Mesa 3.0
01-17-2017, 09:28 AM
#2141
sippin' dat koolaid
Joined APC: Jun 2013
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The staffing goal is 10x pilots per plane (that's a regional standard I've
The best way to see if Mesa is adequately staffed is to check the number of reserves and their monthly flight hours. An inadequately staffed airline has reserves flying a lot. Most airlines shoot for 30-50 hours as optimal reserve utilization. That minimizes paying people to do nothing (overstaffed) and minimizes system disruptions with no available reserves (understaffed). The latter also negatively affects QOL when pilots can't drop or swap trips because the reserve grid is always red.
The best way to see if Mesa is adequately staffed is to check the number of reserves and their monthly flight hours. An inadequately staffed airline has reserves flying a lot. Most airlines shoot for 30-50 hours as optimal reserve utilization. That minimizes paying people to do nothing (overstaffed) and minimizes system disruptions with no available reserves (understaffed). The latter also negatively affects QOL when pilots can't drop or swap trips because the reserve grid is always red.
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01-17-2017, 10:15 AM
#2142
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Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 774
Lets put my gorilla math to work.
133 planes * 10 fh/day * 31 day/month = 41230 fh/month.
41230 /70 fh per-pilot = 589 pilots *2 (you need a co-pilot) = 1178 pilots.
So my guess is right now Mesa is either fully staffed for pilots or close to it. Mesa probably wants a few more than that to cover training, sick days, misc coverage, so 1250 would be the ideal number of pilots...I think.
Am I close?
133 planes * 10 fh/day * 31 day/month = 41230 fh/month.
41230 /70 fh per-pilot = 589 pilots *2 (you need a co-pilot) = 1178 pilots.
So my guess is right now Mesa is either fully staffed for pilots or close to it. Mesa probably wants a few more than that to cover training, sick days, misc coverage, so 1250 would be the ideal number of pilots...I think.
Am I close?
01-17-2017, 04:52 PM
#2145
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Joined APC: Jan 2015
Posts: 446
We'll be graded on appearance??!?
I fly with captains who wear non-standard pants; haven't had a shoeshine in a decade and shave the night before instead of the day of flight.
And there's FOs who aren't any better.
This should be interesting.
I fly with captains who wear non-standard pants; haven't had a shoeshine in a decade and shave the night before instead of the day of flight.
And there's FOs who aren't any better.
This should be interesting.
01-17-2017, 05:50 PM
#2149
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Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 232
How about they give us a uniform stipend. Then maybe getting graded on your uniform at AQP would make sense. Until then you'll have some Phoenix captains showing up with 10 year old sweat stained shirts yellowed from years of abuse and epaulets that are barely held together with threads of sadness and regret.
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