Am I missing something? PSA Hiring mins or lack there of...

[ComplexHiAv8r]

Originally Posted by EDUC8-or

Cessna 182 w/ Garmin 1000 did the trick for me!

Glad, as I have ALOT of glass time in a Cirrus

[EDUC8-or]

The avionics in your Cirrus are probably more advanced than a CRJ.

[Ace35]

Where does PSA fly? I've been looking everywhere and cannot find any of the routes.

[BobDDuck]

No where interesting. Most of our flying is out of Charlotte. We do a little bit of coverage out of Philly and DCA as well. Unfortunatly we've lost all of our good flying to other express carriers.

Here's the list... I may have missed a few. Also, a lot of these places we don't go to anymore, or if we do it is very rare and just due to odd ball scheduling.

(sorry for the sort of linky thing. I had to fake out the WYSIWYG)

(ABE) Allentown
(AGS) Augusta
(ALB) Albany
(ATL) Atlanta
(AVL) Asheville
(AVP) Wilkes-Barre
(BDL) Hartford
(BGM) Binghampton
(BGR) Bangor
(BHM) Birmingham
(BNA) Nashville
(BTV) Burlington
(BUF) Buffalo
(BWI) Baltimore
(CAE) Columbia
(CAK) Akron
(CHA) Chatanooga
(CHO) Charlottsville
(CHS) Charleston, SC
(CLE) Cleveland
(CLT) Charlotte
(CMH) Columbus
(CRW) Charleston, WV
(CVG) Cincinnati
(DAY) Dayton
(DCA) Washington, DC
(DFW) Dallas
(DTW) Detroit
(ELM) Elmira
(ERI) Erie
(EWN) New Bern
(EWR) Newark
(FAY) Fayetteville
(FLL) Ft. Lauderdale
(FLO) Florance
(GNV) Gainesville
(GSO) Greensboro
(GSP) Greenville/Spartanburg, SC
(HGR) Hagerstown
(HHH) Hilton Head
(HPN) White Plains
(HSV) Huntsville
(HVN) New Haven
(IAD) Washington, Dulles
(IAH) Houston
(ILM) Wilmington
(IND) Indianapolis
(IPT) Williamsport
(ITH) Ithaca
(JAN) Jackson
(JAX) Jacksonville, FL
(LEX) Lexington
(LGA) New York, LaGuardia
(LIT) Little Rock
(LYH) Lynchburg
(MIA) Miami
(MCI) Kansas City
(MDT) Harrisburg
(MEM) Memphis
(MGM) Montgomery
(MHT) Manchester
(MKE) Milwaukee
(MOB) Mobile
(MSP) Minneapolis
(MSY) New Orleans
(MYR) Myrtle Beach
(OAJ) Jacksonville, NC
(ORD) Chicago
(ORF) Norfolk
(PGV) Greenville, NC
(PHF) Newport News
(PHL) Philadelphia
(PIT) Pittsburgh
(PVD) Providence
(PNS) Pensacola
(PWM) Portland
(RDU) Raleigh/Durham
(RIC) Richmond
(ROA) Roanoke
(ROC) Rochester
(SAV) Savannah
(SBY) Salisbury
(SDF) Louisville
(STL) St. Louis
(SRQ) Sarasota
(SYR) Syracuse
(TLH) Tallahassee
(TRI) Tri Cities
(TYS) Knoxville
(XNA) Northwest Arkansas

[OU812]

Hey BOB,
Out of curiosity, which base flies to PA, ie allentown, wilkes-barre...Also, does PSA have a training contract?

[EDUC8-or]

You can fly to ABE or AVP out of all bases, I just did a CLT-ABE turn yesterday. You are more likely to get the overnights there if you're based in DAY or TYS.

No training contract.

[EDUC8-or]

Originally Posted by BobDDuck

No where interesting. Most of our flying is out of Charlotte. We do a little bit of coverage out of Philly and DCA as well. Unfortunatly we've lost all of our good flying to other express carriers.

Here's the list... I may have missed a few. Also, a lot of these places we don't go to anymore, or if we do it is very rare and just due to odd ball scheduling.

(sorry for the sort of linky thing. I had to fake out the WYSIWYG)

