Originally Posted by O2pilot

Good! He won’t have to deal with people. He can just be a stick monkey. United has specific hiring needs, other than just being able to fly a plane well.

Originally Posted by Slats Extend

If anyone gets turned down at UAL, it because THEY phucked it up. PERIOD.

Unlike Hawaiian and Southwest, United doesn’t call 30 people in just to hire 10...

When you get an interview at United, they want to hire you, that’s why you were called in.

Glad the dude got his stuff together and ended up at FDX..No pax, no Fa’s....Doesn’t sound all bad

Originally Posted by RJCaptin

Funny how SWA and FDX hire qualified candidates, not CFIs or underqualified minorities, or a scab offspring lying about his mil service.

Originally Posted by Airhoss

This statement does not mirror my personal experience in training people from various backgrounds. I’d sure like to know where you are getting this data from?

Especially the part about long time captains having less success than F/O’s. Based on my personal experience I’m calling bovine scatology on that one.

In my experience non airline/military/corporate, low time guys always have the biggest issues in training. Followed distantly by single seat attack guys who’ve never seen an FMC. Especially low time GA guys who don’t have any significant jet time.

The reason being simply that they are not familiar with the speed that stuff happens in a jet. They don’t have any meaningful multi crew experience and they have not flown in high density, high traffic, complicated airspace. Everything is new for them.

I’ve seldom had a problem with experienced regional/military/corporate/heavy GA charter guys. Captain or F/O.

I’m not saying they can’t be trained but our current training footprint is not tailored to a complete newb to jet transport flying in high density airspace.

Originally Posted by MOGuy

Current 135
5400TT
1600TPIC (135, 5-600/year)
B.S. Degree
Leadership and volunteer roles @ current company.
1600 121 SIC

Can’t afford and make it work with current situation to go to regional for 121 PIC. Could possibly swing an ULCC. Better place to hang the hat in a case of stagnation.

Would a Masters help with point scoring? It’s a long game as it will take 2 yrs to complete.

Thanks for the input.

Originally Posted by MOGuy

Current 135
5400TT
1600TPIC (135, 5-600/year)
B.S. Degree
Leadership and volunteer roles @ current company.
1600 121 SIC

Can’t afford and make it work with current situation to go to regional for 121 PIC. Could possibly swing an ULCC. Better place to hang the hat in a case of stagnation.

Would a Masters help with point scoring? It’s a long game as it will take 2 yrs to complete.

Thanks for the input.

Originally Posted by Learflyer

I believe you and I work at the same company right now. I'd stay put. You already have 121 time it appears. Even SIC is good time. You have the degree which seems to be the #1 point scorer at the legacies. You've seen the tons of pilots leave our joint to go to the legacies with zero 121 time.

Originally Posted by Slats Extend

If anyone gets turned down at UAL, it because THEY phucked it up. PERIOD.