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Old 08-06-2017, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Day4mx View Post
Always very accommodating. Been in the jumpseat more than I care to admit. Always nice crews. Good looking flight attendants as well.
I've worked at OO for 3 years and I think I've met perhaps 3 cute FAs....

Glad we're helping you out on your commute! Welcome anytime. As for the other poster who says OO crews are rude, I'm sorry... That's certainly not been my experience. Unless he's riding with a lot of SLC crews. Some of those dudes are a bit odd.
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Old 08-07-2017, 11:04 AM
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9 starting Indoc today. Every class from now on will have 24. Heard 23 already for Aug 20th. No shortage of applicants.
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Old 08-07-2017, 01:08 PM
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9 starting Indoc today. Every class from now on will have 24. Heard 23 already for Aug 20th. No shortage of applicants.
Any idea where these guys are coming from? Mostly CFIs or people with prior 121 experience?
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Old 08-07-2017, 04:32 PM
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Any idea where these guys are coming from? Mostly CFIs or people with prior 121 experience?
I doubt anyone with 121 time would come to Air Wisconsin until they start seeing the Upgrade time drop, not just talk of it dropping.

Be a great place for Military folks to stay current while waiting for a mainline job and a great opportunity for CFI's to gain experience since Wisconsin offers good pay and bennies.
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Old 08-07-2017, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by billyho View Post
I doubt anyone with 121 time would come to Air Wisconsin until they start seeing the Upgrade time drop, not just talk of it dropping.

Be a great place for Military folks to stay current while waiting for a mainline job and a great opportunity for CFI's to gain experience since Wisconsin offers good pay and bennies.
Surprisingly we've had several come from (and or back from) several 121 regionals and one from Spirit.

But you're right a majority are Military ORF based pilots and people of various part 91 backgrounds.

Edit: also welcome back. You've stayed dormant for quite a while. How was hibernation?
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Old 08-07-2017, 05:15 PM
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The Aug 6 class has a pretty diverse background. A Navy pilot, 2 Expressjet guys, a few 135 guys, an aerobatic pilot, and a couple of experienced CFIs. None of the stereotypical "minimum time" CFIs...
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Old 08-07-2017, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by billyho View Post
I doubt anyone with 121 time would come to Air Wisconsin until they start seeing the Upgrade time drop, not just talk of it dropping.

Be a great place for Military folks to stay current while waiting for a mainline job and a great opportunity for CFI's to gain experience since Wisconsin offers good pay and bennies.
Welcome back Billyho
We missed picking on you.
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Old 08-07-2017, 07:27 PM
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We're getting several 121 guys as stated and I also heard a spirit guy. Also talking with recruiters and others in the hiring/training department have said the quality of applicants has dramatically increased. This leads me to believe we won't see the high wash out rates.
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Old 08-08-2017, 02:29 AM
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The spirit guy didn't leave spirit to come here. Let's not make it sound like he had a choice in the matter.
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Old 08-08-2017, 03:56 AM
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The spirit guy didn't leave spirit to come here. Let's not make it sound like he had a choice in the matter.
So you're saying he didn't want to leave the Airbus and Spirit to come to the bottom of a Regional Seniority list and fly a RJ for the Regionals while taking a pay cut?
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