Interviews with ATP Written Only?
02-18-2023, 07:17 AM
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None of this makes any sense. I still don’t understand why even with people bypassing there aren’t enough people to upgrade. Also, if it’s true that FOs are sitting around then time to send out the furlough notices but they aren’t doing that so something is up.
02-18-2023, 08:29 AM
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Also, if it’s true that FOs are sitting around then time to send out the furlough notices but they aren’t doing that so something is up.
They need to have new people who at least MIGHT upgrade, just as badly as they need to get rid of the senior FOs who won’t upgrade. OO is doing this with mandatory upgrades. Republic is trying to do this by capping FO pay at year four levels. But for the interim, they are just deferring new hire classes - some as far as into October.
02-18-2023, 09:52 AM
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02-18-2023, 10:23 AM
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02-18-2023, 11:26 AM
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Sorry I've been flying a bunch and just caught up...I don't doubt it would be a ton and that I definitely need more experience, so I was hoping to hear some success (or failure) stories of people who might have attempted this. I know I'm not the world's best pilot as an MEI and I don't expect it would be a seamless transition.
I do have CJO's from several regionals, but the dates are decently far out. Couple that with bases I don't love, 90 days of training, and little flying on reserve, it will be almost a year until I'm actually flying with some regularity. So even to wait for my ATP and then jump would cost me months.
I do have CJO's from several regionals, but the dates are decently far out. Couple that with bases I don't love, 90 days of training, and little flying on reserve, it will be almost a year until I'm actually flying with some regularity. So even to wait for my ATP and then jump would cost me months.
I'm currently an MEI yes, no airline experience. I do have a lot of experience with intense certification programs from a past in finance, and while that's definitely not a 1:1 (obviously I wasn't flying, but from a quantity of information standpoint), I think I'm pretty successful in "drinking from the firehose" situations.
I'm not saying I think I'm ready for an Airbus, but at the same time if they are willing to hire me sooner, it seems worth investigating. I'm not trying to skip the regionals per se, and I understand most people need the regionals to transition you to jets, then you jump with your ATP to an ULCC (now)...but again the timeline is so far out and I'm already past ATP mins, so just exploring all options at this point.
I'm not saying I think I'm ready for an Airbus, but at the same time if they are willing to hire me sooner, it seems worth investigating. I'm not trying to skip the regionals per se, and I understand most people need the regionals to transition you to jets, then you jump with your ATP to an ULCC (now)...but again the timeline is so far out and I'm already past ATP mins, so just exploring all options at this point.
Intense certification program experience? Well why didn’t you say that in the first place! This is definitely the ace I want with me running low viz ops out of ATL or LGA on a busy holiday weekend in a 319 pasted with DMI stickers. I just hope there’s enough down time to hear about your series 7 exams and Vmc demos.
02-18-2023, 03:52 PM
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Intense certification program experience? Well why didn’t you say that in the first place! This is definitely the ace I want with me running low viz ops out of ATL or LGA on a busy holiday weekend in a 319 pasted with DMI stickers. I just hope there’s enough down time to hear about your series 7 exams and Vmc demos.
Intense certification program experience? Well why didn’t you say that in the first place! This is definitely the ace I want with me running low viz ops out of ATL or LGA on a busy holiday weekend in a 319 pasted with DMI stickers. I just hope there’s enough down time to hear about your series 7 exams and Vmc demos.
I don't think I'm special or better than anyone, but it sounds like this is already happening and those people are surviving. Ideal? For sure it's not. But if it's an option, why wouldn't I investigate it?
02-18-2023, 03:57 PM
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I knew that one wouldn't go over well...clearly there are people coming from CFI'ing and making it through, though I only know of them coming from "approved programs" at this point.
I don't think I'm special or better than anyone, but it sounds like this is already happening and those people are surviving. Ideal? For sure it's not. But if it's an option, why wouldn't I investigate it?
I don't think I'm special or better than anyone, but it sounds like this is already happening and those people are surviving. Ideal? For sure it's not. But if it's an option, why wouldn't I investigate it?
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