(ABE) Allentown
(AGS) Augusta
(ALB) Albany
(ATL) Atlanta
(AVL) Asheville
(AVP) Wilkes-Barre
(BDL) Hartford
(BGM) Binghampton
(BGR) Bangor
(BHM) Birmingham
(BNA) Nashville
(BTV) Burlington
(BUF) Buffalo
(BWI) Baltimore
(CAE) Columbia
(CAK) Akron
(CHA) Chatanooga
(CHO) Charlottsville
(CHS) Charleston, SC
(CLE) Cleveland
(CLT) Charlotte
(CMH) Columbus
(CRW) Charleston, WV
(CVG) Cincinnati
(DAY) Dayton
(DCA) Washington, DC
(DFW) Dallas
(DTW) Detroit
(ELM) Elmira
(ERI) Erie
(EWN) New Bern
(EWR) Newark
(FAY) Fayetteville
(FLL) Ft. Lauderdale
(FLO) Florance
(GNV) Gainesville
(GSO) Greensboro
(GSP) Greenville/Spartanburg, SC
(HGR) Hagerstown
(HHH) Hilton Head
(HPN) White Plains
(HSV) Huntsville
(HVN) New Haven
(IAD) Washington, Dulles
(IAH) Houston
(ILM) Wilmington
(IND) Indianapolis
(IPT) Williamsport
(ITH) Ithaca
(JAN) Jackson
(JAX) Jacksonville, FL
(LEX) Lexington
(LGA) New York, LaGuardia
(LIT) Little Rock
(LYH) Lynchburg
(MIA) Miami
(MCI) Kansas City
(MDT) Harrisburg
(MEM) Memphis
(MGM) Montgomery
(MHT) Manchester
(MKE) Milwaukee
(MOB) Mobile
(MSP) Minneapolis
(MSY) New Orleans
(MYR) Myrtle Beach
(OAJ) Jacksonville, NC
(ORD) Chicago
(ORF) Norfolk
(PGV) Greenville, NC
(PHF) Newport News
(PHL) Philadelphia
(PIT) Pittsburgh
(PVD) Providence
(PNS) Pensacola
(PWM) Portland
(RDU) Raleigh/Durham
(RIC) Richmond
(ROA) Roanoke
(ROC) Rochester
(SAV) Savannah
(SBY) Salisbury
(SDF) Louisville
(STL) St. Louis
(SRQ) Sarasota
(SYR) Syracuse
(TLH) Tallahassee
(TRI) Tri Cities
(TYS) Knoxville
(XNA) Northwest Arkansas

Dang, that looks like it took a while! Don't forget MCO, we did a DCA-MCO turn on Monday.

[BobDDuck]

If you would sign up over at the PSA site you would have seen I copied that directly from the hotel wiki over there. And yes, when I set THAT list up, it did take a bit of time. That's actually a list of hotels that us and PDT use so there may be a few places (MCO, MCI etc) where we don't overnight but do turns out of.

I'm currently enjoying the wonders of the cow field in XNA.

[dunlaf05]

Originally Posted by nc1982

I think Bobdduck hit the nail on the head, they just lowered the mins to expand the hiring pool. I talked to Rachael today and she basically told me that since they lowered the mins, they have been getting a lot of guys with around 700-800 hours applying. So I think low time guys that actually have wet commerical tickets or those under 500 hours are gonna have a hard time getting a call from her. Sorry for the low time guys, hope it doesnt bum you out. But hey, the mins are wat it is, doesnt hurt sending your stuff in. You just never know these days. Good luck...

Nick

I have two friends that just graduated ERAU with me and both of them were hired by PSA AND BOTH had around 300 hours TT and very low multi.

Makes it difficult to keep instructing for me. But I'm going to try and hold out for regionals with higher mins like XJT. I'm told that regionals with low mins ie. Mesa ,are low for a reason.

[natemotatem]

Originally Posted by Beechlover

Got this of the PSA web sight, where are the hours?!!!


Pilots


Location All Crew Bases

PSA Airlines, Inc. is actively recruiting Pilots to fill positions in all crew bases.


To be considered, candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications:
Commercial, Instrument and Multi-engine rating
First Class Medical
FCC License
Valid Passport

Got this today, so apparently they do have minimums:

Thank you for your interest in flying with PSA Airlines and our Flight Operations Department.
We have received your resume and to be considered for employment with us, you must possess the basic qualifications for the position with Commercial, Instrument and Multi-engine ratings, First Class Medical, FCC License and Valid Passport. HOWEVER, to be truly competitive with other applicants, you will need to have at least 600 Total Time hours and 50 Multi-Engine hours.
If you will be considered for employment, you will be contacted via email to confirm our interest in continuing with the Applicant selection process.

PSA employees are among the finest performers in the Aviation industry and we welcome your interest in employment with us.
Kindest Regards,
Rachel Hernandez
Employment Coordinator

[Beechlover]

Wow 600 hrs huh? I think that by the time folks reach 600tt, the list of airlines hiring will have grown putting PSA close to the bottom of choices. Just me.

[BobDDuck]

NOTE: I AM NOT STARTING A LOW TIME PILOT DEBATE HERE...

If they are only going to take 600 hour plus applicants again, I am glad. There was a VERY large amount of not so good pilots coming through the pipeline due to the "reduced" mins. Granted, quality of time plays a large role, but those extra 350 hours gives one a whole lot more time to find some quality.

[EDUC8-or]

Originally Posted by Beechlover

Wow 600 hrs huh? I think that by the time folks reach 600tt, the list of airlines hiring will have grown putting PSA close to the bottom of choices. Just me.

Can you name them? I have friends at all of the "other" airlines with low mins and life really ain't a whole lot better at those places.

[TheFlyingTurkey]

I got hired at PDT with 1150 hours. I was nowhere the same pilot at 600 compared to 1100. It's not about intelligence or ability, its about experience. And at 600 you don't have that much experience unless you were flying in combat.