AC Course Date

rightsideup · Post by **rightsideup** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 2:14 pm

Anyone out there have any rumours as to when the next course at AC will start ... JS? ...

... Bueller ... Bueller ...

Cheers,
RSU

joebloggs · Post by **joebloggs** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:57 am

....and on what A/C will they be training? Seems quiet these past few days.

Det · Post by **Det** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:06 pm

joebloggs wrote:Seems quiet these past few days.

Thank goodness! (For me.) Still no PFO letter in the mail! But I tell ya... it's a long walk to the mailbox each morning!

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:53 pm

No news is good news.

Cheers.

rightsideup · Post by **rightsideup** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:06 pm

I was told in the interview that all of the next few courses will be for the Embraer 175 ... but I am sure things can change.

I have been waiting for 3+ weeks ... no PFO yet ... hopefully we will hear something soon

Cheers,
RSU

SplitS · Post by **SplitS** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:59 pm

Well atleast youve been called!!

Only thing in my mailbox are bills, bills bills....

spm · Post by **spm** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:33 pm

they mailed out letters to the new hires that will be starting on Oct 24th. they will also be running a class on Nov 7 with 19 new hires.

thats all i know.

Jaques Strappe · Post by **Jaques Strappe** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:43 pm

spm is correct.

Letters were mailed out on October 3rd to the people selected for the October 24th course, all of whom will be going on the Embraer.

Det · Post by **Det** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:07 pm

I thought they called people who they'd liked to hire?

OH I'm so confused...

Det · Post by **Det** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:46 am

SplitS wrote:Well atleast youve been called!!

Only thing in my mailbox are bills, bills bills....

Yeah, I know! Trust me... I thank my lucky stars... I'll just be happy when the wait's over!

rightsideup · Post by **rightsideup** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:59 am

Det wrote:
SplitS wrote:Well atleast youve been called!!

Only thing in my mailbox are bills, bills bills....
Yeah, I know! Trust me... I thank my lucky stars... I'll just be happy when the wait's over!

Ditto for me ...

The trip to the mailbox suddenly takes on new meaning!

RSU

fanspeed · Post by **fanspeed** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:08 am

heard the last groundschool was the last all embraer gs-will there be RP's in the next couple?

TFTMB heavy · Post by **TFTMB heavy** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:17 am

What would you prefer, Emb or RP? And why.

tripleseven · Post by **tripleseven** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:06 am

No preference for me, personally.

Jaques Strappe · Post by **Jaques Strappe** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:27 am

The next ground school is all Embraer and I would be willing to bet the next one will be too although they haven't said yet. We still have 50 deliveries coming though.

One thing to keep in mind about the RP position is that if you are awarded an RP spot on the A340, you will be on a dying airplane if the 777 deal is signed in the near future. Not usually a fun place to be.

Someone had posted a thread about the lifestyle of an RP which was very informative except for the part about logging the time. An RP does not have an endorsement so I don't see how you could log any of it. Something to think about.

TFTMB heavy · Post by **TFTMB heavy** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:51 pm

I read the info on RP on PCC, very interesting for sure.

JS, could you elaborate on having a position on dying airplane? What's the coin like for RP?

Jaques Strappe · Post by **Jaques Strappe** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:43 pm

The pay for the RP is the same as the Embraer F/O due to that dreaded pay group. I know that the MEC is looking at re-negotiating that on the 2006 wage re-opener however.

As for being on a dying airplane, the flying begins to suck real bad. The schedule goes downhill, productivety goes downhill, if you are junior you are usually the last one off because everyone senior to you has already bid the new type, therefore you have to wait to be trained. Eventually the remaining group has no schedule and everyone is on reserve doing filler type flying. Generally, it is something you want to avoid if possible.

rightsideup · Post by **rightsideup** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:44 pm

Jaques Strappe wrote:spm is correct.

Letters were mailed out on October 3rd to the people selected for the October 24th course, all of whom will be going on the Embraer.

JS ... do you know if phone calls will be made to inform of the job offer or will it be via mail?

... anxiously waiting ...
RSU

Jaques Strappe · Post by **Jaques Strappe** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:48 pm

Micheal Downey says that letters were mailed.

rightsideup · Post by **rightsideup** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:55 pm

Thanks JS ... I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Det · Post by **Det** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:00 pm

TFTMB wrote:What would you prefer, Emb or RP? And why.

Good one to ponder... I was asked that exact question in my interview.

Det · Post by **Det** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:02 pm

rightsideup wrote:JS ... do you know if phone calls will be made to inform of the job offer or will it be via mail?

What were you told in your interview, our of curiosity? I was told PFO letter in 2 to 3 weeks or job offer phone call in 4 to 6. Although I wonder if that 4 to 6 is now going to become more drawn out...?

I'd be curious to know when the folks on the next course (10/24) interviewed.

fanspeed · Post by **fanspeed** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:25 pm

I think I would prefer Embraer-just not familiar with the whole RP concept-although any foot in the door is good I guess.

twinpratts · Post by **twinpratts** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:24 pm

... if you're already at mainline... who cares if you can't log the time?

Jaques Strappe · Post by **Jaques Strappe** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:41 am

twinpratts wrote:... if you're already at mainline... who cares if you can't log the time?

Because if by some unfortunate reason, you get laid off in a year or two, you might as well have an endorsement on something with an additional 1000 hours of jet time as opposed to............. well, what you started with.