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Old 05-08-2015, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Whiplash6
Getting on now means a very short reserve stay as we are hitting record attrition numbers. You'd move up faster than you think.
I am not sure if you are sarcastic or not, but if the guy want to be ORD based he will be on reserve indefinitely. I am hitting the 2 years mark soon and I would be on reserve in any base other than EWR and IAH. In those bases I am a very junior line holder....

The attrition doesn't help the junior people as most of the attrition is from the bottom of the list.
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Old 05-08-2015, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Squawk87
I am not sure if you are sarcastic or not, but if the guy want to be ORD based he will be on reserve indefinitely. I am hitting the 2 years mark soon and I would be on reserve in any base other than EWR and IAH. In those bases I am a very junior line holder....

The attrition doesn't help the junior people as most of the attrition is from the bottom of the list.
thats what the interviewers told me over a year ago. "we have so much hiring you wont be on reserve more than 6 months"....but yeah we need to hire bodies for the movement to occur. if it aint obvious by now....
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Old 05-08-2015, 05:47 AM
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Hey guys. Thanks for all the info so far. My goal is to be ord based and I am new to the career. Just finished up with interview process with a few different regionals. I only applied to places that have Chicago bases. So you can figure out the options based off that. Just the whole industry makes you wonder if your making the right Decision, but I didn't start flying to teach my entire life. Thanks
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Old 05-08-2015, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by GSintercept
Hey guys. Thanks for all the info so far. My goal is to be ord based and I am new to the career. Just finished up with interview process with a few different regionals. I only applied to places that have Chicago bases. So you can figure out the options based off that. Just the whole industry makes you wonder if your making the right Decision, but I didn't start flying to teach my entire life. Thanks
Get used to it. This whole career is a crap shoot. You just make an educated decision and don't look back. But save yourself some trouble and don't go GoJet. That's just common sense.
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Old 05-08-2015, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by GSintercept
Hey guys. Thanks for all the info so far. My goal is to be ord based and I am new to the career. Just finished up with interview process with a few different regionals. I only applied to places that have Chicago bases. So you can figure out the options based off that. Just the whole industry makes you wonder if your making the right Decision, but I didn't start flying to teach my entire life. Thanks
go somewhere with full cancellation and deadhead pay! Cant fathom some of these places that cancel flights and only off 50 percent or zero pay
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Old 05-08-2015, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Whiplash6
Get used to it. This whole career is a crap shoot. You just make an educated decision and don't look back. But save yourself some trouble and don't go GoJet. That's just common sense.
Or Republic. No canx pay. Don't let the shiny new airplanes fool you.
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Old 05-08-2015, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by tothebigblue
Couldn't explain it better. Reserve is a pain (been on it for a year and a half as an FO). its tough seeing others up grade at places like compass and PSA so quickly after jumping from here but i do believe that is going to bite them in the rear come
Yes, because I'd rather be two years in this career as an FO on reserve pay and 1200 hours, than a captain with captain pay 1000 SIC and 1000PIC time... I'm sure that the 1200 hour FO will look better to a Major because he has allowed himself to suffer for two years on reserve and low pay but showed loyalty, than the captain with more experience and proved he would do what is needed to better himself.

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Old 05-08-2015, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Whiplash6
That probably is a chronic problem and typical city pair on the ERJ side.
Correct. There has been a problem of rwy and or SID changes on taxi out.
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Old 05-09-2015, 08:46 PM
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Yes, because I'd rather be two years in this career as an FO on reserve pay and 1200 hours, than a captain with captain pay 1000 SIC and 1000PIC time... I'm sure that the 1200 hour FO will look better to a Major because he has allowed himself to suffer for two years on reserve and low pay but showed loyalty, than the captain with more experience and proved he would do what is needed to better himself.

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And, there are also people who don't know the difference between "life" and "live"...
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Old 05-09-2015, 10:30 PM
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Question from a SkyWest guy, what are the hours you can train in the simulator? At SkyWest we start as early at 4am with briefing and go as late as until 2am in the sim.

Just wondering what a real contract provides, thanks.
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