Military Rotor Transition Program
#11
The way the recruiter explained it is pretty much industry standard. Unless you get minimum guarantee for the entire year, wage x 1000 is a quick estimate. Most places you will make significantly more than that. In this case, the recruiter was not giving you a line of bs.
The extra $$ comes because most lines are over the minimum credit hours right?
#12
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Joined APC: Mar 2011
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 2,481
Yes. If you count per diem that also accounts for a significant difference. Don’t get me wrong, most recruiters are complete slime balls. In this case though, it wasn’t terrible information.
#15
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Joined APC: Dec 2016
Posts: 8
I am particularly interested in a military officer’s perspective as opposed to the standard regional complaining session on each of the other regional forums. Experiences like, “it’s a trap”, “worst decision I ever made”, “best decision I ever made” and why would be helpful from RTP guys. Any lessons learned to pass to the next guy so the RTP guys have the best gouge to succeed.
#16
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Joined APC: Feb 2017
Posts: 570
On that side, military they teach you something that day, you go home and study it to get to understand it. Rinse and repeat. Here you learn it online or in a book, as you believe it to be, then the review it in class. If you don't learn it on your own before, you'll be hurting.
Best way it has been explained, by numerous trainers, is Compass started up and got pilots from other regionals. They were already airline pilots and simply needed to learn to fly the Compass way. So their training program revolves around that strategy and not taking someone from zero regional time to becoming an airline pilot. You really do need to do a lot of studying and learning on your own, before that subject is "taught" in class.
I'd come here again, just be prepared coming in to class. I do think some training events really need more time and rumor is they are changing some things based on training trends. Hopefully will be a little better for those that have no 121 experience.
Best way it has been explained, by numerous trainers, is Compass started up and got pilots from other regionals. They were already airline pilots and simply needed to learn to fly the Compass way. So their training program revolves around that strategy and not taking someone from zero regional time to becoming an airline pilot. You really do need to do a lot of studying and learning on your own, before that subject is "taught" in class.
I'd come here again, just be prepared coming in to class. I do think some training events really need more time and rumor is they are changing some things based on training trends. Hopefully will be a little better for those that have no 121 experience.
#17
New Hire
Joined APC: Dec 2016
Posts: 8
On that side, military they teach you something that day, you go home and study it to get to understand it. Rinse and repeat. Here you learn it online or in a book, as you believe it to be, then the review it in class. If you don't learn it on your own before, you'll be hurting.
Best way it has been explained, by numerous trainers, is Compass started up and got pilots from other regionals. They were already airline pilots and simply needed to learn to fly the Compass way. So their training program revolves around that strategy and not taking someone from zero regional time to becoming an airline pilot. You really do need to do a lot of studying and learning on your own, before that subject is "taught" in class.
I'd come here again, just be prepared coming in to class. I do think some training events really need more time and rumor is they are changing some things based on training trends. Hopefully will be a little better for those that have no 121 experience.
Best way it has been explained, by numerous trainers, is Compass started up and got pilots from other regionals. They were already airline pilots and simply needed to learn to fly the Compass way. So their training program revolves around that strategy and not taking someone from zero regional time to becoming an airline pilot. You really do need to do a lot of studying and learning on your own, before that subject is "taught" in class.
I'd come here again, just be prepared coming in to class. I do think some training events really need more time and rumor is they are changing some things based on training trends. Hopefully will be a little better for those that have no 121 experience.
#18
New Hire
Joined APC: Aug 2018
Posts: 1
RTP Payback
Question about the RTP funds. I used some Compass money to get my ratings and now got offered a job for another Company. I'm thinking about just paying the money back to Compass but not sure the process for this.
Do I just write them a check for the amount that they paid the school?
Have the school process a refund and then pay the school?
thanks
Do I just write them a check for the amount that they paid the school?
Have the school process a refund and then pay the school?
thanks
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