Destination 225
07-02-2023, 07:58 AM
#111
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I should have been more clear in my response, as I agree 100% the schedule side of it sucked. I think in 8 weeks I got to see my family once for 1.5 days. That is unacceptable and the company should be ashamed of that. However, I thought the SIM training was good, the systems training was a waste of time as we learned everything we needed to pass the oral in private sessions with our classmates anyway. I really thought the computer room training was the biggest waste of time as you got to see everything once and then rushed to move on because they had boxes to fill.
Again, this not being my first time through one of these training events, I knew what I needed to study and what I could learn another day, so it was pretty low key for me. If this was my first 121 gig I think I would have had a much harder time with it, so best of luck to the 225 folks.
Again, this not being my first time through one of these training events, I knew what I needed to study and what I could learn another day, so it was pretty low key for me. If this was my first 121 gig I think I would have had a much harder time with it, so best of luck to the 225 folks.
07-02-2023, 09:06 AM
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They get a lot more training via D225 than a new hire. They're not exactly coming here "cold turkey." By the time they set foot here as official new hires, they will have spent something like 50-70 hours in our sims.
07-02-2023, 10:09 AM
#113
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Whippdy effing do! That’s bc they had 25 in a Seminole. Zero experience in real world flying. Let me guess you interview for the stupid 225? 50-70. I don’t think it’s that high unless it’s changed from the last 225 interview guy I spoke with. It was an additional 4 day 737 course. Again useless! Maybe they can teach them to be more comfortable when the CA has to get up and use the lav. Is it 50 or 70 hours? Because there is no way SWA is doing more than they have to. Plus that doesn't give me the feel goods when the poop hits the fan.
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07-02-2023, 11:03 AM
#114
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Whippdy effing do! That’s bc they had 25 in a Seminole. Zero experience in real world flying. Let me guess you interview for the stupid 225? 50-70. I don’t think it’s that high unless it’s changed from the last 225 interview guy I spoke with. It was an additional 4 day 737 course. Again useless! Maybe they can teach them to be more comfortable when the CA has to get up and use the lav. Is it 50 or 70 hours? Because there is no way SWA is doing more than they have to. Plus that doesn't give me the feel goods when the poop hits the fan.
07-02-2023, 11:05 AM
#115
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When did I question his experience again? Should we make this civy vs military? I can go there if you want. You might want to go back and read what was written.
07-02-2023, 11:06 AM
#116
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Who was questioning their experience? I believe the topic of that post was in regards to new hire D225
07-02-2023, 11:15 AM
#117
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I took it that he was asking RJ if he was on the Destination 225 interview team…
07-02-2023, 11:25 AM
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07-02-2023, 01:45 PM
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Whippdy effing do! That’s bc they had 25 in a Seminole. Zero experience in real world flying. Let me guess you interview for the stupid 225? 50-70. I don’t think it’s that high unless it’s changed from the last 225 interview guy I spoke with. It was an additional 4 day 737 course. Again useless! Maybe they can teach them to be more comfortable when the CA has to get up and use the lav. Is it 50 or 70 hours? Because there is no way SWA is doing more than they have to. Plus that doesn't give me the feel goods when the poop hits the fan.
The point I was trying to make was that D225 people who came straight from CFI'ing aren't like fish out of water when they first hit the sim during their initial. Chances are, they'll probably be ahead of most of their non-D225 classmates when it comes to sim. Now, how that translates onto the line... well, that remains to be seen as the first ones are starting IOE. I do know some D225 also flew 737s at Swift, and some were at various charter outfits flying bizjets.
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