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Forum: Middle East
27th Feb 2017, 15:44
Replies: 53
Views: 34,995
Posted By factor-x

Wingjet is legit. I've dealt with them.

Wingjet is legit. I've dealt with them.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
26th Aug 2015, 22:33
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Tapita73

Dear Tapita73,

The fact of the matter is that your online attitude is a mirror of your true inner self.

Also, you have the right to freedom of speech while on the internet, and in Panama as...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
26th Aug 2015, 12:34
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Leave the man alone

The whole point of having freedom of speech is for the man to say whatever the hell he wants, and plus this is the internet.

Who the heck are you to say that he should be ashamed about anything. ...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
16th May 2015, 19:25
Replies: 18
Views: 8,950
Posted By factor-x

Panama or Colombia

Marry a Panamanian woman, obtain Panama citizenship and fly for Copa with 250 hours total time. Do the same thing in Colombia (much better since women are nicer) and you can fly for VivaColombia with...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
12th Apr 2015, 19:58
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About english and spanish

JQKA,

I totally agree and second your statement.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
12th Apr 2015, 03:21
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About english and spanish

Praggn,

I've personally flown with Captains that don't speak anything other than English. There's FO's and CP's from many different countries flying for CM.

There is no Spanish requirement,...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
11th Apr 2015, 13:54
Replies: 7
Views: 4,655
Posted By factor-x

About Panama

Panama uses ICAO standards for aviation. Flight time requirements however is a different story, the only ones that get hired with 250 hours are Panamanians. Foreigners need a minimum of 1000 hours +...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
11th Apr 2015, 13:49
Replies: 7
Views: 4,655
Posted By factor-x

About Panama

Someone in a previous messaged mentioned Panama. The only opportunity in Panama was/is Copa Airlines, they are no longer hiring DEC's (direct entry captains) only FO's, and upgrade priority is given...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
11th Apr 2015, 00:18
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Copa orders 61 new 737MAX'S (800 & 900)

Boeing lands blockbuster order for 61 of its 737 jets (http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/04/10/boeing-lands-blockbuster-order-for-61-boeing-737-jets/25591583/)


Boeing:...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
6th Apr 2015, 17:15
Replies: 7
Views: 4,659
Posted By factor-x

About Panama

In the Republic of Panama to fly privately, and commercially you need to have a Panamanian license if you wish to fly aircraft with Panamanian tail numbers. In essence if you wish to fly for Copa you...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
18th Mar 2015, 20:53
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Copa

One thing that you guys have to keep in mind is that this place is not perfect, build your time and get out.

Be prepared to put up with some stuff that you really should not have to put up with....
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
17th Mar 2015, 14:18
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About your incident/situation

My man, to quote Denzel Washington starring as Frank Lucas in American Gangster, "The only way to find out is to find out".


Stop being a pussy and send your stuff!
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
10th Feb 2015, 22:06
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About the Copa Recruitment process

Read all 28 pages of this thread, that's all you need to know about Copa.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
8th Feb 2015, 14:43
Replies: 9
Views: 18,000
Posted By factor-x

You need to build more time

You need to build more flight time. You need to keep trying, but unless you have 1000 hours and meet the immigration requirements of whatever country you are trying to work in it will be difficult to...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
2nd Feb 2015, 19:40
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Dear N_hernandez90

My friend, that question is hard to answer accurately. One thing that I was personally told by HR is that they receive so much documentation through email and through the website that sometimes the...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
28th Jan 2015, 18:43
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About the other Captain and the Havana flight

That captain could have handled the issue differently. There are ways to swap flights amongst crew members well in advance.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
28th Jan 2015, 18:21
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About the UNPAC list

fabricio79 (http://www.pprune.org/members/416181-fabricio79), the UNPAC list has several issues, it's incomplete, and it's not sorted properly.


Some FO's are in the same category as captains,...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
28th Jan 2015, 16:43
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

My personal opinion on the case

I personally think that there was something else going on in this case. I mean this guy is/was a new captain with the company, so he's at the bottom of the roster.


