Fake_Pilot

Phonetic alphabet fouls

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Weird captain or FO stories

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Flew with a captain while on probation. He was we showing me on his company ipad all the pictures of his new house, his plane, and his cars. He then came across a video of his wife topless in his plane while doing aerobatics, and played it for me. He said "this is a great demonstration of g forces".

Anyone know any perfect student pilots?

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Had a student whose father and grandfather were pilots. Basically had been flying ever since we was tall enough to reach the pedals. By the time he came to the flight school for his official 141 training, I honestly could've sent him for his checkride at 25 hours. His grandfather also tipped me $100 after his first solo, which was dope. Easist student far and away.

Your longest cross country (general aviation flying)

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My father in law has a business in Washington state. He lived in Louisiana at the time. I flew with him in his Baron. We went all the way in one day stopping in Kansas and Montana before crossing the mountains. KHDC-KSLN-KGTF-KBVS.  We split up the return over two days, flying KBVS-KBIL-KICT and spending the night before the final leg back to Louisiana.  Overall it was almost 24 hours of flying and 3700nm.  The airplane was equipped with ADSB weather, auto pilot, and air conditioning. He also had portable oxygen generators for going over the mountains. 

NYC pilots based in EWR, where do you live and how do you get to EWR?

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When I was at a regional my wife and I moved to Rahway, NJ. Our apartment was right off the train line. The only time I didn’t take the train was if I had a stupid early report time (before 5:30am) on the weekends. Other than that the train (NJ transit) was reliable. Late at night the train there was a 45 min gap between the trains so sometimes I had to wait for a bit between them. It was about 20-25 mins from my station to the EWR station, then the airtrain was 5-10 mins to the terminal. One perk with the train is you are allowed to use pre-tax dollars to pay for the unlimited train pass. My train pass was $140/ month. The parking garage for my one car was $110/month. So that right there was a big money saver, only having the one car.

United 737 Base Seniority

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On paper it’s about 1-2 years to hold CLE It’s 737 only so if you get stuck with the Airbus in traiiing you would have to wait 2 years at least to get the transfer.

United 737 Base Seniority

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It depends. Generally EWR/ SFO are the most junior bases. IAH/CLE/MCO are the most senior. When I got hired everyone was going to IAH so I was in reserve only 3 months. There hasn’t been a new hire in IAH for a while and don’t expect it anytime soon.

Side Gigs while CFI

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I was an Uber driver on the side. What I liked about it was that I did it whenever I wanted. I only drove if the weather was bad or when I didn't have students scheduled. It wasn't much but I liked the flexibility to be able to make a couple bucks if I couldn't fly.

Flight attendant job?

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Help me choose a base! IAD or IAH?

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Are you planning on living in base or commuting? I live in the Houston suburbs because my wife is from the area. I can think of some pros and cons for each. IAH Pro: No state income tax. Not as cold. Fantastic tex-mex and bbq. Con: Heat and hurricanes. No public transit option. IAD: Pro: Public transit options to get to work. Not oppressively hot. Con: State income tax. Colder in the winter.

Trump nominates Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to lead the FAA

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Trump nominates Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to lead the FAA

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US Airports on your “danger” radar

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I was supposed to take my parents flying there when the plane landed in the grass a couple months ago. Decided there was something in the air that day and chose to postpone.

is it cheaper to rent a cheap plane than to fly commercial?

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Airline pilot houses

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My wife and I just bought our first house. It’s a 3 bed 2 bath in a safe area in base that’s a 20 minute drive to the airport. My lender said she would’ve approved me for twice as much house as I have right now. I absolutely said no. Don’t be house poor, and you’ll be a lot less stressed.

To the airline pilots: would you do it again?

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I benefited greatly from timing. But the job is the best I’ve had. Sure, it’s tough being gone from my wife, but compared to flight instruction, the money, the protections, and not being drained from working 6 days a week every week is nice. My wife used to work a corporate job and was always dreading meetings and deadlines and bad coworkers. I have never once had those feelings as an airline pilot.

Republic Bases

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Airline scheduling question

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There are a lot of different factors that go into it. Some pilots bid reserve during the slow months to try to avoid having to work. If you hold a line (not on reserve) there’s a minimum set hours each month the computer will build your schedule and that’s what you’ll get. Depending on your contract, some airlines allow you to drop your whole schedule, but then you don’t get paid. There’s not really a way to say I only want to work part time unless you use sick calls or have vacation that month.

The uniform dilemma. Stains or smell?

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Is flying as a job stressful?

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It’s a different type of stress. Constantly changing time zones and having no sleep schedule can take its toll. Having to divert after going around due to weather in your last leg of the trip is stressful. Being gone for days or weeks at a time is tough for any family. That being said you don’t have the stress of dealing with a boss or having deadlines, or being expected to answer emails.

Skywest and Republic pilots, do you usually fly under multiple major brands depending on where you are based?

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when i was EWR based at republic I flew 99% United. there were a handful of pairings for Delta through BOS. The other outstations were varied. But as for within the trip you were always flying just for one airline.

PPL holders of Reddit, do you think you could manage to land a 737 in an emergency?

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Thoughts?

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Being a Career Enjoyer Instead of Making Money

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I enjoyed flight instructing, and being home every night. Now I’m at a legacy. While being gone for days at a time is hard, I enjoy being paid enough that my wife could quit her job. I enjoy not working 6 days a week. Even my worst day at an airline is infinitely better than my worst day as a flight instructor. Breaking through an overcast layer to reveal the sunset never gets old.

Does anyone have good experience with in ear headsets?

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I sleep with earplugs so I’m used to the clarity aloft headset. Lightweight and easy to pop the ear out. If you’re in a jet it’s nice. But I use an ANR headset for the Cessna.

