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MrChips posted:How prevalent are single-pilot IFR operations in the US? Here in Canada at least the insurance companies have made it so prohibitively expensive that it's cheaper and easier to hire a first officer. They're really common for cargo, less so for passengers. Most of the small cargo carriers fly Beech 1900's Beech 99's, Caravans, Metroliners, or Chieftans that can be flown single pilot, but some of the companies will use FO's on occasion, and there are some larger airplanes (ATR-42's, some older Lear models) that always use two person crews. For passenger operations, there are a lot of Cessna 206/207/208's doing single pilot IFR in Alaska (usually legally), and a few companies with similar setups in the lower 48 (plus Cape Air), but most of the commercial single pilot IFR is probably flown by charter operations or corporate flight departments that have single pilot airplanes.
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I did a couple interviews with Boutique back in May with a little under 500 TT for the new Minneapolis base but nothing came of it. Really wanted to fly the PC-12. Seems like a great way to build experience before moving to the regionals. You'd show up with turbine time, multi-crew experience, "line" experience. Would be a good transition to a regional when compared to 1500 hours of slow flight in a 172. But after passing 750 TT yesterday I'm expect to stick with flight instruction until 1500.
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Don't sweat the lack of turbine time. As long as you will meet ATP mins by the end of training and aren't a serial killer pretty much any regional will give you an interview at the moment.
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KodiakRS posted:Don't sweat the lack of turbine time. As long as you will meet ATP mins by the end of training and aren't a serial killer pretty much any regional will give you an interview at the moment. And even then GoJet might turn a blind eye if they think you are smart enough not get caught until they net profit out of you
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KodiakRS posted:Don't sweat the lack of turbine time. As long as you will meet ATP mins by the end of training and aren't a serial killer pretty much any regional will give you an interview at the moment. As long as no one found the bodies before you got off probation, I'm pretty sure most regionals would hire a serial killer that had ATP mins.
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Sep 12, 2016 07:18
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There are a lot of single pilot air ambulance operators.
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greasyhands posted:There are a lot of single pilot air ambulance operators. That may also be for weight reasons...
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greasyhands posted:There are a lot of single pilot air ambulance operators. Still gotta have IFR 135 mins though, and most air ambo places are still wanting at least ATP mins or closer to 2000 total with multi time and hard IFR experience. If you really can't wait until you've got ATP minimums go fly freight for Ameriflight or any of the other small box haulers. Well, not any of them but you get the idea.
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VOR LOC posted:Still gotta have IFR 135 mins though, and most air ambo places are still wanting at least ATP mins or closer to 2000 total with multi time and hard IFR experience. If you really can't wait until you've got ATP minimums go fly freight for Ameriflight or any of the other small box haulers. Well, not any of them but you get the idea. I think it was just in response to "are there many single-pilot IFR operations in the US?", not saying that air ambulance was necessarily a realistic stepping stone between CPL and ATPL. In other news, my hernia is repaired, I'm nearly healed, and I get to renew my medical and get back in the fuckin' air real soon! I'm getting real excited now, like I was when I originally planned to do this but before I found out I needed a surgery first! With any luck, I'll be flying by the beginning of October; I just need to find out whether I need to be "fully recovered" in order to get my medical renewed. I feel capable of operating the flight controls now, but I'm not considered fully recovered for another two weeks or so.
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PT6A posted:I think it was just in response to "are there many single-pilot IFR operations in the US?", not saying that air ambulance was necessarily a realistic stepping stone between CPL and ATPL. Whoops my b. quote:In other news, my hernia is repaired, I'm nearly healed, and I get to renew my medical and get back in the fuckin' air real soon! I'm getting real excited now, like I was when I originally planned to do this but before I found out I needed a surgery first! With any luck, I'll be flying by the beginning of October; I just need to find out whether I need to be "fully recovered" in order to get my medical renewed. I feel capable of operating the flight controls now, but I'm not considered fully recovered for another two weeks or so. Good luck man!
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PSA just shot to the top of the charts when it comes to first year F/O pay:quote:Details of the new compensation package include a 56 percent increase to the starting pay for new-hire First Officers, increasing wages from $24.62 per hour to $38.50 per hour. The airline will continue offering all new-hire pilots a $15,000 sign-on bonus, with an additional $5,000 for new-hire pilots with CRJ-type experience. PSA is also implementing a $20,000 retention bonus for First Officers hired under this new program to be paid out in installments after their one-year anniversary with the company Desperation is a stinky cologne. This is going to make Blue Streak even more popular; they were looked at as sellouts and now they're getting a raise. http://www.psaairlines.com/psa-airlines-announces-industry-leading-pay-for-new-hire-pilots/ I forget who it was in the thread that used the phrase, but there really is a "lost generation" of new-hire pilots who got stuck with ~$15,000/yr starting pay only to have guys a few years later be paid $50+. e- APC suggests there's some smoke and mirrors going on and it's not as good a deal as it appears, which I can believe. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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Envoy just got the same deal (edit: similar deal)ENY posted:· Increased starting pay for new hire pilots of $37.90, effectively beginning our new hires at Step 3 of our existing pay scale. Combined with our $15,000 signing bonus or $20,000 signing bonus for legacy fleets, this places Envoy at the top of all regional airlines in terms of pilot compensation, earning $58,000 or more during the first year. TL;DR $37.9/hour 1st year pay $15k/20k signing bonus dependent on experience $20k bonus spread over years 2/3 and to the surprise of pretty much no one pilots are already bitching about it on various forums and social media because :pilots:
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All this talk of pilot pay not sucking all of a sudden is making me wonder if I should just say gently caress it and get my CPL...
