Originally Posted by
bradthepilot
I was talking with friend this weekend who mentioned that the washout rate for new hires at his regional is on the order of 20% or so. Is this typical across regionals? What are some typical reasons?
I was suprised to hear it if only because it would seem to indicate that either the interview process was flawed or or that they are taking anyone who meets the mins and figuring it out during training/OE. I'm guessing the latter, as a 20% washout rate in any other industry would be seen as wasteful and point to an interview process in dire need of overhaul.
Every regional will have a washouts. The interview is not a way to weed people out for the most part. It's more of a formality to see if you'll fit into company culture and if you'll play nice with others and to see if you're a semi smart guy with some airplane knowledge. Some guys just can't handle part 121 pace, they are usually the guys who are making career changes after sitting in a office for 20 years and part time instructing usually just giving the monthly BFR to crop dusters. Those are the guys that struggle. Every industry has a washouts. Mostly comes down to the attitude you wanna bring to training. Wanna goof off and party every day or do you willing to sit down and study every day like its the day before finals for 6-10 weeks?