Newark terminal transfer

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Gym at IAH airport while being on ready reserve with 20 minute gate shoetime

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Do you have access to a shower? If not, I wouldn't recommend trying any hard exercise on ready reserve. If you want to do cardio, you can run in the basement along the subway tunnel, it is about 2 miles round trip. Or just get your steps in throughout the terminal.

Why do airline pilots love double tree cookies so much?

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Flying jobs for half the year?

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I think you would be hard pressed to find a company that is cool with you being gone half the time. Maybe you could be an independent CFI, buy your own airplane, then do time building stuff for people. Or just do flight reviews/IPCs. Or do tail wheel training/aerobatics instruction. Doesn’t require a long stretch of time to accomplish.

What do you put in your logbook remarks as a CFI?

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I worked at schools with a syllabus, so I would just put the last name and lesson number. That way if for whatever reason there was a discrepancy I had a second record of their training.

Shortcut to “working the system” on maximizing hours needed.

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The only student I had that was checkride ready before hitting the minimum qualifications had already flown right seat with his dad in single pilot jets. Can you knock out multiple requirements at once? Sure. But focus on learning and don’t worry about getting it done asap. You still need a bunch of hours for commercial anyway.

CFIs: Do you have second jobs?

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When I was a CFI, I drove for Uber on the side. Was able to make some extra money and do it on my own time. You're not gonna get rich doing it but it helps pay the bills when you have a week of bad weather.

What do you use as a document/passport holder?

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FAA Written Tests. Do the scores actually mean anything?

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If you score lower on a written test, the DPE will definitely hit those areas in the oral to make sure you are proficient in those areas. But even if you score 100% you still have to cover all the areas in the ACS. As for job prospects, no one cares what scores you got on written tests, just that you have the qualifications with minimal checkride (oral and written included) failures.

Question for New FOs and Captains - What unexpected challenges did you encounter when you first entered the airline industry?

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Why no aviation degree?

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I went to a state school and got an aviation degree with my flight training. I will say that I benefited greatly from the structure of the program, and at the time being eligible for R-ATP helped me get hired by a regional several months sooner.  That being said it definitely is more expensive than training on your own, but I got a decent scholarship and worked as a resident assistant to save on room and board. There are ways to offset costs.  Several university programs also have partnerships with airlines which can help with getting hired. I was a cadet helped me get in.  At the end of the day there are benefits to going to a university and getting an aviation degree, but it’s not necessary and having a non-aviation degree could provide some sort of fallback in the event of a downturn. 

Commute to regional or Net Jets

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My wife makes decent money, but we also moved to a place on the train line so the cost was more, but you can definitely find places within reach. I did the commuting to reserve and it sucked.  First year pay right now is good, when I started it was $46/hr and we made it work. It might be not a comfortable as you like but it’s worth it in the long run. If you can learn to be a little frugal, once you make captain it’s a game changer. 

Commute to regional or Net Jets

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Depending on what the short call time is, I’m sure you can find a reasonable apartment with the amount of money you make as a first year FO right now.  For context, I moved to NJ for a regional making $90/hr with the new contract and my apt was $2100 a month. More than doable, and definitely worth it for the QOL. You can always nonrev to visit family. 

Commute to regional or Net Jets

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Generally the best course of action if you want to go to a legacy is get 121 time. Unless there is a training contract, then it’s a different discussion. Commuting to a reserve sucks, are you unable to move? Living in base can make or break the career.

Do you use your CFI Binder?

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ATP’s, is airline flying fun?

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It’s more fun cruising in the flight levels over the mountains while air conditioned than doing turns around a point in a clapped out 172 during the Texas summer that’s for sure. 

Married pilots

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Married pilots

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If you’re both trying to be pilots, and your only goal is seeing each other, your best bet is staying at a regional so you can build seniority. But I can’t in good conscience advise anyone to plan to stay at a regional. As you know everything is seniority based, so getting to where it’ll be such that both can pick and choose overnights, you’re talking probably a decade plus.  There are also other options if both you don’t want to be airline pilots. Wish yall best of luck with whatever yall decide.

Married pilots

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You are getting way ahead of yourselves.  Just because you are trying to overnight in the same city doesn’t mean you’ll actually end up spending time in the same city together.  Don’t make any career decisions based on trying to overnighting in the same city. There’s no guarantee you  both even get to AA. Focus on training and get your foot in the door first. 

How do you like flying at Republic?

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I left there last year. Overall the crews were great. Work rules were fine, but they love to Uber people between bases which sucked on reserve. If you enjoy hours long ECDTs in the northeast then it’s the place for you. But I can’t in good conscience advise anyone to go there with that contract unless you intend to retire there. 

What kind of family life do pilots have?

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It depends on the people and circumstance. I moved my wife to the northeast, away from her family, and she was working remote, so that I could live in base at my regional. She was miserable. Now I am at a major, but we moved she goes into the office, has a support structure again, and has her own friends, but now I commute. Much better for us.

Domicile selection when starting at a new company

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When you show up day one you will bid for what is available. It all just depends where they need people at that time. If you're at an airline with one aircraft it is a lot easier to move bases, but if the airline has multiple aircraft that also plays a factor. It usually doesn't take too long in the grand scheme of things to get the base you want as an FO.

Stuck in the right seat..

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Stuck in the right seat..

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Those who have failed airline training in the past, what’s your career looking like now?

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Had a buddy in regional initial fail his sim ride, quit, get asked back by the company a few weeks later to retrain and finish. Passed the second time around, and is now at southwest. This was during the 2021 regional hiring boom so I wouldn’t think a company would do that these days.