Twin TBProp or Regional Jet? - Page 2

4loren · 12-12-2003, 12:57 AM

:roll: Well, we've made our decision. After an intense week of debating our (hopeful) future life, we're stickin with the turboprop. I was all for the RJ since it would leave no question of eventually leading to the majors. But the monetary loss (newark is expensive!), ~5 year upgrade time, and continued long distance relationship are just too much sacrifice.

Hopefully, if everything goes to plan he will upgrade soon in the turboprop, and we will then move on to a major in a couple of years. Or if the majors won't take the TT time we'll move to another Regional.

Thanks to everyone who posted, this really helped.

4loren · 12-12-2003, 01:01 AM

[quote:0a1c49cb4d="Kristie"]what is glass cockpit time?[/quote:0a1c49cb4d]

'Nitendo Pilots' looks like they are playing a video game.

Barbara · 12-12-2003, 11:44 AM

Glad you guys made your decision. Sounds like it wasn't made lightly, and you have a big picture plan to follow. Keep to it, and try not to question yourselves as time goes on. It's really easy to wonder (a couple years after the fact) if you made the right choice. Really easy, especially in a strange, wonderful, unpredictable, unforgiving, ever changing environment like Aviation.

Nintendo game, that's funny. At my recent former place of employment, new hire dispatchers are put into the same ground school as new hire pilots, and we heard the same thing form the avionics instructor. Makes me wonder if these glass cockpit pilots don't wish they sometimes had a "Shoot Missle" button, when flying

(I mean that in a very ill-timed humor, non-terrorist kind of way!)

aalmiss · 12-15-2003, 02:37 PM

[quote:1728cfae78="4loren"]
'Nitendo Pilots' looks like they are playing a video game.[/quote:1728cfae78]

Sometimes a bit more instruction might be needed...

[img:1728cfae78]http://welcomeaboard.20m.com/airline_cockpit_up_down.jpg[/img:1728cfae78]

12-12-2003, 12:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
4loren Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Twin TBProp or Regional Jet? :roll: Well, we've made our decision. After an intense week of debating our (hopeful) future life, we're stickin with the turboprop. I was all for the RJ since it would leave no question of eventually leading to the majors. But the monetary loss (newark is expensive!), ~5 year upgrade time, and continued long distance relationship are just too much sacrifice. Hopefully, if everything goes to plan he will upgrade soon in the turboprop, and we will then move on to a major in a couple of years. Or if the majors won't take the TT time we'll move to another Regional. Thanks to everyone who posted, this really helped.

12-12-2003, 01:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
4loren Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Twin TBProp or Regional Jet? [quote:0a1c49cb4d="Kristie"]what is glass cockpit time?[/quote:0a1c49cb4d] 'Nitendo Pilots' looks like they are playing a video game.

12-12-2003, 11:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
Barbara Jetgirls Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 106 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Twin TBProp or Regional Jet? Glad you guys made your decision. Sounds like it wasn't made lightly, and you have a big picture plan to follow. Keep to it, and try not to question yourselves as time goes on. It's really easy to wonder (a couple years after the fact) if you made the right choice. Really easy, especially in a strange, wonderful, unpredictable, unforgiving, ever changing environment like Aviation. Nintendo game, that's funny. At my recent former place of employment, new hire dispatchers are put into the same ground school as new hire pilots, and we heard the same thing form the avionics instructor. Makes me wonder if these glass cockpit pilots don't wish they sometimes had a "Shoot Missle" button, when flying (I mean that in a very ill-timed humor, non-terrorist kind of way!)

12-15-2003, 02:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
aalmiss Jetgirls Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft Worth area Posts: 68 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Twin TBProp or Regional Jet? [quote:1728cfae78="4loren"] 'Nitendo Pilots' looks like they are playing a video game.[/quote:1728cfae78] Sometimes a bit more instruction might be needed... [img:1728cfae78]http://welcomeaboard.20m.com/airline_cockpit_up_down.jpg[/img:1728cfae78]

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