Air Wisconsin: Not for Newbies
Any one new to the airline industry; consider starting somewhere else.
You will have some surprises in training, and may not be retained by the company :
- Significant failure rate . 6 -10 out of last few classes ( seems to be students new to 121, or those who have been away from flying for an extended period.)
- inconsistent training in sim.
- long delays between extra sim sessions.
- huge variation in level of difficulty on orals / checkrides.
- Inconsistent training on IOE. diff. level of expectations ,
different techniques taught, subjective standards.
- LCA's intentionally causing extra stress, because they feel like it.
The company has hired very experienced pilots in the past, and some LCA's expect you to fly at the level of an experienced 121 pilot.
If you accept an offer, be prepared.