Originally Posted by
airlinepilotguy
How hard is it to become apart of a Chief Pilot's Office or apart of Pilot Recruitment within the first two years of being a pilot at SkyWest? Is it possible? How long would a pilot have to be at SkyWest in order to obtain one of those opportunities?
Chief pilot itself is many years, same for assistant chief etc, flight operations supervisors just hired in Chicago are senior and experienced captains (have to act as chief pilot so makes sense). Recruitment last year supposedly had 700 apps and took 30. Best option starting out is being involved in forums and getting Sapa rep in my opinion, that could lead to more company related things. Another option is FO instructor, but that only helps if you don't need flight hours.