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05-20-2011, 03:00 PM

#421

jheath

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Originally Posted by Av8tion

Where is Colgan doing training nowadays? Indoc, systems, sim, etc...

The most recent split class...all in MEM for indoc, SF3 systems in MEM, DH4 systems in STL, DH4 sims, 4 guys in STL, 8 in SEA. Not sure about the breakdown of Saab sims.

05-20-2011, 03:46 PM

#422

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DH4 systems is only in STL until the free type ratings run out. After that all will be in MEM and be in house. Bombardier picks up the bill for a few per plane when you buy a plane.

05-20-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The Juice

I agree 100%.

It is amazing that something has not happened yet on a CDO. Pilots doing 4 in a row in the Northeast. Wintertime, snow blowing, visability down to 1/2 mile and here is a crew on their 4th CDO, having to fly a city pair EAS route from IAD-AOO-JST and not hit anything or anyone when doing it...

Disaster waiting to happen? Indeed!

I don't like them but we have been doing two leg highspeeds at Mesaba for years in the crazy weather winter brings to the north.

05-20-2011, 05:15 PM

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Seems to be a Saab specialty then, two leg stand-ups/high speeds/CDO's/whatever you want to call them but they shouldn't be allowed.

05-20-2011, 08:44 PM

#425

jheath

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Originally Posted by usmc-sgt

DH4 systems is only in STL until the free type ratings run out. After that all will be in MEM and be in house. Bombardier picks up the bill for a few per plane when you buy a plane.

Ah, yes, I should have specified, this was just my particular class. We had a Colgan instructor at Flight Safety (the previous class had a Flight Safety guy, I believe?), so I'm not sure if we're the last group to go through but I imagine we're on the tail end? #30 is coming online in August if I heard correctly on the conference call. I don't know how many more crews they're sending through but the class after us was also supposed to be the last Colgan class before they were all Mesaba classes...but this new development with the operating certificates switch up might change that...or not.

This is obviously until the next batch of orders. 757 orders that is. Don't think I forgot about that promise.

05-20-2011, 11:51 PM

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anthony210

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Originally Posted by The Juice

The problem as someone said before is people are not resting when they are supposed to on those schedules. I did stand ups for a few months and they are really not that big of a deal as long as you sleep during the day when your off instead of trying to sleep in the hotels.

05-21-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jheath

I don't know how many more crews they're sending through but the class after us was also supposed to be the last Colgan class before they were all Mesaba classes...

I know there's a Colgan class for 6/7... don't know if that's the last one... was your class all Saab or were there still some Q's in there?

05-21-2011, 11:07 PM

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jheath

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Originally Posted by Av8tion

I know there's a Colgan class for 6/7... don't know if that's the last one... was your class all Saab or were there still some Q's in there?

We started on 4/11, 12 Qs and 6 Saabs. There was a 5/2 class, all Saabs, smaller than my class I think, but I'm not sure of the numbers.

05-22-2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by XJT Pilot

excited to fly something other then a piston...f'n pathetic this is why we get paid what we do and why you have to ask how is life is life gona be, we are doomed aren't we?

Who are you talking to? I see no reference on this page.

Either way, your post is not constructive and has nothing to do with "Colgan life". It also appears that you do not work, have not worked and do not plan to work for Colgan. Try to keep on topic and keep your comments constructive.