JumpJet

My CRJ Date is August. I can't take a sooner one. Military

Trip7

If you have any class date with Compass, PSA, Mesa or even TSA.... Run... Don't walk... To that classdate.

xjtpilot

Yes. Don't even bother to get into this industry. It is not worth it, go pursue something else. But if you do get into this industry, have a budget that will sustain you on 75 hours of FO pay. I have done that and even tho I make CA pay, I can survive on 75 hours FO pay. Try to be frugal until you are well established at a company that sells it's own tickets.

ChemtrailMaster

Don't even bother waiting for a class at XJT. Just go to someplace else at this point. I myself is leaving and I haven't been here a year yet.

justintime

Why are you leaving? I don't hear many good things about XJT anymore. From what I understand they have a pretty good contract in comparison to the other regionals right now. So why does everyone on here dis them? Yes, they are parking the 145, just like every other regional. They haven't announced any new aircraft but that doesn't mean they are shutting down. If some how they did close the doors what would happen to all of their pilots? Would Skywest pick up all their routes and try to staff them? Would all the pilots just be laid off? Sounds to me more like a scare tactic for the renegotiations. I don't see a company with 4000 pilots disappearing like a lot of people have been saying it is going to. Why doesn't Skywest inc. just merge XJT and Skywest into one company? Like a few others have said on here, to my knowledge it would save the company the most money, with consolidating management. I guess my biggest thing here is, I see a lot of people talk down on XJT but they don't give much reason. So if you are going to say something bad, don't just say you hate it and your leaving soon. Please give detail.

atpcliff

Last atlas class was reportedly 3/12 regional guys, and two of them were fos. We have hired some guys with 0 turbine pic.....most are rj capts, though.

justintime

Ok, I'm not in the regionals right now and I don't know how it all works exactly, all I can go by is what I read on these forums and from what friends in the regionals have told me. In the last month I have applied and interviewed and given a class date at Skywest, express jet, envoy, Mesa, psa, air Wisconsin, and republic. They all have their advantages and disadvantages. From what I have seen, read and heard I like express jet the most out of all of them so far. Yes I am worried about the upgrade time but that's a risk I'm willing to take. As for PIC time, if I'm going to be given a PIC type rating and if the CA and FO switch roles each leg wouldn't the FO also be able to log PIC then?

PerpetualFlyer

Are you serious?

Nevets

Per the FAR, yes. But none of the major airlines count that when applying.

justintime

Ok, thanks. I found another thread that pretty much says the same thing. Majors only want to see PIC as the captain because the captain signs off for the aircraft...