Eagle Upgrade Time
05-09-2008, 10:52 AM
#31
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I said you were correct! SIC time counts towards the 1500 total time. but your assuming that you can get credit for PIC acting as SIC under part 121. Thats a stretch, my friend.
05-09-2008, 06:19 PM
#34
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something to mention: Eagle requires 3000 hrs total time before upgrade, so regardless of how fast the company is flowing, you won't be upgrading until you get that many. That may or may not change in the future.
05-09-2008, 06:43 PM
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How about Comair?, do they follow the same procedure as AE? I know they also take a while to upgrade...Does the same apply there?
So this means that other than AE, any of the other regionals, it really doenst matter how long people are upgrading to CA, if you join them with say 2500 TT, you should expect (in theory) a slightly higher upgrade time than average fort hat regional? (at least on paper, I understand the tough environment for Regionals know but, you know what I mean...)
Cheers!
So this means that other than AE, any of the other regionals, it really doenst matter how long people are upgrading to CA, if you join them with say 2500 TT, you should expect (in theory) a slightly higher upgrade time than average fort hat regional? (at least on paper, I understand the tough environment for Regionals know but, you know what I mean...)
Cheers!
The current batch of pilots in upgrade class hired in late 2002 and back then they probably had around 1500 hours just to get interviewed. If they averaged 80 hours a month, they'll have almost 7000 hours now.
The 6-year upgrade time has nothing to do with Comair's hour requirements and everything to do with their shrinking fleet size.
Any pilot group is 1/2 Captains and 1/2 FOs, so you don't upgrade until you're roughly halfway up the seniority list. That doesn't happen if you're the last guy hired, no matter how many years at the airline or how many hours in the airplane. And that's the way it is (for now) at Comair or Eagle.
Fast upgrades at Mesaba, Compass, or CHQ are due to the fact that when your fleet doubles in size, the list below you grows quickly and you soon find yourself in the top half.
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05-09-2008, 07:09 PM
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05-09-2008, 10:28 PM
#39
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A CA I flew with was trying to tell me the pic time from when you were with a CFI after private didn't count. As in dual and pic at the same time wouldn't count. She tried to say I needed 250 Hours after all my training was done. Can anyone substantiate this?
Last edited by AmericanEagleFO; 05-09-2008 at 10:51 PM. Reason: typo
05-10-2008, 03:34 AM
#40
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that's incorrect, for the purpose of receiving a certificate, the dual received while still PIC does count towards your 250TT. Many airlines however that require PIC totals in order to get an interview, won't count any Dual received towards that PIC total amount.
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