View Poll Results: What is my next step SHOULD I get an offer?
Stay at my current position and build well rounded experience?
55
83.33%
Take the offer! After all, it might be my only chance.
11
16.67%
Voters: 66. You may not vote on this poll
ASA interview leads to big questions.
10-08-2010, 07:21 AM
#22
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 191
Think about what people are saying here. A majority of people are telling you not to go to ASA. How many people said not to go to Air Tran? The airline that nobody wants to go to is probably your best bet right now, as we are in bad times. The truth is, go where you want, nobody knows. If you want to fly passengers around then go to ASA, the travel benefits are a plus too, no matter how bad people tell you they are.
10-08-2010, 07:23 AM
#23
Respek
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,635
ASA has already hit the bottom of the barrel. Most of the ExpressJet furloughees passed, and now, even many of the OTS interviewees are turning THEM down! They are having a hard time filling classes! This is why they've already come down off their published minimums.
10-08-2010, 07:54 AM
#24
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,285
Yup!
To the OP, I think a few really important questions are:
1. How long do you see yourself staying at your current gig if you turn down ASA? By that I mean do you have good potential to increase your earnings down the road? Annual pay increases? Time off, vacation etc? Or is this only a stepping stone that you want to get out of ASAP?
2. How many hours are you building a year? If you are low time (like you are) and only building 250 hours a year... that is a big deal. In 4 years you will now be at 1900 hours, where if you go to ASA, in 4 years you could potentially be somewhere near and below 4900 hours (a more realistic number would be around 4200 hours). I understand the difference in you logging PIC time vs SIC, but the total time is still important I think.
To the OP, I think a few really important questions are:
1. How long do you see yourself staying at your current gig if you turn down ASA? By that I mean do you have good potential to increase your earnings down the road? Annual pay increases? Time off, vacation etc? Or is this only a stepping stone that you want to get out of ASAP?
2. How many hours are you building a year? If you are low time (like you are) and only building 250 hours a year... that is a big deal. In 4 years you will now be at 1900 hours, where if you go to ASA, in 4 years you could potentially be somewhere near and below 4900 hours (a more realistic number would be around 4200 hours). I understand the difference in you logging PIC time vs SIC, but the total time is still important I think.
10-08-2010, 08:11 AM
#25
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2006
Position: WB Bunkie
Posts: 1,246
I would also add that if you're getting a fair amount of time at your current gig, stay with it. PIC time, jet time, multiple types, all these things make you very marketable. Upgrades at the regionals could potentially be fairly long up to 2014ish (if you went to ASA today, the combined list will put almost 2100 pilots ahead of you for upgrade, with no huge movement likely til the end of 2012) and by 2016 or so the majors will likely be hiring regional guys and gals out of the right seat (reference 99/00). Point being that 4 more years with your company will give you much more valuable time than 3000 SIC in a CRJ, all my subjective opinion though.
10-08-2010, 08:14 AM
#26
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,285
I would also add that if you're getting a fair amount of time at your current gig, stay with it. PIC time, jet time, multiple types, all these things make you very marketable. Upgrades at the regionals could potentially be fairly long up to 2014ish (if you went to ASA today, the combined list will put almost 2100 pilots ahead of you for upgrade, with no huge movement likely til the end of 2012) and by 2016 or so the majors will likely be hiring regional guys and gals out of the right seat (reference 99/00). Point being that 4 more years with your company will give you much more valuable time than 3000 SIC in a CRJ, all my subjective opinion though.
10-08-2010, 08:57 AM
#30
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2008
Position: FO4LIFE
Posts: 1,531
ASA has already hit the bottom of the barrel. Most of the ExpressJet furloughees passed, and now, even many of the OTS interviewees are turning THEM down! They are having a hard time filling classes! This is why they've already come down off their published minimums.
I'm confused and don't understand airline hiring practices, and I never will.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
