Avro85

This and others are correct. By the time it sank in that the company was going to do nothing and the search by myself began in earnest the hotels made no sense with getting back to get on a flight to some place sane.

Lessons learned. Don't trust that other departments will do what they are getting paid to do. Better CRM so the captain can actually see the problem. Don't assume they can do math with time. Personal minimums on giving the company time for a plan. Make $200-$300k. All good things.

putzin

True, we don't operate like other airlines, but then again we don't file for bankruptcy every 10-15 years either. I'll find my own hotel room thank you very much.

Qotsaautopilot

Also file NCCs even if you’ve been reimbursed. The contract is only a strong as what we protect.

flensr

I did what I thought was a bunch of prep, and the question that stumped me was "why spirit". I bogged down in BS answers about how it's a "fun" company and fun and hey yellow and fun!!!!!111one. What a load of crap. Look at the investor slides and come up with an answer with some meat behind it. Right now, find that article that shows how the ULCCs are leading the post-covid recovery with seat capacity, ahead of pre-covid 2019 numbers in some markets. Spirit is a STRONG company that isn't relying on stealing market share from other companies in order to meet it's growth goals. Point THAT out while mentioning that it looks like a comfortable growth-minded place to be (with a real big-boy contract!) and a "destination" job not just a stepping stone to somewhere else, and you'll stand out. Don't EVER hint that your career goal is 777s to Europe or Japan, they're looking for quality career pilots who are interested in joining a company that is essentially printing money as fast as possible to give to it's employees while they grow as fast as they can hire. You can mention no hats and no double-breasted coats as a more comfortable workplace, but that's only part of the picture. If you can throw in how your previous instructor background may come in handy to help the company grow, that could be a big help too.

I figured this out AFTER I got hired, and realized how close I'd come to making a HUGE mistake in the interview process by not knowing what they were really looking for. Coming from a military background I had nothing to compare it to so I regurgitated their corporate branding about Spirit being a fun airline to fly on, and then pointed at my resume that showed my instructor experience. It worked, but I was lucky. A more informed approach might be better so don't fixate on the yellow fun factor. It's a ULCC that creates market share wherever they go, the company leadership is solid, and the contract proves that they value quality employees. And your experience fits right in with what will help the company keep doing its thing.

Also, the pilot group has a reputation as being good people, friendly to non-rev jumpseaters and other airline commuters. Those are the people you want to spend your BEST years with, not a bunch of egotistical goobers flying super heavy trans-continental triple whatevers.

pilotled

Is an atp with the circle to land VMC only restriction accepted?

Philknight

Yes. I have that limitation, as do many who got their ATP in a sim.

Halon1211

Just to be clear, because you got it in a sim isn’t the reason that limitation is on there...

You are allowed to do a circle to land in the sim. I have a type rating in a transport cat aircraft where I did a circle to land...therefor that limitation is not there.

some operations aren’t approved for whatever reason to do circle to land therefor they don’t do it on the type ride.

amberdash

Have you heard back from them? What did they say when you told them you couldn’t start for a while? I have a phone interview next week, won’t be able to take a class until fall. Wondering if I should delay my interview or take it and take a later class if I’m lucky enough to get a job offer.

jd1027

Actually, just heard back today and got the offer! They had no issues with me starting later in the year. The only thing is you can't schedule your logbook review until you're 60 days from starting. In the email I got today, said to expect further emails around July timeframe. I have heard that the interviews are only good for 6 months, not from a company source though. I believe my buddy there said that. Good luck, very good people to interview with!

Voski

Anyone have data as to when they’re filling class dates right now? Last I heard was May/June, possibly even July now.