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DNova posted:Just tell them about how you feel much older than 16. Or, "We stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night".
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overdesigned posted:Passed my checkride, I'm now a (NATOPS) instrument-qualified pilot. Congrats. Updated OP.
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fordan posted:Also, don't fly Spirit Airlines. Unless you enjoy being like cattle then shoved in a dog crate.
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Animal posted:The people who fly Spirit are the ones who will bitch about the experience, but next time they have to fly again (maybe 2 years later) they go right ahead and buy the cheapest ticket again. Which is likely to be Spirit and the circle of life continues. Never ridden on Spirit, even as a non-rev. You're correct about their clientele though. Everyone bitches about them, some very vocally, yet "Spirit’s profit margin is currently running at 11.7%, just ahead of number two in profitability, Alaska Air Group Inc."
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Animal posted:Air Tran will always hold a place in my heart as nicest to standby's ever, they really treated you like a VIP. They really did. Southwest crews were generally nice but AirTran bent over backwards to help and would't hesitate to give you first class.
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KodiakRS posted:Anyone know what's up with SKW restricting all their CRJ's to FL350? Did they have a rash of high altitude low speed incidents? Pinnacle (now Endeavor) also limited the altitude on their CRJ fleet after 3701. Later they carried it over to the -900.
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Rickety Cricket posted:98% on my CPL written. I didn't study hard enough... I can't message you, you cheap bastard! I was going thru an old post of mine on Reddit and saw you commented on it (before I had your username tagged).
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Rickety Cricket posted:Message me on Reddit  e.pilot posted:Welp I'm officially ASEL Commercial Instrument. Now to start working on CFI. 
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azflyboy posted:One of the best I've seen is an approach in New Hampshire that requires crossing (in order) ITAWT, ITAWA, PUDYE and TATT, with IDEED being the missed approach fix. I think the FAA usually won't approve anything that could be construed as controversial or obscene, but someone managed to put BUXOM (which sits right over a nude beach) on an approach in Portland, OR. Kilonum posted:Portsmouth Kilonum posted:ILS33L at KBOS has NIMOY (as in Leonard) as one of its fixes. And all 5 major pro sports teams have departures named after them (SSOXS [Red Sox], BRUWN [Bruins], CELTK [Celtics], PATSS [Patriots] and REVSS [Revolution]).
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Hauldren Collider posted:So on the FAA's MedXpress website to apply for a medical it asks "have you seen a health professional in the last 3 years?" Just remember: Box 18: HAVE YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH, HAD, OR DO YOU PRESENTLY HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? Is all inclusive. . AWSEFT fucked around with this message at 13:00 on Jul 10, 2015 |
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The Slaughter, you catching all this?  (His new airline requires hats) MrYenko posted:Wear a hat. Not only does it keep the sun out of your eyes, but when you bump your head, it generally saves you from scrapes and cuts to the scalp. MrChips posted:And when you make it to the airlines, make sure you wear the captain's hat on your walk-around. That way you don't get yours wet, dirty, dented, etc.
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What a joke. FAA TFR LIST FAA posted:Depicted TFR data may not be a complete listing. Pilots should not use the information on this website for flight planning purposes.
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hobbesmaster posted:Is there case law or just the FAA citing the pilot and the pilot not contesting it because it would cost a lot to get it in front of a judge? http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2015/July/Pilot/pe_na quote:the FAA admitted the ADS-B broadcast was “incomplete.” The FAA regional administrator wrote that “the FAA attempts to issue a graphical depiction of restricted airspace for the convenience of pilots, the FAA is not required to do so, and the absence of a graphical depiction does not render a published flight restriction invalid.” To make matters worse: quote:My use of the EFB to obtain my DUATS briefing was also ruled a violation of FAR 91.103(a) because it was “not an FAA-approved source of preflight and safety of flight information.” Apparently the FAA’s QICP certification of the “reliability, accessibility, and security” of the EFB’s network infrastructure somehow did not apply to retrieving and delivering the FAA-approved DUATS briefings. I do this daily at work. So between fltplan.com that I sometimes use on my iPad for lack of time, its link to the FAA TFR page (that I always look at), and my onboard ADS-B display, I could still violate a TFR and it'd be my fault. AWSEFT fucked around with this message at 14:37 on Jul 27, 2015 |
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Animal posted:I've flown CRJ-200/700/900. The CRJ-700/900 is like a Mercedez Benz compared to the CRJ-200 (a beat up 97' Camry). The CRJ-200 is not only underpowered, the engines are optimized for lower altitudes, so it climbs and performs like poo poo. It has no FADEC to control the engines so you manually have to adjust them, constantly compensating for asymmetric thrust just like you would on a prop plane. Systems such as hydraulic controls make no sense. As far as the passengers, the CRJ-700/900 has MUCH better air conditioning which makes a huge difference in the summer. I almost stood up and walked away from an Endeavor CRJ-200 last summer during a deadhead, it had a broken pack and I was about to pass out as we waited and waited for push-back. Also two lavatories on the 900 which can be important to some people. The passenger windows are reasonably located in the CRJ-700/900(seriously, who thought of putting the windows down to your elbow level on the CRJ-200?). Seating can be more comfortable depending on your airline's configuration. Awww, you completely skipped the Flap issues, lack of bleed air, and horrible APU.
