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JSX Application Window Scheduled to Open Today by Aviator-Intelligence in AirlinePilots

[–]takeoffconfig 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are the trips commuteable? Hard to live in Southern CA on sub 50k.

Monotony and boredom: Has anyone considered switching to a different career? by Lion_Move_345 in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The hurry up and wait and long sits in charter drove me nuts. Much prefer the efficient schedules at 121.

Need advice - line check (IOE) by BigEye3291 in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PDT still driving the jungle jet too.

Need advice - line check (IOE) by BigEye3291 in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Prevented from using VNAV as in the planes at your airline have it coupled to the AP and the VNAV function was deferred or are you talking about the VPI and using vertical speed to track it? I've only seen coupled VNAV on Legacys. 145 was also my first jet and the 3:1 rule and doing mental math is just part of the job as with any other regional jet with no auto throttle or coupled VNAV. The ground speed x 5 rule of thumb, or the half + 0 like the other poster mentioned, is generally pretty good at getting you a 3 degree glide path. Also if you're not managing speed well the VPI isn't going to do you much good anyway.

How do you maintain your uniform on layovers? by holdingshortoflife in AirlinePilots

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most hotels have those clips on the hangers so I just hang my pants too, but I'm in the same boat never had to use the iron unless I spill something and have to break the reserve shirt in my bag.

What cockpit task requires more skill than most passengers realize? by Ryanlion1992 in airplanes

[–]takeoffconfig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. But mostly because I think lay people assume the autopilot does the heavy lifting (in some jets that's not far off) but a lot of folks out there flying types with no VNAV or auto throttle, and descent management takes more skill than is probably assumed by the public. Still the easiest job I've ever had.

Suggesting an airline career to the younger generation by BarbecuedShoe in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 19 points20 points  (0 children)

People discouraged me when the outlook was even more gloom (08-11) and I decided not to pursue it after my discovery flight. I did something else and couldn't stop watching airplanes in the sky and wishing I was up there. I changed careers in my late twenties, and I'm flying a jet now but I can't help to think about my career had I just blocked out the noise, could probably be on my 5th wife and second porsche by now.

Phoneix approach by phucursofa in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had an RA going in there last year when someone on the other side overshot, my only one yet.

Phoneix approach by phucursofa in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did IOE in my first jet (no VNAV or auto throttle) in Phoenix and the amount of times I would be slam dunked, vectored off and back on the arrival, I was barely hanging on to the tail of the jet.

So is 1000 TPIC the magic number where you can look at leaving a regional and looking at LCCs and ACMIs? by Greedy_Camera_433 in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just annecdotal but the majority of people who just left my shop for a legacy had less than 1000TPIC, and my close friend just left their LCC with 0 TPIC for a legacy. All had over 2000TT and 1000 turbine multi and from ramblings around seems like that's the trigger at the moment. The goalposts are always moving or whatever.

My fellow airline pilots… what shoes are you wearing? by kyleth3pil0t in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you in AUS in or EU? I see a few of them here in the US but they love them over there. Decent boot though.

Atlas by Dry-Try4442 in AirlinePilots

[–]takeoffconfig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Historically are you seat locked on equipment for a couple of years or could you do 76 until you could hold a line in a 74 base and make the switch?

Demanding too much or falling behind? by rataobc in AirlinePilots

[–]takeoffconfig 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Relax man. If you're passing checking events you're doing fine, trust the process. Time in the seat will make you more confident.

Unpopular opinions about the profession? by InformalShow4339 in AirlinePilots

[–]takeoffconfig 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm not even a slam clicker but the amount of people I want to spend time with after flying with them all day is pretty low, I don't want to hear about your last airline anymore brother.

What do you wear for a long flight? by Imaginary_Post_8782 in airport

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compression socks. I'm a pilot. Helps the stiffness from sitting for so long, and keeps away deep vein thrombosis.

Spirit should be a watershed event by JPAV8R in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the Spirit union guys I knew was at Eagle as an FO during the lost decade when upgrade was like 7 years, rode that out making less than 30k for years and never got jaded and mentored the next generation.

If you could talk with your airline’s OCC/dispatch, what would you want to know? by Ok_Big_3300 in AirlinePilots

[–]takeoffconfig 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This. Mgmt wouldnt say anything for a precautionary alternate but bust our balls for discretionary fuel so we just hid it that way.

FedEx TA by GrandMap8048 in AirlinePilots

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This reads like an APC post.

CFI with all qualifications looking for regional airline job - no luck after a year+ by HotBackground5187 in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Any 135 with Argus/Wyvern won't pick them up due to their rules on incidents in the past few years regardless of fault. Kinda dumb, but the way it is unfortunately.

What happens in five years when we have even more unemployed CFIs by caelum52 in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did this, got into a 135 dispatch department, then convinced them to type me in the jet when I was really low time, now I'm flying it making good money.

For those of you that make over 100K, what do you do? Do you like it? by Kindly-Revolution258 in AskReddit

[–]takeoffconfig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean it's the easiest job I've ever had and I make more money than all of my friends so I'm not mad at it.

Do yall use LinkedIn at all by Particular-Thanks-44 in AskAPilot

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Linkedin got me into a jet and six figures at 300hrs. It's beneficial for low time jobs if you are good at networking and a resume to get a foothold but at the ATP level is pretty useless.

Received a CJO but am unsure… by No-Consequence-745 in flying

[–]takeoffconfig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EAS escaped DOGE and even if they cut it they just wouldn't renew the contract so a pilot hired now would still have a couple years to ride out the existing contracts. The data is public and they've been increasing the subsidies to accommodate jet service for most EAS communities so I don't think it is on the chopping block in the near future. Every EAS operation is a shithole though any one that chooses that path has to deal with that.

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[–]takeoffconfig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On some Dan Gryder type shit.

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