Silver Airways
11-10-2016, 07:29 AM
#6212
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2015
Posts: 20
Jets, that's all we know. Jets are coming. It's been hinted that they'll be CRJs and our new DO is a CRJ guy. Other than that, no clue.
And yes, all day trips out of Florida. That has its pros and cons.
Pros: You come home every day. Since all of the pairings are just 1 day trips, it offers a lot more flexibility to change your schedule around.
Cons: No per diem, our per diem starts at 9hrs. Impossible to commute to. Well, not impossible but they've made it extremely difficult as no one wants to spend 15 - 20 nights a month in a crash pad.
As a matter of fact, there will be a small exodus of IAD pilots that are jumping ship come January. Most are commuters and a few live in base. I'll be among one of those.
And yes, all day trips out of Florida. That has its pros and cons.
Pros: You come home every day. Since all of the pairings are just 1 day trips, it offers a lot more flexibility to change your schedule around.
Cons: No per diem, our per diem starts at 9hrs. Impossible to commute to. Well, not impossible but they've made it extremely difficult as no one wants to spend 15 - 20 nights a month in a crash pad.
As a matter of fact, there will be a small exodus of IAD pilots that are jumping ship come January. Most are commuters and a few live in base. I'll be among one of those.
11-10-2016, 08:51 AM
#6213
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 371
Jets, that's all we know. Jets are coming. It's been hinted that they'll be CRJs and our new DO is a CRJ guy. Other than that, no clue.
And yes, all day trips out of Florida. That has its pros and cons.
Pros: You come home every day. Since all of the pairings are just 1 day trips, it offers a lot more flexibility to change your schedule around.
Cons: No per diem, our per diem starts at 9hrs. Impossible to commute to. Well, not impossible but they've made it extremely difficult as no one wants to spend 15 - 20 nights a month in a crash pad.
As a matter of fact, there will be a small exodus of IAD pilots that are jumping ship come January. Most are commuters and a few live in base. I'll be among one of those.
And yes, all day trips out of Florida. That has its pros and cons.
Pros: You come home every day. Since all of the pairings are just 1 day trips, it offers a lot more flexibility to change your schedule around.
Cons: No per diem, our per diem starts at 9hrs. Impossible to commute to. Well, not impossible but they've made it extremely difficult as no one wants to spend 15 - 20 nights a month in a crash pad.
As a matter of fact, there will be a small exodus of IAD pilots that are jumping ship come January. Most are commuters and a few live in base. I'll be among one of those.
11-10-2016, 12:58 PM
#6215
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2015
Posts: 20
They'd be stupid not to be hiring. Classes have been at 10 - 15 people these last couple of months. However the December class has a lot fewer students. Probably because of the holidays.
Training is well put together, if you pay attention and study in the evenings you'll do well.
4 - 6 weeks of ground and 2 - 4 weeks of sims. Both are in South Florida. If you have any specific questions about training feel free to PM me, or just post here.
Training is well put together, if you pay attention and study in the evenings you'll do well.
4 - 6 weeks of ground and 2 - 4 weeks of sims. Both are in South Florida. If you have any specific questions about training feel free to PM me, or just post here.
11-10-2016, 01:32 PM
#6216
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 371
I sent in a resume a couple weeks ago and never heard anything other than a form letter email acknowledgement. Depending on your browser format there was another person a page back who experienced likewise. Now whether or not my resume is actually competitive or not... 
In any event, if they are just backed up, busy or otherwise I will continue trying to be patient to hear something back from Silver...
Meanwhile, I have three interviews in the next week... sooo... hopefully they don't take too long to respond
In any event, if they are just backed up, busy or otherwise I will continue trying to be patient to hear something back from Silver...
Meanwhile, I have three interviews in the next week... sooo... hopefully they don't take too long to respond
11-15-2016, 07:23 PM
#6218
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2015
Posts: 20
You'll be working 2 - 5 days in a row with 2 - 4 days off in between.
11-15-2016, 11:25 PM
#6219
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: DiverDriver
Posts: 315
Thanks for the info. A few more questions, what's the longest flight in the system, what's the average flight, how many legs a day on average? Is there a rough show time for am/pm flying? I would assume you would need to live fairly close to the airport, having to drive to and from work daily, days on end. What's the most current news on which base is junior/senior and how long to hold? What's current reserve time? Thanks again!
11-16-2016, 05:20 AM
#6220
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2015
Posts: 20
Thanks for the info. A few more questions, what's the longest flight in the system, what's the average flight, how many legs a day on average?
Longest go to Orlando to Pensacola, Jacksonville to Nassau, and now I think we've got Lauderdale to Santiago, Cuba. Those are all in the low 2 hour range.
Average is a tough one to pick out, I'd say anywhere from 1 hour to 1.5.
Legs per day depend on your base. I can't speak for many of the FL bases because I'm IAD based. I know that they do somewhere between 3 and 6 per day mostly.
Is there a rough show time for am/pm flying?
AM is typically 6ish, PM is in the early afternoon, 1pm or 2pm sometimes later.
I would assume you would need to live fairly close to the airport, having to drive to and from work daily, days on end.
Yes.
What's the most current news on which base is junior/senior and how long to hold?
It's all changing at lightspeed right now. It's impossible for me to answer this question.
For FOs, Dulles has typically always been our junior base, Fort Lauderdale is the senior base. However, Dulles is closing and they're preparing to move us and shift us around to the different bases as necessary. They want 27 FOs in FLL and 19 in MCO and in TPA.
What's current reserve time?
Current reserve time varies from base to base. Again, it's difficult to say right now until staffing per base settles down. I'd ask this question again in mid January.
Thanks again!
Longest go to Orlando to Pensacola, Jacksonville to Nassau, and now I think we've got Lauderdale to Santiago, Cuba. Those are all in the low 2 hour range.
Average is a tough one to pick out, I'd say anywhere from 1 hour to 1.5.
Legs per day depend on your base. I can't speak for many of the FL bases because I'm IAD based. I know that they do somewhere between 3 and 6 per day mostly.
Is there a rough show time for am/pm flying?
AM is typically 6ish, PM is in the early afternoon, 1pm or 2pm sometimes later.
I would assume you would need to live fairly close to the airport, having to drive to and from work daily, days on end.
Yes.
What's the most current news on which base is junior/senior and how long to hold?
It's all changing at lightspeed right now. It's impossible for me to answer this question.
For FOs, Dulles has typically always been our junior base, Fort Lauderdale is the senior base. However, Dulles is closing and they're preparing to move us and shift us around to the different bases as necessary. They want 27 FOs in FLL and 19 in MCO and in TPA.
What's current reserve time?
Current reserve time varies from base to base. Again, it's difficult to say right now until staffing per base settles down. I'd ask this question again in mid January.
Thanks again!
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