Big Decision to Make
09-26-2017, 11:21 AM
#93
Line Holder
Joined APC: Aug 2017
Posts: 37
It isn’t difficult if you prepare and have a basic grasp on the idea or crew coordination and standardized flying.
As we hire more low time pilots with less experience in the above mentioned areas, failures are on the rise.
It’s not even a knock on the guys we hire, they are lambs being led to slaughter because some are simply over their head from the start and don’t even realize it.
Spirit doesn’t care; they will cast a larger net, catching more low experience/time pilots, failures will rise and careers will get pink slips/121 failures on their records; and the big yellow machine keeps trucking with little regard.
As we hire more low time pilots with less experience in the above mentioned areas, failures are on the rise.
It’s not even a knock on the guys we hire, they are lambs being led to slaughter because some are simply over their head from the start and don’t even realize it.
Spirit doesn’t care; they will cast a larger net, catching more low experience/time pilots, failures will rise and careers will get pink slips/121 failures on their records; and the big yellow machine keeps trucking with little regard.
09-27-2017, 05:48 AM
#94
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 323
I agree, I would add that it helps to be good with systems since our system instruction is fairly limited, and the Bus is a "system-oriented" airplane. This is why I'm interested in specifically Airbus failure rates at other carriers.
09-27-2017, 09:03 AM
#95
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Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 733
The washout rate at Allegiant is almost non existent, and we share the same training center with Spirit in LAS. Our training is also extremely reliant on pilots self studying and self teaching, but our program is longer. Our new hires get 30 days of indoc/ground school, then 10 sessions in an FTD, then 5 sims. I'll let the Spirit guys describe their training, but my understanding is that it's significantly shorter.
09-27-2017, 11:53 AM
#96
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2016
Posts: 612
The washout rate at Allegiant is almost non existent, and we share the same training center with Spirit in LAS. Our training is also extremely reliant on pilots self studying and self teaching, but our program is longer. Our new hires get 30 days of indoc/ground school, then 10 sessions in an FTD, then 5 sims. I'll let the Spirit guys describe their training, but my understanding is that it's significantly shorter.
09-27-2017, 06:08 PM
#97
Cactus Aviator
Joined APC: Nov 2005
Position: Learning to fly with my left hand.
Posts: 250
4 sim sessions only? Wow, that's gotta be a fire hose for a new hire. I'm currently going through upgrade training on the bus at AA and it's 10 sim sessions and 9 ground school FTD sessions. And that's after 28 hours of self paced systems knowledge learning on the company iPad app before you even show up to the school house.
09-27-2017, 07:09 PM
#99
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Posts: 222
4 sim sessions only? Wow, that's gotta be a fire hose for a new hire. I'm currently going through upgrade training on the bus at AA and it's 10 sim sessions and 9 ground school FTD sessions. And that's after 28 hours of self paced systems knowledge learning on the company iPad app before you even show up to the school house.
That's because you have a training program. We have a checking program
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