Originally Posted by
jimpix89
Um.. yeah, thats what IOE means... initial operating experience, for new hires.
And really they should have prioritizED line check airmen, to train both new captains and first officers.
But oh yeah, proactive thinking isn't an airline mentality. At least on the operational side. Shareholders don't care about that as much, thats supplemental to the leasing side which is where the real money is made.
Captain’s undergoing upgrade must complete IOE as well…hence the question.
OO can’t simply “train” new LCAs and throw them out on the line. They must complete an observation flight with the FAA. This is not the only bottleneck but it’s part of the problem considering the FAA is a large bureaucratic agency also suffering from staffing shortfalls.
Quit and see that it’s not any different at any other regional. Every regional…and I mean every single one…is suffering the same problem. This isn’t exclusive to skywest.
Unless you have the time to move on to a ULCC (I assume you don’t considering you don’t know exactly who must undergo IOE) then waiting a little while longer is likely still your fastest route to flying a jet.
It sucks and it’s easy to blame others for an overall crappy situation that nobody likes (including management). That said, it’s a little early in your career to be carrying a chip on your shoulder or thinking a union would have solved this issue. A union would have never been able to prevent qualified pilots from moving on to better paying jobs.
There are a lot of bitter people on this forum with crap attitudes. Not having any experience with SkyWest other than training, it’s easy to think that this small group is representative of the entire pilot group. It’s not. Be patient, go do some observation flights, and be thankful that your not one of the unfortunate individuals who haven’t even started training yet.
My $.02