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The Slaughter posted:Did windshear encounter after takeoff, during final, and while still on the runway tonight. Its more "fun" IRL
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CBJSprague24 posted:I was told by a -200 first officer the windows are down so low because the corporate variants have seats which sit that low. It's a design flaw Canadair didn't address converting it to commercial use. The E170-190. The E135-145 suck worse than a -200.
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The Slaughter is on his first day of IOE in the E170. I heard he kept his hat on the whole flight. Edit: You should beg him for the photo of him in his hat and jacket.  You can block out your face Slaughter. AWSEFT fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Mercury_Storm posted:So is pilot pay still garbage? I heard a while ago from that it was a better idea to work in retail or even fast food, or that you needed one of those jobs to supplement your pay if you worked for a major airline. Is this still the situation? Apologies if this has been posted about recently, if anyone could link me to a post about it that would be appreciated. It hasn't been discussed in detail recently. Airline Pilot Central is a good place to start when looking at income for different airlines. It is updated frequently and has other information about the companies such as reserve rules, overtime rates, days off, etc A first year FO at Compass (for example) makes $25/h @ their 75 hours min guarantee (if you fly more then 75 hours a month you make more but their base line is 75 hours of pay (some are more some are less than 75)) comes to about $22,500 then goes $33,300, $35,100, $36,900 years 2,3,4. Mesa goes $20,064, $26,448, $29,184, $31,008. PSA goes $21,600, $31,500, $34,200, $35,100. This assumes you stay an FO. The upgrade at PSA, for example, is <2 year (they require 1000 hours in seat before upgrade which you could have in as little as 13-15 months). If you assume upgrade after 2 years then PSA's pay goes $21,600, $31,500, $61,200, $63,900. While this sounds pretty good, remember that a hiccup can severely ruin this plan. Bankruptcy, mergers, fleet reductions, fleet reallocations, stagnation, terrorism, accidents, etc all directly affect your ability to progress. Some ComAir pilots were FOs for >8 years before they closed. Personally, I was a regional FO for 7.5 years before jumping ship to corporate/private aviation. At the end of my 7.5 years, I saw a merger that put junior pilots above me during a shrinking fleet, a bankruptcy that cut and capped my pay (I was making $35,100/y when I left), and I was moving away from an upgrade. It was demoralizing. I flew with some great people, got a lot of great experience, and was able to travel more than I would have making $20-30k/y at any other job (assuming you could get a seat and still afford a hotel/rental car on the other end). I was "lucky" enough to "only" have about $50k in debt when I started flying commercially, some have much more ($120k+), some much less. There is a lot of time and money investment required to make it even to these entry level jobs. I know some guys who still love working for the airlines and will never leave, others, like myself, have left. I know people who left flying completely while still paying on their $80k aviation loan. I chose to stay in aviation because its my passion, I now work for a company that respects me and its refreshing. All this said, YMMV, the industry is getting ready to see a mass exodus at the top and stagnation may not be a problem for airlines ever again. Majors are hiring again creating movement in the regionals. Regionals are offering bonuses and working on new contracts to attract the limited pool of qualified pilots. It is a an interesting time indeed. AWSEFT fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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The Slaughter posted:I didn't crash I don't think he read what he missed
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CBJSprague24 posted:Even those who "made it" are leaving: I have a couple friends who went from instructing to night cargo (Shorts 360)/corporate turboprop (Brasilia) flying to BeechJets and Good corporate jobs are hard to find but they are out there. I got really lucky. NetJets is hiring again, maybe he can move there and bitch about his crew meals like they do. [PDFs] NetJets Breakfast Menu NetJets Lunch Menu NetJets Dinner Menu
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if they're going to the airlines. I know guys who left Colgan and PSA for corporate-land; one has an employer "who basically owns him" that he had to beg for health insurance but "at least it's not the airlines".
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Jealous Cow posted:As a long time United flyer that just went all in on Delta I can't say I see a difference. In fact so far I prefer United, but that might just be my lack of familiarity with Deltas quirks. You should try JetBlue. I can't tell you how happy I am when I'm booked a ticket on JetBlue vs anyone else
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Finally! The cockroach might die! In a federal filing, Great Lakes Aviation officials said the company had defaulted on its loan,
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e.pilot posted:Holy poo poo I am a CFI now, doesn't feel real.  OP Updated
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tenaciousvigilance posted:Kind of a long shot, but anyone in this thread live near KBUF and interested in selling part of their airplane or finding a partner to buy one? Visit the different FBOs and check their boards. I usually see that kind of stuff on those boards.
