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October 9th, 2004, 15:26
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Let me look, I forgot.
Posts: 637
|  Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello everyone, I rarely post I've always been looking forward to saying that! I just got hired by ExpressJet. I can't wait to get started at the end of the month. They seem like a great company and everyone there made me feel right at home and relaxed. Not a very stressful experience if you are prepared and know the systems of twins you have flown as well as basic IFR procedures. If you don't follow the specific instructions that they email you before hand it will be a miserable experience and you have no one to blame but yourself. Other than that I think they are looking for honesty, professionalism, and enthusiasm about the job. Before anyone asks, I had about 1100TT/200ME with no turbine time. They stated that the mins are 600TT/100ME/20 act. inst. |
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October 9th, 2004, 15:30
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 13,252
 | Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm reallly hoping their hiring holds out long enough for me to get another 250 TT. I leave for CSA training for XJT tomorrow. I'll be in IAH for a week of ramp training, back in MEM for station training, then gone to IAH again for CSA training for a couple of weeks. There's a good shot that I'll be there for my training the same time you're there (and I think Alchemy, too). |
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October 9th, 2004, 15:34
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Let me look, I forgot.
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds good, I hope our paths cross! |
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October 9th, 2004, 15:49
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Long Island NY
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sounds awesome congrats adam |
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October 9th, 2004, 17:14
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 4,750
| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cool! There will be like this massive ExpressJet JC contingent now. |
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October 9th, 2004, 17:20
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posts: 1,722
| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!! Maybe we have the same class date? I start on the 25th, you? Man, I've been drilling the flows and profiles for the past 3 days! I'm having a blast staying up till 2-3 AM working on this stuff. I've got everything up to the after takeoff flow memorized right now....geeze, it seems like it takes me 20 minutes just to go through all the captains and FO's flows up to that point from memory. Gobs of info, but I hear the training is tough. Hope to see you there! |
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October 9th, 2004, 17:24
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 4,750
| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just remember that the flows are a guide, and things won't always go in the way they are presented. Also, when you get to training, head up to the 5th floor in the hotel with your sim partner and some other buddies. There is a CPT up there, right next to the elevators. Learn the flows by doing "flights", going through all steps and the profiles. Don't get TOO hung up on the profiles and flows. Memorize your limitations and memory items first. Then, start learning the general idea behind the flows. When you start FTDs (week 3) things will make much more sense. |
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October 9th, 2004, 17:25
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston, Tx
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont know you but congrats....   |
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October 9th, 2004, 17:33
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DTW
Posts: 1,674
 | Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on the the job...It ground school can be a lot of work but if you manage your time well you will do fine. Definately fly the "paper tiger" the more you have the procedures and switch locations down the easier the sim will seem. Save the party for after you pass your checkride. |
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October 9th, 2004, 17:34
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| Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the advice flychicaga! I'll start hitting the limitations and memory items now and will be sure and visit the 5th floor when I arrive in houston. |
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October 9th, 2004, 19:13
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| Big Chief's Woman  | Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] Cool! There will be like this massive ExpressJet JC contingent now. [/ QUOTE ] Matt, you'll have to head up a JC ExpressJet happy hour sometime! |
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October 9th, 2004, 22:40
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grats!  |
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October 9th, 2004, 23:10
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First I'll add my congrats too. I wish you the best of luck. Now this I have to comment on: [ QUOTE ] They stated that the mins are 600TT/100ME/20 act. inst. [/ QUOTE ] Does that not scare anyone but me?? In the '80s, they wouldn't even let you wash the plane with 600tt, much less fly it. Commuters were flying Beech 99s and wanted 3000 TT for an FO. Now, it's only 600tt for a 50 seat RJ??? I had 500tt before I even got my CFI. Boy have things changed. Remember that the when a 22 year old "doctor" comes in to do your heart surgery. 10 years from now you say, ".....wow! I remember when you had to attend med school, residency, intern, etc before you could operate." Things that make you go Hmmmmm. PS....$1 JC dollar for anyone who knows who coined that phrase. |
