dmncnpilot

Damn! I thought my cover was blown

CaptainCarl

Anybody know who that nancy33 guy is? How 'bout Propspilot?

dmncnpilot

Nancy is a girls name, so I think he's a her and she's 33 y/o?

boeingsky

Hey guys. Have an interview with silver scdugled and was hoping to get a few questions answered. Surprised to see a 6k signing bonus. Tips to pass the interview? How are the flight benefits, talked to one captain and he did not know, Upgrade time still 1.5 years? How hard is it to get Clarksburg as a base? I live in WV. How is training? Yes i know their is a lot of studying involved, I know 121 training programs pretty well but some companies are worse than others. Some are impossible and some help you to learn. Please give me a extensive recall of training. What is it like to work for silver? Yes all regionals could be better i know, however other than staffing problems i have not heard anything mortally bad about Silver. Looks like a nice place to stay at while building time and the 2 pilots that i have had a chance to jumpseat with were over all happy. I appreciate any and all info, interview tips, ect. Thanks to all and happy flying.

Cruz5350

O boy this should be fun.... Just read back on all the posts from the last 6 months that'll give you a good idea how it is over there. People wouldn't be bailing left and right if it was such a stellar place.

boeingsky

I understand that a lot of people are leaving but for better options. Like i said that any regional has it faults but as long as they aren't forging duty times on pilots paperwork and shady stuff like. Whats the place like? I have looked back about 10 pages on the forum and have not found anything to valuable. So just to refresh the thread for us looking for jobs, any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks

BaronRouge380

Anybody knows who this ex waterskier is?
By the way, why did you stop water skiing for this?

tom11011

What's important to you when analyzing a perspective new airline you are considering working for? I think if you answer those questions you might get a worthwhile response. For example, how would you rank the following in order of most important?

Domiciles
Upgrade time
money
per diem
quality of life
reserve schedule
scheduling
hotels / accommodations
jump seating
travel benefits
401k
health insurance
maintenance
training
equipment
growth plans and potential
management personnel
union v management cooperation

I think you are likely to find that there might be a regional or two (or more) that does a little better than Silver for many of the items listed here, just by the shear size of the airline alone. However, you might find Silver excels in one particular area better than another airline and maybe that one thing is really important to you such as a domicile.

Your best bet is to probably make another post asking for the opinions of pilots who have only been on the property for less than 6 months to see how they feel about their decision.

Or, you could just say who cares, take the job, get 6 months in and move on to greener pastures.

Any and all are valid ways of doing this.

Cruz5350

If a pilot leaves Silver for what you call "better options" why don't you explore those airlines as well? Your experience will make you a shoe in at any of them. You won't be upgrading in 1.5 yrs most likely and 2nd yr pay isn't stellar. Plan on 2k a month take home on 2nd yr that's what I averaged without paying into their health insurance or 401k. The only reason you'd go to Silver is if you live in one of the Saab bases.

boeingsky

Well to give you more info about me I live in Morgantown so easy commute even to Dulles. I am ATP rated with 135 experience. I was in training for Republic on the e170 175 190. Awesome plane however coming from what i was flying it was a big step. I and 8 other people needed an extra sim at the very end of training to pass the ride. This was due partly because of the horrific training program they slapped together and parley due to what i have flown in the past ( all very old aircraft) . The company did not want to give us a a extra sim and at the time all of us needed our ATP ride. Due the the government august deadline ( at the time) they were cramming in line FOs to get their ATP. So any one that needed an extra ride, or ATP ride (we had to do a separate ATP ride unlike most operators) they ended up just letting us all go. So now i have a 121 failure on my pria check, but have never failed a check ride or any training event. Even did my oral their. So now i am limited to certain airlines to get past this event. Basically i am limited now to Silver and Piedmont. I like Silver a lot and think it would be great for building time. Piedmont has rumors about a worse training program than Republic and I sure do not want to shoot my self in the foot with that. Basically what i need is a 121 job with a decent training program that is easy to commute to. Silver fits the bill. Pay seems average and the planes, I will have no trouble mastering. Thanks for the info guys. Keep it coming.