"Jens Krueger" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Ron Elmer wrote:

My former
employer looked for FO's with less than 1000 total time only for the
reason
that more experienced where more difficult to adapt company procedures.
Captains where upgraded only from own FO's. This system made a high
degree
of standarisation possible.

That's certainly true at some operators.

The reason for my posting is just that I have got the opportunity to
escape
the turboprop if I show a Jet rating which one is not important.

What do you mean by "escaping" the Turboprop?
That means I look forward to upgrade into jet aircraft.
Escaping means not that I am on the run or that I dont like turboprop
flying, in fact it is very valuable flight time regarding to experience with
weather short field ops etc. but now I got the opportunity to transition to
jets so why not taking it.

As far I
was told is the reason therefore to save the touch and goes on the
rating
for the aircrafts these company operates, because the simulator is
company
paid.

That sounds a little fishy... So you are saying that they want you to
pay for a type rating, so that they can waive t&g's on your IOE? Sorry,
but that doesn't make sense to me... What kind of equipment are they
operating and where? Do they operate 121, 135 or 91?

They operate the whole Boeing line on ACMI lease contracts to Airlines all
over the world under the FAR's of the respective country and SOP's of the
operator where they leased to.

Thats why I look for such a rating quality training or not just cheap I
dont
use the rating later in that class
afterwards.

Why would you want to pay for something that you are not utilizing, just
to save the company some dollars for fuel and tires... Doesn't sound
like this company has a very high regard for crew training/proficiency.
If they treat new hires like that, what do you think how this company
operates the line, let alone recurrent training and so on... I don't
think I would want to work for such a company. I know, times are
tough...
The reason is just that they dont have the aircrafts sitting on the ramp
like flight schools the 150's to do a flight training they have the aircraft
to pull out of revenue service, much more to loose as a few dollars on fuel
and tires.

The case for me to do a quick cheap rating in any jet aircraft because it
will be my first jet rating all further ratings can then be completed in the
simulator thats the way.
Do you know a place where I can take such a rating???

Ron










Cheers,
Jens

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