According to the memo sent by...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
28th Jan 2015, 16:22
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About the fatigued Captain

This is a communique or memo sent by UNPAC (the pilots union) on January 6 of 2015, on which it addresses the case of the Colombian captain that Saraceno mentioned, I will post the original in...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
24th Dec 2014, 03:54
Replies: 75
Views: 43,119
Posted By factor-x

The manual

I've had this happen to me, I had an "IAS disagree" message show up on my PFD right after I made the "80 knots" call out. I was flying a brand new 737 NG, by brand new I mean an NG with probably 3 or...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
24th Dec 2014, 03:35
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

The fact of the matter...

The fact of the matter is that what makes a good pilot, a good person, a good human being, is the willingness to never stop learning and also in our business in particular is a pilots attitude...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
23rd Dec 2014, 16:21
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

To SAMCA

Dear Samca, I would love to know your employee number at Copa so when I see you assigned to a flight on my GENDEC, I can tell you what an ignorant, arrogant, uneducated, impolite, racist and...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
23rd Dec 2014, 16:00
Replies: 1
Views: 3,299
Posted By factor-x

Good reading material

I fly to every single country in LATAM, and so far there's 2 countries I hate flying to, Venezuela and Argentina.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
29th Nov 2014, 17:49
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Upgrading FO's

Correct, they will upgrade FO's throughout 2015, they're not interviewing captains.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
15th Nov 2014, 11:23
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Upgrade to Captain

According to the MOV (Flight Operations Manual), you need 4,000 hours and the ATP rating, plus other additional qualifications.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
20th Oct 2014, 01:32
Replies: 2
Views: 3,603
Posted By factor-x

DHL Panama

That's correct DHL Aeroexpreso in Panama only hires Panamanians, and they have not hired anyone at all recently. Last I checked they were hiring back towards the end of 2012 and early 2013.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
4th Mar 2014, 19:02
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Panama ATPL conversion

My brother,


Yes, you are correct. It involves retaking an exact copy of the FAA ATPL written test down here. And you have to fly 3-4 hours in a Cessna 172.


The decision is really up to...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
4th Mar 2014, 02:43
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

FAA

Yes, you wanna get that. You still have to convert that here. But the Panama ATP exam is a copy of the FAA ATP. You get paid more if you have the ATPL
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
24th Feb 2014, 04:38
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

I've been type rated

Just got the "Copilot - 737" rating added to my license. Now straight to IOE!
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
29th Dec 2013, 23:55
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

COPA hiring minimums

The COPA hiring minimums are real. The hiring boom started back in 2006. I personally have many friends (both Panamanian and foreign nationals) that were hired with the minimum hours and the minimum...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
27th Dec 2013, 17:52
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Copa time to command

Time spent on the right seat before being upgraded to captain depends. In the case of Panamanians that are hired with 250 hours straight out of flight school the time to command is 5 years.


You...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
25th Dec 2013, 20:40
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Calculation

Hi,


FO's make $56 x hour. Max hours you can fly is 100 per month. So that's $5,600.


Substract government taxes and union payments and you are left with aprox. USD $5,000


Substract...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
5th Dec 2013, 15:24
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

About my interview and recruitment process

I walked into their offices on a Monday and I negotiated to have the simulator that same Wednesday, the compass test and interview on Thursday. My polygraph was the Wednesday of the following week....
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
2nd Dec 2013, 22:28
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

Working for Copa

Ex-Brazilian, you're welcome my friend. And yes, they hired me. I'm undergoing the training to fly the B737-NG.
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
2nd Dec 2013, 00:04
Replies: 699
Views: 421,588
Posted By factor-x

COPA hiring FO's

Last thing we were told is that 2 scheduled classes for early 2014 had to be put on hold because they cant seem to get enough FO's. What they are looking for is total time. Jet time is a plus but not...
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