Day in the life
I’m very curious to know what the experience of a new FO is like here.
Where are new hires currently getting based? (FL and AZ are both appealing states to me)
Are the trips more AM or PM?
How many changes, positive or negative, have you seen the new management make?
What was the training pipeline like for you?
Washout rate in training?
What are the travel benefits and jumpseat agreements like?
My background:
About 3200TT
about 800 multi engine turbine SIC (135 and 121)
One failed CQ at my current regional (only failed checkride ever)
Cessna 180 crash in Alaska, 2015
No degree
No DUI or criminal record
I’ve been following this forum for about a year and read the good and bad and still find myself drawn to swift. I’m at a pretty good regional right now but the cost of living in the Pacific Northwest is too high and the Q400 is a rewarding airplane to fly but it’s very difficult to build time in when half our legs are only 35 minutes long. Upgrading on either of our aircraft means being on reserve for at least 1.5 years. Some new captains are flying about 5 to 20 hours a month! My background isn’t great and I have a difficult time believing I could make it to a LCC because of my record and having only 121 turboprop time.
On paper it seems as though going to swift is more win/win than a lateral move to another regional. Would I be wrong in thinking that?
Any feedback is appreciated!