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Old 06-09-2010, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Luv2Rotate
Cycles... We ran 10-14 legs a day on the PC12 and still kept going with no problems and the company still runs'em like that!
10-14 legs is a slow day for most of our fleet.
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10-14 legs is a slow day for most of our fleet.
WOW! Thats impressive! I was beat and broken after 7.9hrs of flight time and 14 legs under my belt every Wed/Fri/Sun. My brain was mush, not that it was really solid to start off with
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Originally Posted by BelowMins
10-14 legs is a slow day for most of our fleet.
That is average, not really a slow day though.

Getting back to Turbines, cycles are not limited in all cases.
Trend monitoring is automatic on new aircraft and very easy for mx to see how they are treated over time.
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Old 06-10-2010, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by JUG47
That is average, not really a slow day though.

Getting back to Turbines, cycles are not limited in all cases.
Trend monitoring is automatic on new aircraft and very easy for mx to see how they are treated over time.
The point was that Cape Air doesn't want turbines. So don't expect to see them.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Luv2Rotate
WOW! Thats impressive! I was beat and broken after 7.9hrs of flight time and 14 legs under my belt every Wed/Fri/Sun. My brain was mush, not that it was really solid to start off with
That's 14 legs per aircraft per day. There are some lines that fly pilots that much but they are rare. Average for non ack air stuff is 6-8 legs @ 5-7 hours flight time.
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Old 06-10-2010, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BelowMins
The point was that Cape Air doesn't want turbines. So don't expect to see them.
I get it now!

For that deisel to produce the same that a PT6 produces in terms of power will be a horrible weight penalty for that airframe. The EV55 is no slug.
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Originally Posted by JUG47
I get it now!

For that deisel to produce the same that a PT6 produces in terms of power will be a horrible weight penalty for that airframe. The EV55 is no slug.
I agree. I'd also be surprised if the company (evektor) wants to redesign their plane around an engine still in development. I think Cape Air just needs to accept the PT-6. It's a great, reliable engine and I'm sure 9K can get FAA approval for extensions on TBO with a progressive maintenance program which they've done with the TSIO-520.
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Old 06-22-2010, 06:29 PM
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Hey guys!

So I just sent my resume and app in 2 days ago. I was wondering if anybody knows of what's going on in Cape Air's recruiting office these days? Any hiring? I'm 1250TT 260 multi 300 turbine (pc-12) and the rest of the PIC/FO mins.

Also, where could new hires expect to go? I understand the north in the summer and south in the winter thing, which i think is great! What are the junior lines up north??

I appreciate any feedback. Thanks!
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Old 06-22-2010, 07:53 PM
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Not too sure what's going on in recruiting. We seemed to have gone from being overstaffed to needing more pilots all of a sudden...the training schedule kinda filled up with a few new hire Captains, upgrades and interns. There seems to always be a pool however in case we do need pilots so keep following up with recruiting to find out what the updates are. I think we are going to be needing some more FOs soon though, the new CAs will need them for high mins and also to replace the guys upgrading so you never know. Sorry it's not solid info but keep following up and good luck.
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thanks speedbird.
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