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froward posted:Quick question; it seems like a lot of parts of flight are getting automated (takeoff, landing). What bits of a pilots job are safest from machine? Haven't seen an airplane take itself off yet and only a few can competently autoland. Two pilots is really about redundancy, every system in the plane has a backup (and sometimes another backup). Plus, its a lot easier to catch a mistake when there is two of you.
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Rickety Cricket posted:So Captain and FO displays operate on independent AHRS systems? Is the ADC the same? No
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The Ferret King posted:The FAA is transporting a temporary tower from Kansas City, which will help a little bit. These are collapsible tower structures that can be trailered to any location and are fitted with portable tranceivers. Does it look anything like Nantucket's temporary tower? This thing.... wow.....
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CBJSprague24 posted:Others have provided good first-hand feedback, but let me give you another. A friend of mine was hired in 2007. He flew there for seven years before realizing he wasn't going to get anywhere and bailed on them despite getting a domicile near his hometown. After some time off, he got on with another regional with supposedly better career progression and is now LAX-based. His commute to work the day we both happened to be in San Diego (me on vacation, his layover) involved travel on UPS via Louisville to Seattle, sleeping in a sleeping bag in the cargo hold on the way there, then picking up his trip in SEA that morning. For his efforts, he'll make $22,500 this year (per AirlinePilotCentral); I showed him a Ralph's grocery in downtown San Diego he might be able to use for food and snacks when he laid over there. For dinner, he bought a tub of newly-clearanced potato wedges from the hot food deli for $1.49 (refusing to let me pay for whatever he bought), quipping "Welcome to the life of a regional airline pilot.". In talking his career, his next company move would be back to the East Coast, to a company he could've been hired by from the beginning. He tried his hardest to take the high road when he spoke, but you could see he wasn't happy. Worst story I've heard from an Ex-Comair guy. Most went to Go-Jets and upgraded rather quickly. PSA is hiring street captains now and is east coast based. I have my standards and I understand the ego but at the end of the day, being stuck at the regionals for lack of PIC time (which IMO is incredibly retarded) sucks and is curable if you're willing to sell your soul. Which, BTW, JetBlue/Spirit/Frontier will all hire you if you've sold your soul to some poo poo carrier for PIC, I know some acquaintances that did that. --------------- In other news, Island flying is fun  -------------- Also A20 or PFX ? AWSEFT fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Nov 7, 2015 |
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Captain Apollo posted:It's Flight Instructor Renewal Time. I did the one time fee for lifetime renewals with American Fliers. I've used it 4 times already. It is really easy and lets you do it at your own pace.
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Captain Apollo posted:Does it punish you by time-delaying your quizzes or whatever? Rolo posted:The "notes" section for an upcoming 135 trip states that the client wants to be addressed as "sir." vessbot posted:I wonder what other kind of joys I have to look forward to as I move from flying boxes to big wigs... Captain Apollo posted:I wonder if that's in the notes because some other crew forgot to be polite. I'd say most are really cool/normal with the few you have to deal with.
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two_beer_bishes posted:Do any of the New York airports (JFK/LGA/EWR) have visual approaches that have lights on any of the rivers? A United pilot I know said that the Hudson river has lights for an approach but wouldn't specify the airport and I think he's really full of poo poo. I've flown in and out of JFK and LGA a lot and have never heard of this. two_beer_bishes posted:Thanks, he said that there was a trail of lights going from the river all the way to the runway to be used for a visual approach at night. He says all sorts of dumb poo poo but I thought this one might actually be possible. Chart posted:O Lead-in light clusters AWSEFT fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Nov 11, 2015 |
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MrYenko posted:There's someone in the South Florida area, or at least someone who flies through here semi-regularly, who keys up on guard, and let's fly with an absolutely perfect Chewbacca, every couple weeks. No other sounds, just Chewie. I might know this guy. Keep an eye on NK flights.
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MrYenko posted:Please tell him that his color commentary, while officially frowned upon, is loving amazing. Not sure I've heard this part but in a previous life he did a drat good Chewy often.
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OP Updated. Sorry e.pilot, Tide, and one more (I think). If I missed any please let me know. I've been stupid busy and my laptop crapped out so I haven't been following along. Yes I've read Squawk 7700. Regionals are getting DESPERATE, it is incredible to hear my FOs telling me what they are being offered. I still love the PC12, though below 1,000 AGL you can't make it back to the runway. (Someone was talking about this earlier)
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e.pilot posted:I should be around to 750 hours by the end of the year, I'm torn if I want to apply for Great Lakes or some other EAS carrier, or wait until I am at 1500 and apply somewhere else. azflyboy posted:From what I can tell, the only EAS carrier in anything resembling decent financial shape (outside of some outfits in Alaska) seems to be Cape Air, but they do require 1500hrs for their PIC positions. Places like Ameriflight are also short of pilots right now, but they usually require 135 minimums for their pilots.
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Rickety Cricket posted:Holy gently caress I passed - I'm a CFI! Done. Congrats!
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Rolo posted:I learned a cool new word today. Your company doesn't provide crewmeals? We have a catering preference form where they'll order us food at our next stop when things pop-up. My company is awesome :3
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