Tanker-driver

Can anyone from the June class speak to the training experience so far? Just looking for the basics: Training pay/per diem, length of indoc vs. sims, quality of the hotel, is a car needed?, etc.

Thanks,

TD

Anc74

I heard little jerry was there rubbing one out every time at ups plane taxied by.

UPSpilott

Not trying to be negative, just trying to mentally prepare you for things to come. There isn't a damn thing at UPS that is quality. That goes for both employees and customers.

What's his face that got furloughed from USAIR in the 1990's says it best: Expectation Zero.

Learn it. Live it. Tell it!

Pilot7576

Tanker-driver,

He isn't trying to be negative, that is just his nature. Some people are condemned to spend the rest of their lives complaining about something...anything.

If past practice holds up, ups pays hotel and perdiem in training. You will probably need a car (or your sim partner) to get back and forth to the training center. Hotel vans are notoriously unreliable for time critical runs.

There are two bus sims and having never been in them, I will guess the quality is equal to the 75 and 76 sims on property. Great visual but I don't think the sims have the fidelity to control inputs that the aircraft offers.

The instructors, you will find, will bend over backwards to get you through the program...it's not at all confrontational or "bet your ticket" for training.

Until a new hire chimes in, I hope this helps you form a picture of the new hire training.

Cheers,

Pilot7576

UPSpilott

Now thats an understatement of the century!!

Didnt UPS employ a pilot for 20 years who failed her FO upgrade 7 times?

You can bet there no such thing as "bet your ticket" ride at UPS

Jetjok

What do you expect from someone hired with 75 hours of C-152 time? Besides 8 is a charm. Wasn't she the one who maxed out all the boxes on the political correctness form? She's part of what makes UPS what it is today.

MEMbrain

Is she the one that blew all the tires on the 727, by landing with her feet on the brakes, during one of her many copilot upgrade attempts?

UPSFO4LIFE

I do have to say that almost all of my training at UPS has been pretty good. All of the IPA guys are top notch and most of the managers I have dealt with have been low key as well.

Jetjok

Hopefully it's the same way at all airlines, because it's in the best interests of both the company as well as the individual pilot, to get through training and start being productive on the line. Going in with a great attitude helps too, especially if you need extra training. Stuff we all know.

UPSpilott

I bet you wanted to say this too after BT's latest video?

"We have a massive fight on our hands". Statement straight from the association's leader. I guess it's not so rosy around here?