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11-10-2011, 09:31 AM
#4181
Banned
Joined APC: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,857
Yes, totally agree with you there. I have to start somewhere, and I know I have EVERYTHING to learn! I will be leaving an IT engineering career for something totally new to me, so yes I am ready and eager to learn! My point is the entry level for such a job is too low! Thanks for wishing me luck, we always need some! And BTW, thanks for not calling me crazy!
Absolutely nothing against you, but that is EXACTLY how the general public reacts when they hear about airline pilot salaries
11-10-2011, 09:41 AM
#4182
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2009
Position: CA
Posts: 186
Yes, totally agree with you there. I have to start somewhere, and I know I have EVERYTHING to learn! I will be leaving an IT engineering career for something totally new to me, so yes I am ready and eager to learn! My point is the entry level for such a job is too low! Thanks for wishing me luck, we always need some! And BTW, thanks for not calling me crazy!
11-10-2011, 11:29 AM
#4183
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: right seat
Posts: 238
Hiring #s are always fluid . No one can tell you the move you make is a good one I do know the majors will be hurting for pilots in two years what you do with your life is up to you . No one here can tell you what decision to make . My situation is different then yours. the #s quoted came from a very reliable source However if furloughs begin I know i will be 500 from bottom if things go south The sooner you get hired the more of a buffer from furlough FP
11-10-2011, 12:03 PM
#4184
Line Holder
Joined APC: Aug 2009
Position: Meat Popsicle
Posts: 34
I realize this question has been answered prob multiple times in this forum/thread but what if your hours on the pre-interview packet is off by 1 hour or more?
I'm not really talking about my application, I'm talking about the flight time grid adding PIC + SIC + Dual Rec(Student) = Total and comparing that to the total in your logbook??
Thanks.
I'm not really talking about my application, I'm talking about the flight time grid adding PIC + SIC + Dual Rec(Student) = Total and comparing that to the total in your logbook??
Thanks.
11-11-2011, 04:00 AM
#4185
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Posts: 13
Have a question about jumpseating. I'm in a new hire class for Eagle right now in DFW and I'm thinking about going home for the weekend. On the travel planner it looks like I should have no problem getting home, but coming back there are about 6 flights and they all appear to be fully booked and some even overbooked. I don't want to risk not making it back so I probably won't go, but I am curious what the opinion would be of all you jumpseat pros. I have never jumpseated before so I don't know what the odds are that I would not make it on at least one of those 6 flights coming back (they are all AA).
11-11-2011, 04:29 AM
#4186
Underpaid...
Joined APC: Nov 2010
Position: French-Canadian
Posts: 2,101
Have a question about jumpseating. I'm in a new hire class for Eagle right now in DFW and I'm thinking about going home for the weekend. On the travel planner it looks like I should have no problem getting home, but coming back there are about 6 flights and they all appear to be fully booked and some even overbooked. I don't want to risk not making it back so I probably won't go, but I am curious what the opinion would be of all you jumpseat pros. I have never jumpseated before so I don't know what the odds are that I would not make it on at least one of those 6 flights coming back (they are all AA).
11-11-2011, 06:06 AM
#4187
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Whale FO
Posts: 267
I avoid jumpseating or non reving on American because we have to pay. I do use AE now because it's a one leg commute, but when I had a two leg commute I was always using other carriers. If the flights are AE, AE pilots trump AA pilots for the jumpseat and visversa. Going home for a weekend can be nice, but the stress of making it back kinda sucks. I believe I did it during the week of cbt training that we had in DFW. It's like an extra week to finish the computer stuff but no one really showed up for it so I went home on Wednesday and came back late Saturday.
There is an alpa app for jumpseating on other carriers. Most of the time it's as easy as going up to the gate and asking if you could js on that flight. Just have your airline ID ready and your passport and you're good to go.
There is an alpa app for jumpseating on other carriers. Most of the time it's as easy as going up to the gate and asking if you could js on that flight. Just have your airline ID ready and your passport and you're good to go.
11-11-2011, 06:14 AM
#4188
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Posts: 13
Where are you trying to commute to? (Some airports have allot of commuters and can make it a pain) Does anyone else go there directly from DFW? You could try other airlines if you are already in CASS) Have you checked the non rev list to see if anyone else can jumpseat? (be careful with this as some people don't list and just show up, or might decide to take the earlier flight. J/S are assigned AA then AE based on seniority until 15 minutes prior to departure after that is first come first serve on AA/AE) What equipment is it? (Some aircraft have 2 J/S). Also have you though bout if unable to come direct then doing 2 legs.
11-11-2011, 06:45 AM
#4189
Does NOT get weekends off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: ERJ - 145
Posts: 1,631
Thanks for the reply. I'll be flying out of SAN, and it looks like it's only AA doing SAN-DFW on MD-80s. I have looked at the flights on the non rev planner but I'm not sure how to check if anybody else is able to jumpseat. Haven't looked too deeply at other 2 leg options but that may be a better choice, thanks for the tip.
I think if someone from another carrier lists for the jumpseat, they show up as a D6UJ? Something like that.
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