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06-11-2015, 08:55 PM

#8321

bjohnson09

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Originally Posted by AirportLurker

Yesterday I saw a passenger at LGA hit one of your FOs in the face with a carry on, almost knocked her over **********

And she wasn't happy about it!

06-11-2015, 08:57 PM

#8322

bjohnson09

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Originally Posted by RPJ80

I have a few questions that I would like some answers on from pilots currently at TSA.

1. Is it confirmed that the CQFO program is no longer active for new hires?

2. Does TSA still accept part 135 TPIC time for the upgrade requirements?

3. For a new hire FO, is DEN an easily attainable base out of training? FO reserve time at DEN would be? Same two questions but as junior CA?

Thanks!

135 turbojet PIC counts toward the FAA regs which satisfies TSA upgrade requirement. So 2500TT and meet the regs and you're good.

06-11-2015, 09:23 PM

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Celeste

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Originally Posted by AirportLurker

Yesterday I saw a passenger at LGA hit one of your FOs in the face with a carry on, almost knocked her over lol. Too bad because she was kind of hawt and I'm pretty sure she has a black eye from the incident. I'm not sure what she did to provoke it, but she looked like a .....

You sound bitter... you don't happen to be the GotJetzz pilot that "normally works the LGA to Paris route" that she rejected at the LGA hotel ??

Last edited by Celeste; 06-11-2015 at 09:34 PM.

06-11-2015, 11:43 PM

#8324

Desert Sky

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bjohnson09

135 turbojet PIC counts toward the FAA regs which satisfies TSA upgrade requirement. So 2500TT and meet the regs and you're good.

So if someone met all requirements for upgrade, before coming on board with TSA, how long currently would the upgrade time-frame be for a new hire FO?

06-12-2015, 12:34 AM

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Celeste

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Originally Posted by RPJ80

So if someone met all requirements for upgrade, before coming on board with TSA, how long currently would the upgrade time-frame be for a new hire FO?

There's about 100 people with a bid in for captain, and we are upgrading about 12 per month. Of course some FOs will hit upgrade mins in the meantime. Also some CQFOs have already been snatched up by legacies and majors before they have even been able to upgrade, in addition to the normal attrition of captains. So there's lots of factors to consider. With that being said I would speculate upgrade time to be 8 months to a year.

As far as DEN, it has been slow to ramp up, so its pretty senior right now. But I heard that the next 10 united planes we get are going there, so the base should grow quickly. For July they are transferring about 12 captains and 12 FOs/CQFOs to DEN. So if things keep up at that pace, it will eat through the people already on seniority list fast. To play it safe, I would plan on commuting to IAD or STL for a couple months, but depending on your timing with getting hired and training you may be pleasantly surprised with getting DEN even sooner than that.

06-12-2015, 08:21 AM

#8326

SkyKing466

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Can someone post a link or PM me a copy of the contract? Search and Google turned up nothing. Thanks guys!

06-12-2015, 09:03 AM

#8327

bjohnson09

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Originally Posted by Celeste

As far as DEN, it has been slow to ramp up, so its pretty senior right now. But I heard that the next 10 united planes we get are going there, so the base should grow quickly. For July they are transferring about 12 captains and 12 FOs/CQFOs to DEN. So if things keep up at that pace, it will eat through the people already on seniority list fast. To play it safe, I would plan on commuting to IAD or STL for a couple months, but depending on your timing with getting hired and training you may be pleasantly surprised with getting DEN even sooner than that.

Speaking only on the FO side, 13 CQFO/FO were transferred to Denver for July the most recent hired to be awarded it was in the 12/16 class. I was in the 2/2/15 class. I was given STL immediately following IOE and am currently 13 from getting Denver FO awarded. Ive been on the line since May 15th, so I am hoping to get Denver for August (maybe September). So if you just getting ready to get started I would say you are looking at 2 months to get Denver.