Pilots at Skywest SAN domicile
11-04-2017, 11:51 PM
#21
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11-05-2017, 12:12 AM
#22
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Thumbs up, don't bring that attitude - you'll burn/wash out quick.
11-05-2017, 06:33 AM
#23
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Any mil aviator will excel in any 121 training program if they work almost as hard as they did in the mil and check the attitude at the door, if applicable. Lot's of great dudes don't have attitudes at all, most of the very senior AC guys I work with in fact... that's how they got very senior.
A senior fighter pilot probably developed a "customer" mentality toward training and checking... if he was a wing or squadron boss, his recurrent would be gentlemen-style. Still he should know better. Although if he never flow anything but his fighter after training he may not realize that it's always hard to learn to a new airplane.
11-05-2017, 07:12 AM
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I don’t think that he would have trouble with training, I think that he would very quickly realize that this job isn’t a hobby. That there is a lot of crap that goes along with it and he would quit within a few months.
So, please don’t waste our time and money.
So, please don’t waste our time and money.
11-05-2017, 10:40 AM
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I’ve flown with a lot of military guys, and as with any other group some are good, and some are NOT good. One guy in particular needed constant supervision and assistance, despite being here over a year.
11-07-2017, 11:30 PM
#27
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Yeah... as an Air Force pilot myself who was out of the seat for 4.5 years I have to say military training prepared me well for the Skywest program because I already knew how to study in an environment like this.
That being said, if you’re not really into this as a career it’ll wear you out because it does require significant work, study and the ability to pay attention in class for 9 hours a day for 3 weeks. It’s not a cake walk for anyone, military or CFI. Just think about if it’s worth the investment if you’re doing this as a hobby. We had someone who was doing this as sort of a midlife crisis and he didn’t make it past the systems test.
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That being said, if you’re not really into this as a career it’ll wear you out because it does require significant work, study and the ability to pay attention in class for 9 hours a day for 3 weeks. It’s not a cake walk for anyone, military or CFI. Just think about if it’s worth the investment if you’re doing this as a hobby. We had someone who was doing this as sort of a midlife crisis and he didn’t make it past the systems test.
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Good points. Del Rio by the Sea was definitely no cake walk, but everything after that seem a little less painful. If I do this, then I'm definitely going to treat it like UPT.
Thanks everyone else for your replies. Really help to filter through the chaff.
01-18-2018, 08:50 AM
#28
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Gents, I see the company website has August hire FOs holding SAN. How long are they sitting reserve at SAN? Line holders, what kind of trips. How much open time is available/ actual flight hrs gained per month. SAN domicile is game changer for my situation. Although I miss out on bonus with compass in LA or NW with Horizon.
01-18-2018, 09:11 AM
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Gents, I see the company website has August hire FOs holding SAN. How long are they sitting reserve at SAN? Line holders, what kind of trips. How much open time is available/ actual flight hrs gained per month. SAN domicile is game changer for my situation. Although I miss out on bonus with compass in LA or NW with Horizon.
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