6 on, 3 off.

Can anybody confirm?

I thought Kenny had some class. Might be wrong about that....

 

[VGerect]

I thought Kenny had some class. Might be wrong about that....

Gut- from what I've heard about the place, Kenny is on the marketing side and the flight ops are being run by Gama Aviation who holds the 135 cert.

Maybe someone else can better describe the arrangement.

 

[Capt. JD]

Am I lowering the bar when I took my present job at $42K/yr? I was unemployed and needed a job and at age 53 you don?t wait around too long for that next job. Did I do a disservice to the brotherhood by taking this management job.

BTW: a B-17 is a little airplane?

What are you managing for 42k/yr? A B-17?!

 

[pilotyip]

What are you managing for 42k/yr? A B-17?!

I was hired as Director of Training, so I guess I was managing the Airline's Training Effort. I made the FAA happy and the company took very good care of me. Did I do a dis-service to the brotherhood for a taking a job to start at $42K when I was unemployed?

" Yip Keep living in your happy little life dragging the rest of your fellow pilots down. And by the way they don't enjoy hanging out with you at the airport with there little airplanes"

As far as the B-17 thing, that was in response to a post to me that I just hang around airports and fly my little airplanes, I was just asking if the posters considered a B-17 a little airplane