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Meanwhile, Horizon is baffled as to why no one wants to fly the Q400 (on six leg, 12 hour days) for $31 an hour, with no signing, flow, or retention bonuses.
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Who has dramatically taken first-year salaries up so far? I can think of Endeavor, PSA, and Envoy, all of which are major-owned.
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I know Skywest raised their starting pay not long ago, and Compass, Republic, Great Lakes, ExJet and TSA have all raised their FO pay as well.
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Compass did commuter hotels in addition to a $36 hr 1st year FO pay, which was good at the time but with all the latest action w/ endeavor/envoy/PSA etc isn't as competitive right now. But my good buddy is a recruiter and says they are still being pretty picky and don't need to hire that many. I think right now we're coasting pretty hardcore off the west coast bases/nice airplane and attrition had slowed down over the summer.... At the same time I think it's a mistake to slow down hiring at all because this is evidence of how bad it's going to cost them. They can raise the first year pay to $41 at any time without union approval, but even that may not be enough if there are large bonuses. I have a friend that just got hired at DL, another hired at Fedex, I think our attrition is about to go through the roof and they're going to be on the backside of the power curve... as a 2nd year FO though I still get a raise if they raise the first year pay to $41 cause right now 2nd year is at $38 and if they raise 1st year, they have to raise 2nd year as well. Kind of a moot point when I upgrade in February, but... 
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EvilJoven posted:All this talk of pilot pay not sucking all of a sudden is making me wonder if I should just say gently caress it and get my CPL... We've been through this before. Things still suck in Canada (at least compared to literally every other industry, that is).
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I'm willing to gay marry a Canadian so you can come work in the US for one of the regionals on a green card. But you have to be willing to do butt stuff.
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azflyboy posted:I know Skywest raised their starting pay not long ago, and Compass, Republic, Great Lakes, ExJet and TSA have all raised their FO pay as well. $36.50/hour for us at OO with the only bonus available being $7500 if already typed in a RJ of some sort.
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One kid is putting all our childhood avgeekery to shame: https://www.facebook.com/Allegiant/photos/a.322137632605.156118.53960272605/10153858891872606/?type=3 Allegiant is hinting cute F/A Anna is going. Dear Delta, My name is CBJ and I have seen Lisa the Flight Attendant, whose name I know thanks to the Pop-Up Video safety video, on your safety videos plenty of times. My You owe me after the bullshit the school bearing your name pulled. Your friend, CBJ Reference material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aVz_d5l5ns CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 01:07 on Sep 16, 2016 |
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CBJSprague24 posted:Dear Delta, Somehow this is even creepier than the "Deltalina" sightings thread that flyertalk used to have.
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hobbesmaster posted:Somehow this is even creepier than the "Deltalina" sightings thread that flyertalk used to have. Eh, I probably whiffed with my attempt at humor trying to cash on on the kid and his note. I'm surprised she didn't come up constantly on FT, to be honest. E- I actually saw Deltalina before anybody, including me, knew who she was. She was on the static 757 on display at the Dayton Air Show which was parked next to our tent. I put two and two together when she became popular. All I know is she really wanted to see inside the AN-124. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Sep 16, 2016 |
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Do any of you have the NTSB link to where the aircraft crashed due to, ahem, extra curricular activities not related to flying?
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CBJSprague24 posted:One kid is putting all our childhood avgeekery to shame: Interesting about-face after this incident earlier this year. Also, that end of the Delta safety video doesn't inspire confidence for applying there, I don't have a mustache nor plan on growing one  xaarman posted:Do any of you have the NTSB link to where the aircraft crashed due to, ahem, extra curricular activities not related to flying? Your're talking about the "air-head" incident yeah?
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Well you're also presumably not Abdul Jabbar
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Booked Tuesday off for my last polishing up dual time and some pre test brief. Wednesday is flight test. Then I probably won't fly again until spring. We just took possession of a house yesterday. 2016, the year I spent all my money.
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EvilJoven posted:Booked Tuesday off for my last polishing up dual time and some pre test brief. Wednesday is flight test. Good luck! You picked an expensive hobby, but it's a very fun one at least. I've got my first ground briefing booked for the 27th, and hopefully the first flight soon after that. I'm getting excited, but I'm a bit anxious about how much I will have forgotten in the past decade of no flying. Hopefully I'm not a complete dunce.
