Originally Posted by
Jp8burner
I feel like there's something missing in the delay explanation. As a July CJO, already AK told us he was aware of the sim/flow challenges that would slow OTS starts. With that, he also said Dec/Jan probable starts and hinted that perhaps it would get better. Now the projections seem far worse (3-5 months after that) - but I don't understand what additional factors have slowed things down from what he already knew. I wonder if this is going to result in guys bailing for other CJOs. I am very fortunate in being in a position to wait for Delta, but I wonder about the folks without paychecks/savings being able to wait out this long.
Really I'm just ****ed that the delay's not over the summer when I can really enjoy the time off. Oh, and the money!
Delta traditionally slows down training for the summer flying, so in addition to the down sims, all the current pilots holding bids requiring training, but still in their prior categories are starting to filter into the training house. Those guys have to be trained first. Plus side, if you get paired with a captain, you get the better sim times!