PDTpilotXX

Apparently new hires get about 3 weeks off, with pay of course, between ground and sim.

milehighskyline

Well thats good to hear. I have been stearing as many people away from PDT as possible. Sucessfully steared 15 away so far and growing lol. I did 4 months on the line as was so misrible I quit. And honestly if i ever see MM,JP, or MT ever again its not going to be pretty. Those people can rot in hell. MK is a great guy so glad to hear hes chief pilot. three bad apples can ruin the basket. But I do have one question how does PDT or american for that case expect to make money with old 145s or even 200 for as short hops that make up the PDT route structure. Everyone is avoiding those planes like the plague for good reasons. I know their is no replacement for the dash but come on. I flew the 200 for a while and i do not see any posiblity of them making money with this. Their are strong rumors of a PSA PDT and AMR merger in the next few years. I was actually allowed to listen in on a confrence call where this was being discussed because PDT does not fit in americans long term plan. What i have been hearing is they want to close or merge PDT but american does not want to trun over to many apple carts at one time. Any info on any of this?

milehighskyline

My long term prediction is PDT will merge or fail to exist. When you have a company trading one old worn out plane for another is not a move in the right direction esp with the 145 or 200.

milehighskyline

Want to hear a joke. Put the name MM in the same sentence as the words "training program development". and Wala. Want to hear a better joke. JP is a upstanding pilot and D.E.

flyviper

IMO JP is a great and fair guy unless you're not prepared or show no or little effort in the training.

PDTpilotXX

You left PDT to go to MESA. You're a joke.

NewPil0t

JP is a harda$$, but he has a job to do.. somebody's gotta do it.

Lvlng4Spd

Perhaps we will merge at some point, but your logic with the aircraft is not correct. Clearly you have no understading of the process for adding jet aircraft to an operating certificate. The FAA has to approve of the operational scope and transition, and the 145 is within that scope, for now.

As for the training, I have had nothing but good experiences with everyone there. Just study (even after initial) and be humble and open to improvement, and it is really a non-issue.

lakehouse

Who was selected for erj 145 chief pilot

milehighskyline

Good observation. Thats why I was asking the question. I am sure throwing jets on a certificate is a huge undertaking and yes I do not know the process however I do know that the 145/200 + current route structure + current fuel prices = mabe breaking even / no profit. When fuel = < $80 Per barrel = no profit. So is PDT going to restructure their routes?