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October 10th, 2004, 00:16
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| Moderator  | Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] Things that make you go Hmmmmm. PS....$1 JC dollar for anyone who knows who coined that phrase. [/ QUOTE ] If I recall correctly, it was Arsenio Hall. <as he puts his finger to his temple and says Hmmmm!!!> At least that's who I remember saying it the most. |
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October 10th, 2004, 11:07
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE US
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NJA, In the same respect, though, I have a friend who is a retired 747 captain for TWA/AA (go figure, he doesn't like AA very much) and he got hired many years ago with 500 TT and flew the 74 as a FE, FO, and Capt...as far as I know, that is all he was on. It just depends on what the market looks like and how the airlines are wanting to abuse us low-timers. |
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October 10th, 2004, 13:01
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| Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 13,252
| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Back in the "good ole days" you could get hired to fly DC-3s with a private license....... |
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October 10th, 2004, 15:41
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boulder, CO (anywhere but Fresno)
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] First I'll add my congrats too. I wish you the best of luck. Now this I have to comment on: [ QUOTE ] They stated that the mins are 600TT/100ME/20 act. inst. [/ QUOTE ] Does that not scare anyone but me?? In the '80s, they wouldn't even let you wash the plane with 600tt, much less fly it. Commuters were flying Beech 99s and wanted 3000 TT for an FO. Now, it's only 600tt for a 50 seat RJ??? I had 500tt before I even got my CFI. Boy have things changed. Remember that the when a 22 year old "doctor" comes in to do your heart surgery. 10 years from now you say, ".....wow! I remember when you had to attend med school, residency, intern, etc before you could operate." Things that make you go Hmmmmm. PS....$1 JC dollar for anyone who knows who coined that phrase. [/ QUOTE ] Don't get me started. I have 1000/150 without the actual requirement and they won't even talk to me. Basically told me to kiss off. But they're going to hire some guy with 650tt.  |
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October 10th, 2004, 16:20
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT
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 | Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude, get yourself out here; we'll get you some actual time. Icing if you want it too. |
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October 10th, 2004, 18:03
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Portland, Orygun
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] Don't get me started. I have 1000/150 without the actual requirement and they won't even talk to me [/ QUOTE ] dude come up here to Portland and knock yourself out. |
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October 10th, 2004, 18:05
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] Dude, get yourself out here; we'll get you some actual time. Icing if you want it too. [/ QUOTE ] Don't waste your breath, John. He's a West Coastie through and through.  |
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October 10th, 2004, 19:28
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Boulder, CO (anywhere but Fresno)
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| Re: Hired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's not entirely true. Almost, though.  |
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October 10th, 2004, 19:53
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003
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| Hired!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] I have a friend who...got hired many years ago with 500 TT and flew the 74 as a FE, FO, and Capt [/ QUOTE ] Ask him how many years he flew as an FO. I’ll guess 8-9. Then ask how many hours he had when he made FO. (I’ll guess a few thousand). Majors originally hired pilots, then paid them to get their instrument and commercial ratings. Way before the ‘80s. [ QUOTE ] Back in the "good ole days" you could get hired to fly DC-3s with a private license....... [/ QUOTE ] W-A-Y before the ‘80s……’70s, ‘60s, or ‘50s. [ QUOTE ] If I recall correctly, it was Arsenio Hall. as he puts his finger to his temple and says Hmmmm!!! [/ QUOTE ] Nope…..It’s the song “Things That Make You Go Hmmmm” by C & C Music Factory, 1991 [ QUOTE ] Don't get me started. I have 1000/150 without the actual requirement and they won't even talk to me. But they're going to hire some guy with 650tt [/ QUOTE ] Funny isn’t it (sarcasm), the autopilot works just as well for at 1000 tt as it does at 650tt. |
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October 10th, 2004, 20:14
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 293
| Re: Hired!!!!!! Nope…..It’s the song “Things That Make You Go Hmmmm” by C & C Music Factory, 1991 That song came out after Arsenio hall was doing that skit. Arsenio's show started back in 89. Pay the man NJA. |
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October 10th, 2004, 20:45
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003
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| Re: Hired!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] That song came out after Arsenio hall was doing that skit. Arsenio's show started back in 89. Pay the man NJA. [/ QUOTE ] I did a little Google, and I guess you are right  I never was a big Arsenio fan. Carson ruled! |
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