1000 hours fixed turbine now only preferred
05-06-2023, 03:27 PM
#111
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Hey folks, was hoping to ask for some guidance on which way to best set myself up for a potential call from DL. I'm a brand new FO at a non-DL regional flying the 145 (finished checkride/sims and about to do IOE). I applied to ABX not really expecting much, and then interviewed and got an offer. I'm torn on what to do. Amazingly, pay is a little higher at my regional and I currently have a 1-leg commute. ABX on the other hand doesn't have a captain shortage yet would be a 2 leg commute.
Long story short, what's more valuable: staying to slam out as many Embraer SIC hours as possible (and maybe even upgrade) or jump back in the classroom to get a 767 type but have considerably fewer hours?
Long story short, what's more valuable: staying to slam out as many Embraer SIC hours as possible (and maybe even upgrade) or jump back in the classroom to get a 767 type but have considerably fewer hours?
05-06-2023, 07:43 PM
#112
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Hey folks, was hoping to ask for some guidance on which way to best set myself up for a potential call from DL. I'm a brand new FO at a non-DL regional flying the 145 (finished checkride/sims and about to do IOE). I applied to ABX not really expecting much, and then interviewed and got an offer. I'm torn on what to do. Amazingly, pay is a little higher at my regional and I currently have a 1-leg commute. ABX on the other hand doesn't have a captain shortage yet would be a 2 leg commute.
Long story short, what's more valuable: staying to slam out as many Embraer SIC hours as possible (and maybe even upgrade) or jump back in the classroom to get a 767 type but have considerably fewer hours?
Long story short, what's more valuable: staying to slam out as many Embraer SIC hours as possible (and maybe even upgrade) or jump back in the classroom to get a 767 type but have considerably fewer hours?
05-07-2023, 07:05 AM
#113
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Delta is metering their regional feed Captains and the other legacies are doing likewise with their regional feed captains. Since everyone is doing it, the net effect is the same, and they may as well all discontinue the practice. Its like a trade war between two countries imposing tariffs on each other. Nobody wins
05-07-2023, 08:56 AM
#114
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Delta is metering their regional feed Captains and the other legacies are doing likewise with their regional feed captains. Since everyone is doing it, the net effect is the same, and they may as well all discontinue the practice. Its like a trade war between two countries imposing tariffs on each other. Nobody wins
05-07-2023, 01:01 PM
#117
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Joined APC: Jan 2019
Posts: 872
Hey folks, was hoping to ask for some guidance on which way to best set myself up for a potential call from DL. I'm a brand new FO at a non-DL regional flying the 145 (finished checkride/sims and about to do IOE). I applied to ABX not really expecting much, and then interviewed and got an offer. I'm torn on what to do. Amazingly, pay is a little higher at my regional and I currently have a 1-leg commute. ABX on the other hand doesn't have a captain shortage yet would be a 2 leg commute.
Long story short, what's more valuable: staying to slam out as many Embraer SIC hours as possible (and maybe even upgrade) or jump back in the classroom to get a 767 type but have considerably fewer hours?
Long story short, what's more valuable: staying to slam out as many Embraer SIC hours as possible (and maybe even upgrade) or jump back in the classroom to get a 767 type but have considerably fewer hours?
05-21-2023, 06:40 AM
#119
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Back before an ATP was required, airlines would sometimes hire 300 hour wonders with a commercial and no relevant experience in the 80's and 90's. Even then it was extremely rare and limited to very specific applicants they indivisually wanted to hire anyway. Almost no one truly "off the street" had a chance until they had 10X that much time (5X for fighter pilots).
Cue someone mentioning some of the ab initio hires from the 50's and 60's.
05-21-2023, 06:51 AM
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