Schwanker

Got those as well! Shirts must have shrunk though as they don't button too well. Roots (right down the street Mr. Lim) also built me two suits for $80. What a deal--still wear them on occasion! Mr. Lim's did get me the job!

Lighteningspeed

I know your frustration, bro. To answer your questions, this is how flowthru works for Mesaba and Compass. Yes, DAL has to take first 20 from Compass then 9 from Mesaba. So using your example, if DAL needs to hire 40 per month, first 29 slots are taken up by Compass and Mesaba pilots. Then 11 from off the street. Compass has a limit of 25% of total pilot roster per year. I don't know how many Compass pilots are there now but someone said about 400, so that's 100 per year for Compass.

Mesaba is only limited by the monthly number which is capped at 108 per year. Compass and Mesaba pilots flowing thru to DAL gets class dates and only have to go thru an informal HR meeting to sign papers, but we have to have a college degree and meet physical stds. Almost everyone currently at Mesaba and Compass who have been hired prior to 2008 meets or far exceeds DAL hiring minimums. Compass and Mesaba pilots can also apply outside the flowthru and get hired off the street.

It looks like DAL has revised its hiring number up from 245 to 300 so that's good news but I don't know how many are on the furlough bypass. I believe that number is around 300 but no one knows how many will return this year.

Flowthru is viewed as good by management when times are good because it resets the cost structure of senior airlines such as Mesaba, and also to a certain extent at Compass as well. As an example, almost every pilot below the first 125 pilots at Mesaba said yes to flowthru. This means there will be a lot of senior pilots giving up their $100,000 to $120,000 a year pay at Mesaba for $50/hr start pay at DAL their first year.

Justdoinmyjob

Keep in mind that all 400 Compass pilots are not eligible to flow. I think one of the minimums is you have to be at Compass 30 months first. Not sure if it's 25% of the entire list, or 25% of the eligible pilots.

RickyBobby

If you fill out an application in Airline Apps, go to "Review My App" in the left menu bar. It will show your times including the conversion. I've been told it comes out to .2 / mil sortie.

RB

Grumble

Anyone else had to fudge their Student/IP/PIC numbers to get the Total Time to come out correctly? Not applying, but plugged all my flight times to see how it worked. It's confusing as hell.

RoughLandings

The first 100+ that can flow in year 1 meet the requirements. After that, it will not be a problem, because Year 2 flows will have been at CPZ for ~3 years.

duece123

I assume the ole "other" time counts for shiat? Got to love flying with 158 pilots on a local pro!

El Guapo

Yea I just filled mine out online and didn't include any other time. I think more than a 3rd of my time is worth nothing.

HercDriver130

Hell I didnt even log other time in my Civilian Log Book..... Or how about the chem warefare trainer... One instructor....12-15 pilots getting their annual chem gear approach and landing....

duece123

I cant even walk in that crap let alone fly.