Spirit Airlines Training
08-04-2023, 11:38 AM
#771
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I was a hotel shuttle driver before joining the airlines, and I can confidently say we give 0 F's about if you tip or not. It isn't expected at all. This isn't to mention that all new pilots are millennials/gen Z, and are highly against tipping culture.
08-04-2023, 11:57 AM
#772
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Not to discredit you or anything, but you can teach a monkey to fly the airbus. It isn't rocket science. Fact of the matter is, if you come from a highly manual plane like the CRJ out of IOE, you will have absolutely no problem in the bus, and in fact you will be a better pilot than people who had the bus as their first plane.
And, if you came from a crappy training department like PSA where they fail you for any and everything, you will again, have 0 issues transitioning on the Bus.
People in Europe (and literally anywhere else outside of the USA) fly this thing with only 250 hours under their belt in a cessna. It's a very pilot-friendly plane.
And, if you came from a crappy training department like PSA where they fail you for any and everything, you will again, have 0 issues transitioning on the Bus.
People in Europe (and literally anywhere else outside of the USA) fly this thing with only 250 hours under their belt in a cessna. It's a very pilot-friendly plane.
It might be easier to manage an Airbus, but it is easier to fly a Boeing.
08-04-2023, 12:02 PM
#773
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I am a geezer, and I am against tipping. But I tip, because shafting the guy counting on tips because you are a cheap @$$ does not change anything. Want to get rid of tipping? call your congressman. I pay for dinner/drinks for every FO, unless they don't tip.
08-04-2023, 01:54 PM
#774
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I have to counter telling new guys to tip. Flown with plenty CA that didn’t tip, in fact my last one was the only one not to on my last trip when we had our FAs with us. If you want to do it do it. I wouldn’t call it necessary but I do it to show some gratitude for showing up on time and grabbing my bag for me. They aren’t drawing a living off a $1 tip. I even had a driver specifically say he wouldn’t accept a tip because he just charges the company what he expects for the ride.
08-04-2023, 02:41 PM
#775
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I have to counter telling new guys to tip. Flown with plenty CA that didn’t tip, in fact my last one was the only one not to on my last trip when we had our FAs with us. If you want to do it do it. I wouldn’t call it necessary but I do it to show some gratitude for showing up on time and grabbing my bag for me. They aren’t drawing a living off a $1 tip. I even had a driver specifically say he wouldn’t accept a tip because he just charges the company what he expects for the ride.
Average unskilled is $16. I would say an extra 50% would motivate me.
08-04-2023, 02:47 PM
#776
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yeah but then again for the ones that show up 25 minutes late and are generally unpleasant and don’t help with bags I’ll keep my $1 and give it to the next guy who deserves some appreciation
08-04-2023, 03:16 PM
#777
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Chances are it is because they have 1 driver and offer trips to the mall too.. Sticking it to the dude on min wages trying to make a living is not the answer. And if he was 25 minutes late you should have been in an expensed cab already.
08-04-2023, 03:42 PM
#778
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Joined APC: Aug 2008
Posts: 770
Not to discredit you or anything, but you can teach a monkey to fly the airbus. It isn't rocket science. Fact of the matter is, if you come from a highly manual plane like the CRJ out of IOE, you will have absolutely no problem in the bus, and in fact you will be a better pilot than people who had the bus as their first plane.
And, if you came from a crappy training department like PSA where they fail you for any and everything, you will again, have 0 issues transitioning on the Bus.
People in Europe (and literally anywhere else outside of the USA) fly this thing with only 250 hours under their belt in a cessna. It's a very pilot-friendly plane.
And, if you came from a crappy training department like PSA where they fail you for any and everything, you will again, have 0 issues transitioning on the Bus.
People in Europe (and literally anywhere else outside of the USA) fly this thing with only 250 hours under their belt in a cessna. It's a very pilot-friendly plane.
08-04-2023, 03:43 PM
#779
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not sticking it to anyone. This is the tipping culture people don’t like. I tip for good and prompt service provided to me. Tipping as if I’m supposed to supplement their wage because their employer doesn’t pay enough is where I draw a line. If others feel the need to tip every person who makes less than them more power to ya.
08-04-2023, 04:00 PM
#780
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not sticking it to anyone. This is the tipping culture people don’t like. I tip for good and prompt service provided to me. Tipping as if I’m supposed to supplement their wage because their employer doesn’t pay enough is where I draw a line. If others feel the need to tip every person who makes less than them more power to ya.
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