Why do you have to be such a fun sponge HAL ???
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The SHOW: Airlines still a "good gig"??
- Thread starter A4sForever
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I said she was a 1... That would be fun.
I’m sure that if she were in your cockpit you could find some control lever for her to manipulate.
PSA for non current pilots looking to transition into 121 via the regionals:
Set yourself up for greater success by completing an IPC and being current on approaches etc. prior to submitting your application.
There have been several instances recently where otherwis qualified prior/ transitioning military applicants have been snap rejected by regionals after submitting their application and in some cases get sent home from an interview with a TBNT because the got a BFR and a few laps in the pattern but they neglected to regain instrument currency.
Currently, some of the regionals that consider themselves “more selective” (aka they have a pool of applicants waiting to start classes) are looking for between 25-50hrs in the last 12 months (Cessna etc. is okay) to go along with instrument currency.
Set yourself up for greater success by completing an IPC and being current on approaches etc. prior to submitting your application.
There have been several instances recently where otherwis qualified prior/ transitioning military applicants have been snap rejected by regionals after submitting their application and in some cases get sent home from an interview with a TBNT because the got a BFR and a few laps in the pattern but they neglected to regain instrument currency.
Currently, some of the regionals that consider themselves “more selective” (aka they have a pool of applicants waiting to start classes) are looking for between 25-50hrs in the last 12 months (Cessna etc. is okay) to go along with instrument currency.
I’m about to give @PEPfromage an IPC for this very reason!!!
I need one [or two] of those Despicable Me 3 Fart Blasters...pronto.
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United threw a curve ball at the regional world yesterday. Pulling out seats! They are going to start flying the CRJ-550. Who knew there is such a thing.
It's a CRJ-700 with seats pulled out to bring it down to a 50 seater to comply with scope limitations. It will be interesting to see how the economics of this work out will the increased fuel cost of a bigger/heavier plane be offset by the lower maintenance cost of flying a newer plane.
I also wonder if they are going to try and get away with 1 fight attendant. The self service beverage station sure suggests that. While the flight attendant is serving the hoi polloi, the first class passengers just pour themselves a drink.
Ultimately, it is not much of a change for pilots. The CRJ-700/550 is preferable to the -200, but it is still a regional. It does put an end to the fears that United is going to drop GoJet.
https://hub.united.com/united-more-...5340.html?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
It's a CRJ-700 with seats pulled out to bring it down to a 50 seater to comply with scope limitations. It will be interesting to see how the economics of this work out will the increased fuel cost of a bigger/heavier plane be offset by the lower maintenance cost of flying a newer plane.
I also wonder if they are going to try and get away with 1 fight attendant. The self service beverage station sure suggests that. While the flight attendant is serving the hoi polloi, the first class passengers just pour themselves a drink.
Ultimately, it is not much of a change for pilots. The CRJ-700/550 is preferable to the -200, but it is still a regional. It does put an end to the fears that United is going to drop GoJet.
https://hub.united.com/united-more-...5340.html?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
Yeah, I saw that. It's an interesting experiment in small passenger jet flying. The concept seems a bit like how the ER 175 has turned out- in the sense of a tube that could fit more seats, so the seats can be more spread out and more comfortable. The number of seats in the 175 is limited by scope but the number in this 550 will be limited by choice.
The self serve beverage station sounds like a terrible idea. Maybe if the beverages are all sealed like cans and bottles. Decrepit Joe Blow shuffling back to his seat with his steaming cup of coffee with the seatbelt sign on sounds fun for everyone involved.
I'm okay with it as long as the other pax remember to turn their phones sideways when they stream it over the ship's WiFi. Speaking of which, VVS will have to get added to the safety brief and the information cards in the seat backs.
Maybe the company has finally accepted the fact that there will be no give in the scope battle from the pilot group.
Yeah, I saw that article a few days ago about contract negotiations. I like the part where ALPA said they can fly as many 76-seat planes as they want.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedree...pilot-contract-talks-hit-a-snag/#529062ea7b5e
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedree...pilot-contract-talks-hit-a-snag/#529062ea7b5e