RgrMurdock

FO think 50 FO's will leave? What magic 8 ball did he get that info from? Maybe he thinks the place is so bad FO's will leave now?

bernouli

Unprovoked name calling? What's that about?

vaporlock1215

Next year when the contracts begin to expire? Surely FO meant 50 furloughs and 50 downgrades.... this makes much more sense.

Salukipilot4590

...umm you DEFINITELY don't get the crazy sex at TSA...

It's like dating a celibate dominatrix with a thing for spikes.

Sr. Barco

I just stumbled on this thread and have this to offer: DON'T GO TO TRANS STATES.

I worked at that hell hole from 1996-2000 and it sounds like nothing has changed. We called it Hulas Kanodia's Flying Circus back then. They manage through fear and intimidation and brag about their 50% bust rate. They will force you to fly unsafe/illegal trips/airplanes and if you refuse you will be fired. This is not a joke. They don't deserve to be in business and I'm shocked they still are.

Do yourself a favor and flight instruct or fly for Amflight until a good regional calls you. There's tens of thousands of guys retiring soon. Hiring will pick up and you'll get hired somewhere worth going to. You don't want to explain why you got fired or failed a checkride at your Delta interview.

Another word of advice: be wary of going to the training department at TSA as you will most likely end up blackballed from every major airline in the U.S. I saw it happen to many of the pricks who were there in the 90's busting guys at will and harassing them on PCs.

Send me a PM if you want some first hand horror stories.

--S.B.

chritz1179

Lol wow they pulled down almost a whole page of that poster, wonder if they will do the same to Barco? Either way I'm going to the interview and make my own decision about the company and the people. But if something better comes along I will take it. Anyone have any constructive advice for the interview? I've been studying ATP written book, and what they sent me.

chritz1179

Ok so how easy is it to commute from KPHL to KSTL? And where are new hires put?

Positive_Rate

New hires are going to both domiciles IAD and STL. Philly to STL...if southwest has a few flights you're probably in good shape or else it's RJs and 170s on Airways. Might be better off commuting to Dulles...4 flights a day on 50 seaters, but TSA operates them all (for now) and if you have to at least you can drive as a last resort.

chritz1179

Yeah I'm just south of KPHL 30mins to drive there. A drive to KIAD is doable but I wouldn't want to for long lol.

Cubdriver

St. Barco- I take it your post is an answer to my previous two posts on this thread asking for a creative discussion about washout rate at TSA and for that matter, various regionals in general.

Regionals are new to me, but years ago I worked in trucking and I see strong parallels between these two transportation industries. I worked for a number of trucking companies over the years. Most were completely oblivious to their drivers' health, welfare, career, and personal safety. If you got too many tickets because the company was running you into the ground with ridiculous delivery schedules, no one cares. You are expendable. That's your fault for working here. Same thing with this high washout rate issue- if you fail in training who cares, no one forced you to come and the fallout is all yours.

There were a few good companies in trucking though. The difference in attitude toward the drivers was night and day. Higher pay, benefits, better equipment, emphasis on safety, everything was clearly better. That's the kind of regional I want to work for. The difference is that if you bomb out of training at some low tier regional, you may never see such a job in the airlines. It's a huge risk to take, it amazes me that anyone does.