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Old 08-10-2014, 05:00 AM
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Is all q400 initial trng done ind PDX?
Ground school is done in PDX, sim is in SEA.
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Old 08-10-2014, 09:09 AM
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Does everyone do the sim at the interview or does it depend on your background(121 mil etc). Saw a post from a few months ago that referenced this just curious for SA purposes.
It depends. Back when I went through we all had to do the sim. It seems recently that the ticket to avoiding it is a bunch of recent 121 time.
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To answer some of the questions that were unanswered a bit ago, I applied almost exactly one week ago, and just got a call earlier today for an interview on Aug 26th. Also, I live in PHX, and was wondering if anyone had any opinions/experience commuting from here to any of those Oregon/WA bases
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Old 08-12-2014, 05:38 PM
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To answer some of the questions that were unanswered a bit ago, I applied almost exactly one week ago, and just got a call earlier today for an interview on Aug 26th. Also, I live in PHX, and was wondering if anyone had any opinions/experience commuting from here to any of those Oregon/WA bases
You'd have a better QOL at Mesa not commuting. Why would you want to go to Horizon if you weren't going to move to the pacific NW?
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Originally Posted by flyerboy
To answer some of the questions that were unanswered a bit ago, I applied almost exactly one week ago, and just got a call earlier today for an interview on Aug 26th. Also, I live in PHX, and was wondering if anyone had any opinions/experience commuting from here to any of those Oregon/WA bases
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You'd have a better QOL at Mesa not commuting. Why would you want to go to Horizon if you weren't going to move to the pacific NW?
I was thinking the same thing. I also think it's funny that QX is recruiting at job fairs in DFW and ATL.... seems like it would be a hard sell to somebody in those areas.
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Commuting out of PHX will suck. I spent two days trying to get my wife out of there one time.

Every time I've traveled to PHX, I've been deep in the standby list and had to ride in the jump.
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I'm planning on moving to the Pacific Northwest in about a year, to wherever I would get based. Is commuting for a year unbearable?

Also, I'm not sure how I feel about Mesa. From what research I've done and what I've read I think I'd prefer Horizon. Isn't the pay at horizon better than most other regionals? And assuming I live where I'm based, I feel QX is what I'm looking for.
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Originally Posted by flyerboy
I'm planning on moving to the Pacific Northwest in about a year, to wherever I would get based. Is commuting for a year unbearable?

Also, I'm not sure how I feel about Mesa. From what research I've done and what I've read I think I'd prefer Horizon. Isn't the pay at horizon better than most other regionals? And assuming I live where I'm based, I feel QX is what I'm looking for.
Pay at QX is slightly better than most regionals, yes. Upgrade at Mesa is way shorter. If I were you, I'd do the math of 2nd year captain pay at Mesa vs. QX FO pay.

Commuting for a year is possible, but not enjoyable. Most trips aren't commutable.
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Pay at QX is slightly better than most regionals, yes. Upgrade at Mesa is way shorter. If I were you, I'd do the math of 2nd year captain pay at Mesa vs. QX FO pay.

Commuting for a year is possible, but not enjoyable. Most trips aren't commutable.
If you are planning on moving to PNW have you thought about Compass? They're plenty of rumors about them opening a SEA base. Worst case you could commute to LAX which wouldn't be nearly as difficult as some of QX's outstations on busy days.
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