Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

I did have a newhire in the jumpseat who spent 10 years at Skywest... only had one rec. He wasn't a check airman, but had plenty of jet PIC. I finally nailed it down how he got the call: He had started a program in his home town where he (and a few others) gave at risk youth private pilot ground school. At the culmination of the program, they took the students flying in a 172. Pretty cool, and he really set himself apart doing that. Take notes!