Interview offer from EAGLE!!!

[kellwolf]

Originally Posted by OldTownPilot

Is that 100 guys above you leaving? Wow thats a lot of attrition.

Well, a lot of second year FOs jump to fractionals like NetJets and CitationShares for the $$$. Some guys go to other regionals b/c it's easier to commute. Some of it is guys upgrading, but that's come to a screeching halt here lately. We're still getting CAs hired at FedEx, CAL, SWA and AirTran, but they're just NOW starting upgrade classes to replace those guys. Might move up faster once the upgrades start rolling again.

[SteveC]

Originally Posted by kellwolf

Well, a lot of second year FOs jump to fractionals like NetJets and CitationShares for the $$$.

Do second year FOs have enough hours to go frax?

[Timbuff10]

Originally Posted by SteveC

Do second year FOs have enough hours to go frax?

I would think the traditional CFIs would if they started at Eagle with 1500 or more hours.

[jtrain609]

Hey hey hey, what's wrong with philosophy class? I'd kill to take some decent classes right now. What I'm learning right now is interesting, but not nearly as cool as a good philosophy or political science course.

[LoadMasterC141]

Originally Posted by wheelsup

I haven't been to work in 16 days and it's pretty freaking sweet. I honestly could go the entire year without once going to work.

Who Could'nt?

[kellwolf]

Originally Posted by SteveC

Do second year FOs have enough hours to go frax?

Believe it or not, PCL does have a lot of guys that didn't go to Gulfstream or CAPT. Yeah, there are quite a few guys that meet the mins for the fracs. Even at the dismall rate I'm flying, I'd meet the mins sometime during my second year.

[dakovich]

how commutable is Eagle?? and, whats up with the physical?? do you gotta be a marine or sumthin to pass it?

[Captain_Bob]

Originally Posted by dakovich

how commutable is Eagle??

As commutable as any other regional... except SJD perhaps.

Originally Posted by dakovich

and, whats up with the physical?? do you gotta be a marine or sumthin to pass it?

Have you ever seen the movie... "The Right Stuff"??

Bob

[Jason]

Originally Posted by alphaone

I'm a sophmore in college with my IFR ticket and 140 hrs. If Eagle gave me an interview and than a job, I would probably drop out of college to go work for them. God I want to fly for a living.

Don't worry - that feeling will pass.....enjoy your time in college. Having a job just plain sucks wether you're a doctor, lawyer, bus driver, computer programmer, pharmacist, Wal Mart greeter, or airplane pilot.

Actually I can' wait to retire and get a job as a greeter at Wal Mart.....I've had enough approaches to mins in the middle of the night in crappy weather to a crappy snow covered runway in Craphole, USA.....give me a job where there is no cognative skills required!!

Jason

[amorris311]

Originally Posted by Captain_Bob

Just apply Tim! If you want LAX you'll most likely get it. It's fairly junior for the Saab. Even if you don't get it right off... just wait for a perm bid or two and I'm sure you can get there.

I've got a couple of buddies basd in LA for Eagle... they live in Manhattan Beach. If you'd like... I'll put you in touch with them.

Bob

bob i know you dont know me but i live in manhattan beach when im not at school. where in manhattan beach do they live? such a beautiful place man i miss it.

[killbilly]

Is DFW a senior or junior base at Eagle?

[ready2fly]

Originally Posted by killbilly

Is DFW a senior or junior base at Eagle?

Depends on the aircraft.

For FO's, it's senior for the ERJ.

Junior for the SAAB & CRJ

.... but, then again, for the Saab & CRJ, there are only two bases (CRJ= DFW & ORD; Saab = DFW & LAX) and there really are now "junior" bases on those two aircraft.

Clear as mud?

.

[lnewby]

Originally Posted by Timbuff10

Bob, couldn't agree more with you on everything there. Thing is I don't really have the times yet to be choosy with regionals. Just a few hours shy of 700 but at least I have the multi time from ATP in my pocket. I like instructing if it is in the right situation so I am fine with that. Hopefully I can find a fun place in So Cal when we get there. Right now I'm thinking the Frontier thing would be great if I can fenagle my way into that somehow, Skywest would be cool and I like their bases, even Great Lakes would work in another year or so when we start thinking about moving back to Denver. Horizon also has Q400s, I really do like that airplane.

Until then, I figure as long as I keep building experience, time, and having fun with it, and it doesn't piss the wife off (see being apart for long periods of time), an airline job will present itself. Regionals have been around for a long time, I am sure they will continue to.

Tim,
Doesn't ATP have a "hiring agreement" with AE? Your times are more than enough for that.

[GaTechKid]

Whoever wants to skip their undergrad years is obviously not doing college right...