Southwest Hiring Info 2016
10-02-2016, 10:26 AM
#2511
Strike averted!
Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: B737
Posts: 3,815
I am in the class right now that just started Monday, and we are not down 11 people. There are 24 of us in class each day including some new instructors coming through and several returning crew members and an AirTran conversion. The new training footprint is going to be a good thing for people with checkride anxiety as it gets the oral over at around week three, but I do believe it opens the fire hose up a little earlier. Six days a week the first two weeks. I am very glad to be here and the company has treated us wonderfully.
For what it's worth the class break down of new hires is about 13-5 mil to civ. A good spread of fighter, transports,tankers, regional,freight and corporate. goodluck to anyone trying to get on now. I think it's a great time to get over here and I would like some more people below me on the list.
For what it's worth the class break down of new hires is about 13-5 mil to civ. A good spread of fighter, transports,tankers, regional,freight and corporate. goodluck to anyone trying to get on now. I think it's a great time to get over here and I would like some more people below me on the list.
10-02-2016, 11:46 AM
#2512
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2014
Posts: 190
Thanks for squashing that stupid rumor. Let us know how the new training footprint goes. The old one was bad for your liver. 4 weeks of doing basically nothing and then two weeks of firehose. Sounds like they are spreading out the pain and hopefully incorporating more procedural training and actual line experience, not some 75 year old guy who flew blimps and has never flown a transport aircraft (yes, it's true) teaching me how to do a V1 cut.
10-02-2016, 11:54 AM
#2513
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,715
Nice guy, great stories, love the shirts, no place in a 121 training center.
I am actually glad they are slowly involving actual line pilots in the training. It is sorely needed.
10-02-2016, 08:08 PM
#2514
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2015
Posts: 20
This^^^. I had him as my sim instructor, although he was nice it was soooo painful. Always took the full 2 hours for a debriefing and he could have said all the same stuff in 5 minutes.
10-08-2016, 02:08 PM
#2517
Strike averted!
Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: B737
Posts: 3,815
Have your logbook up to date. Tab your 1000TPIC, type ratings, etc.
Make a simple spreadsheet detailing your last 5 years of flight time year by year.
Relax, and be yourself. It's your job to lose.
Good luck.
10-09-2016, 11:39 AM
#2518
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 11
Pay attention to the emails they send next. It will detail what to bring/fill out/etc.
Have your logbook up to date. Tab your 1000TPIC, type ratings, etc.
Make a simple spreadsheet detailing your last 5 years of flight time year by year.
Relax, and be yourself. It's your job to lose.
Good luck.
Have your logbook up to date. Tab your 1000TPIC, type ratings, etc.
Make a simple spreadsheet detailing your last 5 years of flight time year by year.
Relax, and be yourself. It's your job to lose.
Good luck.
Question for you about the last 5 years. Is that just Total Time or other times as well? Also, do they want the time for ex. 01/2015-12/2015 for each year up to 5 years back or is it more of your last logbook entry look back 12 months and so forth to 5 years?
10-09-2016, 01:19 PM
#2519
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: C195 Left/B737 Right
Posts: 27
Thanks man.
Question for you about the last 5 years. Is that just Total Time or other times as well? Also, do they want the time for ex. 01/2015-12/2015 for each year up to 5 years back or is it more of your last logbook entry look back 12 months and so forth to 5 years?
Question for you about the last 5 years. Is that just Total Time or other times as well? Also, do they want the time for ex. 01/2015-12/2015 for each year up to 5 years back or is it more of your last logbook entry look back 12 months and so forth to 5 years?
Good luck!
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