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11-04-2010, 07:09 AM

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AFW_MD11

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Originally Posted by Adlerdriver

Where do we get these guys?

for the most part, they were rejects from everywhere else. back in the day, FX was the only company that would hire them. now, they think they're the cream of the crop. ironic isn't it?

11-04-2010, 11:40 AM

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Fedex999999

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Maybe he's the same guy that wrote the flight safety report that he forgot to turn off his cell phone, and that it should be a checklist item....

11-04-2010, 12:41 PM

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JethroFDX

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You know the more I think about it, the writer of the FSR may have a point. Bada bing, bada boom.

11-04-2010, 12:56 PM

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Unknown Rider

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Maybe that's what that there so called Double Secret Pilot Reliability Report card is for, guys like this!

11-04-2010, 01:28 PM

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KnightFlyer

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Mo' money, mo' problems...

11-04-2010, 03:13 PM

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990Convair

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If I was that mechanic you would have had to carry me off that jet cause I would have collapsed laughing my a$$ off.

What a TOOL!

11-04-2010, 04:00 PM

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bcrosier

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Adlerdriver

Where do we get these guys?

The last time I checked, three of you had to recommend them, and one had to walk them into the chief pilot's office. Perhaps opening the hiring lines to people other than just squadron buddies might bring some fresh air (when hiring resumes).

Not trying to start a Mil vs. Civilian p!$$!ng match, but I am observing that it's nigh of impossible for a civilian guy with limited connections to get in the door there.

11-04-2010, 04:05 PM

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FDXLAG

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And yet the hiring mix has been about 50/50 since I have been here. No data, just my read on the Jr guys.

My numbers may be off but saying it is impossible for a civilian to get in the door needs to be backed up with some evidence.

11-04-2010, 04:18 PM

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viking767

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Fedex999999

Maybe he's the same guy that wrote the flight safety report that he forgot to turn off his cell phone, and that it should be a checklist item....

Don't laugh, but it is in the AA Before Start checklist.
Whether you turn it off or not is up to you, but the checklist has a challenge and response for it.

11-04-2010, 04:23 PM

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Adlerdriver

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Originally Posted by bcrosier

Was this the recommendation practice 12-15 years ago? Only needed one in 1998 from what I remember. This would have been the earliest point in history that the writer of the FSR in question who is now in the left seat of an MD would have been hired.

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Originally Posted by bcrosier

Not trying to start a Mil vs. Civilian p!$$!ng match, but I am observing that it's nigh of impossible for a civilian guy with limited connections to get in the door there.

It's kind of impossible for anyone with limited connections to get in the door. Yet, somehow we end up with close to a 50/50 mix in the last few waves (when 3 recs became the norm). So, obviously some of them have made enough connections and you're barking up the wrong tree.