PDT vs 9E
01-10-2017, 01:33 PM
#11
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Until recently the flow had been 3 per month of hiring, it went up to 4 for January because of increased pilot staffing. I believe the first class was Nov'14 so thats just about 2 full years of hiring or approximately 72 pilots that have flowed (there was no hiring/flow for this past Dec.)
At least another 48 will go this year (assuming hiring every month, not including if PDT hits staffing levels to move up to 5/month).
At least another 48 will go this year (assuming hiring every month, not including if PDT hits staffing levels to move up to 5/month).
With soft money and some extra overtime work, dash 8 retention bonus, fo retention bonus and throw in a pilot recruitment bonus and I will be close to 80k this year as an FO of a turbo prop. Plus, I always have at least 15 days off a month.... as frustrating as this company and job can be, I'm quite content right now.
I do hear good things about Endeavor though.
01-10-2017, 01:44 PM
#12
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I didn't think Endeavor was a flow, just a preferential interview. At current flow levels i will be here another two years at pdt.. if we get to seven a month by year end, I'm out of here in a less than 1.5 years from now... i came at the right time, 2 years ago. I got into one of the first classes before they really started hiring. I am 40 percent up the seniority list in 2 years and have a insured job progression. I bought what the recruiters sold me and luckily every word they told me has come true.
With soft money and some extra overtime work, dash 8 retention bonus, fo retention bonus and throw in a pilot recruitment bonus and I will be close to 80k this year as an FO of a turbo prop. Plus, I always have at least 15 days off a month.... as frustrating as this company and job can be, I'm quite content right now.
I do hear good things about Endeavor though.
With soft money and some extra overtime work, dash 8 retention bonus, fo retention bonus and throw in a pilot recruitment bonus and I will be close to 80k this year as an FO of a turbo prop. Plus, I always have at least 15 days off a month.... as frustrating as this company and job can be, I'm quite content right now.
I do hear good things about Endeavor though.
plus the flow doesn't require a college degree or being a Captain. Not that a degree isn't good to keep your options open.
01-10-2017, 02:03 PM
#15
Happy at PDT
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Position: EMB-145 CA
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01-10-2017, 02:34 PM
#16
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01-10-2017, 02:39 PM
#18
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Position: EMB-145 CA
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Prob for a while. The story is that because of how we do vacation with trip touching, etc that it isn't possible or would be very hard to integrate with PBS etc.. I believe it would have to involve re-negotiating our vacation procedure in the contract which would be unfavorable in my opinion.
01-10-2017, 03:27 PM
#19
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I love our vacation system. That would come at a huge expense to the company for me to vote that away. Even on reserve you can get half the month off with just a single 5 day vacation slot. 
There are guys who use their vacation to skip out on the worst parts of summer/winter flying. There are people who can go a whole winter without deicing once!
There are guys who use their vacation to skip out on the worst parts of summer/winter flying. There are people who can go a whole winter without deicing once!
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