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I just came back from too long off for my own liking. My instructor got booked by every student so my only slots were 7am once a week when I stopped. Now I have a new instructor with a wide open sched so hopefully flight test soon.
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I don't think I ever had a 7am lesson as a student, but I remember a couple 8am's and always liked flying in the morning hours when the Sun's still on the way up and the world feels still. Early slots at DAY had the added bonus of getting to watch Comair pull the CRJs out of the MX hangar across the ramp and crank them up to send them on their way. That said, 10am slots (when it was just me renting the plane to build time) always felt like the right balance of not too early, but not too hot/bumpy.
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Welp I failed my MEI check ride because I couldn't remember if the ELT inspection was 12 or 24 months and what the date for battery replacement criteria was, knew it was an hour of cumulative use and the date was based off the age of the batteries but couldn't remember the specifics. And after giving him 90% of the answer, he wouldn't let me look it up in the FAR because "I should know it off of the top of my head because I'm a CFI" this after going through all of the oral portion without looking a single thing up. Because god forbid you have a brain fart and can't remember something verbatim that's not related to the immediate safety of flight. Of course it isn't until afterwords I find out from all of my coworkers, CFI friends, and another DPE I know that this guy has a reputation for digging in to obscurities and minutiae, until he finds something asinine he can fail you on. Needless to say I won't be taking him up on his "reduced" retest rate and will be going with a different DPE. I've been through my fair share of check rides and examiners in my career and this guy was a piece of work. On the plus side I didn't need my MEI before starting training for my new job on Monday, and was just doing it to do it (because I am a sick individual and like instructing)
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Hahahahaha wow I'm never going for any instructor ratings ever, christ. (sorry dude)
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overdesigned posted:Hahahahaha wow I'm never going for any instructor ratings ever, christ. Instructor add-ons after initial CFI are generally a piece of cake, I spoke to another DPE I know (who wasn't able to do this ride unfortunately) and his exact words were an angrily toned "HE FAILED YOU FOR WHAT" This ride going so deep in to asinine minutiae was a bit unusual, as the add-ons generally focus on things pertaining to the specific rating you're going for, not random other things. Which is why he caught me off guard with the question. Failing CFI add-ons is kind of a rare deal. A similar example (though not quite the same) would be like a DPE asking you private pilot focused question on an instrument ride, like VFR cloud clearance or something, then failing you if you had to look it up. Technically not out of the scope of what they can ask you if it's from the special emphasis areas (which thanks to the catch all of "Other areas deemed appropriate to any phase of the practical test" could be literally anything) but it's still kind of a dick move. Myself and no one I know has ever heard of a DPE not letting you look up one or two things if it's not critical to the immediate safety of flight. I even brought that up with him when he wouldn't let me look it up, like hey if I have any question about anything prior to a flight I will look it up for the exact verbiage. Like I said this guy was a piece of work, more focus on rote knowledge than safety of flight and understanding of where to find information if one needs it. I will never send a student his way, and will warn any CFIs I know of his antics as well. *edited for clarity e.pilot fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Sep 18, 2016 |
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Dang that sucks. Just remember, check ride busts are like assholes; most people have one and they all stink. I've never been a fan of re-testing with the same DPE. Between the examiner and the applicant there's too high of a chance of at least one person bringing animosity or resentment in from the last examination. Better to use someone who wasn't involved in the first attempt.
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I'll get over it, I'll just be grumpy about it until I pass the retest.
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That guy is a prick. Some DPEs are, unfortunately. There's nothing wrong with looking poo poo up. Yes there comes a point where if you're looking everything up, you aren't demonstrating mastery but the old PTS had terminology such as "uses all available resources..." and even included references etc. Also, a good DPE would just say "nope, try again".
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xaarman posted:Do any of you have the NTSB link to where the aircraft crashed due to, ahem, extra curricular activities not related to flying? Is this the one you're looking for? http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X18632 quote:THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE GOING TO PRACTICE SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING FAIL IN A DIVE AND CRASH. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND BODIES REVEALED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PARTIALLY CLOTHED AND THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT WAS IN THE FULL AFT RECLINING POSITION. NEITHER BODY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SEATBELTS OR SHOULDER HARNESSES BEING WORN. EXAMINATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS' CLOTHING REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF RIPPING OR DISTRESS TO THE ZIPPERS AND BELTS.
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The Slaughter posted:That guy is a prick. Some DPEs are, unfortunately. There's nothing wrong with looking poo poo up. Yes there comes a point where if you're looking everything up, you aren't demonstrating mastery but the old PTS had terminology such as "uses all available resources..." and even included references etc. Also, a good DPE would just say "nope, try again". "Perfection is not the standard" is required to be briefed by the DPE before every check ride, wish I had been thinking on my feet well enough at that point to call him out on that.
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Mortabis posted:Is this the one you're looking for? YES thank you sir.
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Just cancelled my flight test because all the work regarding this new house bullshit and the lack of time to practice meant my flying today was so lovely there's no loving way I'd pass my test tomorrow.
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