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#2151
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,371
There have been alot of new hires failing at the school house. We do need pilots, but our training is no joke. Come to class with your game face on ready to play ball. The biggest area of failure is the sim......just say'n folks.
Training is no joke and is hard. It was my first 121 training and it's difficult.
Take it serious in training, have fun after IOE.
#2152
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Right seat, left seat, right seat, left seat....?
Posts: 122
Does anyone know what the attrition rate for new hire training is?
#2153
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2007
Posts: 17
I can't imagine it being too high... the local friendly neighborhood FSDO would have their heads up the training department's ass in a hurry if Eagle had consistently high training failures.
Getting people all jacked up with horror stories isn't helping anyone's cause. Sure, people don't make it from time to time, but there's usually more to the story than "they washed out".
I've been through it too. It's hard, no joke, you need to take it seriously. But I firmly believe if you come in with a good attitude and show them you want to be there, they (the training dept) will do what it takes to get you through.
Stay focused, keep your nerves in check, and keep your eye on the prize.
Getting people all jacked up with horror stories isn't helping anyone's cause. Sure, people don't make it from time to time, but there's usually more to the story than "they washed out".
I've been through it too. It's hard, no joke, you need to take it seriously. But I firmly believe if you come in with a good attitude and show them you want to be there, they (the training dept) will do what it takes to get you through.
Stay focused, keep your nerves in check, and keep your eye on the prize.
#2155
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Right seat, left seat, right seat, left seat....?
Posts: 122
I've been through it too. It's hard, no joke, you need to take it seriously. But I firmly believe if you come in with a good attitude and show them you want to be there, they (the training dept) will do what it takes to get you through.
Stay focused, keep your nerves in check, and keep your eye on the prize.
Stay focused, keep your nerves in check, and keep your eye on the prize.
I would say the training department is pretty good. I flew in the Navy for twenty years so I have a basis of comparison to some of the best training out there. Eagle is pretty good comparatively. But like many airlines, they give the minimum training possible to get one through. Cost considerations drive that obviously but I understand Eagle is a little better about providing training than some other regionals. I have no basis of comparison to other airlines though personally.
But like every airline, Eagle has it's share of policy changes and so training policies can change depending on many variables. And so the attrition rate can change with it depending on the policy du-jur. That's what I'm trying to get the feel for.
I talked with another pilot that can be considered knowledgable who related that most of the attrition for FO's at Eagle are after they get their type rating. At that point the new FO's bail to go to another airline that is paying better and/or does not have such a doom and gloom forecast from a potential divestiture.
#2159
#2160
On Reserve
Joined APC: May 2011
Posts: 11
I'd greatly appreciate any info that might be helpful for the interview process. You can shoot me an email at [email protected]
THANKS!!!!!
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