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06-23-2013, 03:20 PM

#4111

Bozo the pilot

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Joined APC: May 2013

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So glad I left... Good luck to all PDT guys-Really hope it works out for you.

06-29-2013, 06:33 AM

#4112

MusDg

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Position: B747 Driver

Posts: 198

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotGuy77

Here comes the street captains!

Look at the current new hire class. Youngest pilot in there is 33. They all have 3000+ hours and upon LOE will be ATP, DHC-8 PIC typed with an SOE restriction.

06-29-2013, 07:19 AM

#4113

JustaRampagent

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Joined APC: Jun 2007

Position: HBC

Posts: 63

Piedmont July Class

currently in the Piedmont July class but just got an offer from Republic. I have another interview with expressjet coming up. Piedmont was/is my back if I didn't get any other offers

06-29-2013, 08:04 AM

#4114

theHub

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Position: Ask scheduling

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I've heard twice now that training was told to get prepared to certify us for Cat 2 approaches. Anyone else hear this? Why would we decide to do this now?

06-29-2013, 08:37 AM

#4115

MusDg

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The owners of PDT, mainline, set a date in stone for sometime in 2014 (don't remember the exact date but Feb rings a bell) that we need to be equipped and cat II certified. It's not being trained yet but could be very soon.

RNAV would be a nice upgrade too (ERI) but cat II seems to be the higher priority. The ERI situation is only temporary until the ILS is back in ops.

06-29-2013, 10:35 AM

#4116

theHub

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How much does it cost to certify an airframe for Cat 2? I'm not sure I trust some of our planes to perform Cat 2 approaches.

06-29-2013, 11:50 AM

#4117

porqueno

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Posts: 259

We were cat II before, we got rid of it because it made our training more expensive

06-29-2013, 11:57 AM

#4118

porqueno

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MusDg

Look at the current new hire class. Youngest pilot in there is 33. They all have 3000+ hours and upon LOE will be ATP, DHC-8 PIC typed with an SOE restriction.

It has pilot in command limitations not SOE limitations

06-29-2013, 03:46 PM

#4119

crabinow16

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Joined APC: Feb 2010

Position: DHC-8 FO

Posts: 283

I think the CAT II is a Star Alliance Requirement

06-29-2013, 06:24 PM

#4120

frmrdashtrash

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How many of those 3000 hr, age 33 plus guys are going to stick around? I'm guessing few. I'm in that bracket you mention. If there was such a thing as a one leg commute and a schedule to take advantage of it I'd go back to Piedmont yesterday. (well, truthfully I'd need the left seat back too......:-))