Another CAL (Colgan) incident?
05-20-2009, 09:38 AM
#42
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blowing a tire and having the wheel, hub, and brake assembly FALL OFF(!!!!!) are two very different things. I think what the original poster was getting at is that Colgan has had a bad reputation for maintenance and an overall operation for a very long time. Almost everyone knows an ex-colgan pilot who does not speak highly of the operation. When they come to their new airline and they realize that there arent any MEL's on the aircraft and if they need something fixed it i will get fixed.... SHOCK! I would seriously hesitate to send family on Colgan airlines.
FO's making under 20K a year, a hiring department that is to busy to check your FAA records???, a questionable at best maintenance department, There old hiring mins were 600TT before the economic slowdown and they went below those on occasion, and the least of my worries is the airplane which has a far from stellar performance record but is forgiveable because it is still working out its kinks. Sorry that i am far from impressed.
FO's making under 20K a year, a hiring department that is to busy to check your FAA records???, a questionable at best maintenance department, There old hiring mins were 600TT before the economic slowdown and they went below those on occasion, and the least of my worries is the airplane which has a far from stellar performance record but is forgiveable because it is still working out its kinks. Sorry that i am far from impressed.
05-20-2009, 11:12 AM
#43
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You're probably right, but when I first applied to them in the late 80's, that was their MINIMUM hourly requirement and was what was needed to get an application to apply. Many here think that if that's the minimum requirement, then that's how many hours are goint to get you hired. I highly doubt it. I know a LOT of ex-military pilots flying at the commuter/regional level. When they left the military, many only had 1000 hours..........of B-1/B-52/Harrier/etc.... time. Hours mean nothing.........experience and skill do. That is my point. People need to get off this "he was hired with 550 hours stuff so he HAS TO BE unqualified. Your best insurance up front is a good, smart, and skilled pilot. In spite of that, I have seen pilots with 1000's of hours who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag.
05-21-2009, 07:28 AM
#45
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You're probably right, but when I first applied to them in the late 80's, that was their MINIMUM hourly requirement and was what was needed to get an application to apply. Many here think that if that's the minimum requirement, then that's how many hours are goint to get you hired. I highly doubt it. I know a LOT of ex-military pilots flying at the commuter/regional level. When they left the military, many only had 1000 hours..........of B-1/B-52/Harrier/etc.... time. Hours mean nothing.........experience and skill do. That is my point. People need to get off this "he was hired with 550 hours stuff so he HAS TO BE unqualified. Your best insurance up front is a good, smart, and skilled pilot. In spite of that, I have seen pilots with 1000's of hours who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag.
Total hours dont mean dick but a little common sense, research into this industry, and talking to other pilots.... your not going to be applying to colgan.
05-21-2009, 08:07 AM
#46
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Sweet, he just said d*ck.
You need experience. 1000 hours is not enough...
We may be pilot heavy now, yet in a year or two, there will be another pilot hiring demand. And it will continue with the global market expanding.
The real question at hand is, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO FIND QUALITY/EXPERIENCED PILOTS??? If you can answer that question, you can begin to solve the problem.
You need experience. 1000 hours is not enough...
We may be pilot heavy now, yet in a year or two, there will be another pilot hiring demand. And it will continue with the global market expanding.
The real question at hand is, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO FIND QUALITY/EXPERIENCED PILOTS??? If you can answer that question, you can begin to solve the problem.
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