Originally Posted by
teejay
How many hours per month can you expect to fly at Great Lakes on average?
Also, are you provided housing during training?
On reserve, anywhere from 20-100 hrs. per month. Right now, probably right in the middle of that. Once holding a day flying line, figure 90 hrs/month for a conservative average.
Provided double occupancy hotel throughout training.
Originally Posted by
hotelmode
Other than very very low pay, is Great Lakes an okay company to work for?
There will be days where you are mad at the world. These for me, so far, have been far fewer than the days where I spend most of my day laughing and enjoying the job, as well as those that I have the privilege work alongside. It's a whole different mindset here in terms of management vs. pilots...
The short upgrade still exists, and that to me is worth a TON. If a short upgrade isn't of major importance to you, then I would not even think of coming here.
Originally Posted by
BURflyer
Maintenance was always a big issue also though I'm assuming lakes takes better care of their 1900s.
Not perfect, but never felt unsafe in one of our planes by any means.
Originally Posted by
Laxrox43
One of my good friends worked there, and he said that they are VERY old school - nuts and bolts ground school, and NO BULL sim training! ("Crap or get off the pot" type of training)
This is partially true, but I don't see it as anything that is over the top. If you show up to ground school and don't know how to use an RMI, enter a hold, or fly an NDB approach, study your flows, or have a good attitude when things aren't going your way, you will wash out, plain and simple...nothing out of line by any means, but it ain't easy.