Silver Airways 2023
05-19-2023, 03:22 AM
#51
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Student Pilot
Posts: 2,275
Originally Posted by ORD567
From what I heard, it doesn’t matter which base you apply for - they are going to send you where they need you.
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atp
05-19-2023, 04:07 AM
#52
On Reserve
Joined APC: Nov 2022
Position: ATR 72 FO
Posts: 11
Originally Posted by Redtails4U
Fro you folks in the know.
Currently live in SAV and notice that silver wings flys in and out on the way to TPA/FLL.
Is this a home every night at your base type flying, or do u have overnights.
Is this a commutable job from SAV?
How many legs are you doing a day.
What are the flight benefits like.
Feel free to add anything else you think might be important or PM me is you want to keep it private.
Thank you all
Sam.
Currently live in SAV and notice that silver wings flys in and out on the way to TPA/FLL.
Is this a home every night at your base type flying, or do u have overnights.
Is this a commutable job from SAV?
How many legs are you doing a day.
What are the flight benefits like.
Feel free to add anything else you think might be important or PM me is you want to keep it private.
Thank you all
Sam.
Almost all flights Silver flies are home in base every day. There are talks of having a few overnights here and there but nothing specific.
For Florida based, you can plan on doing anywhere from 2-6 legs per day.
Flight benefits, beyond jump seat privileges, include:
- ID 90 travel on other airlines (after 6 months from date of hire) and free flights on Silver, for you, spouse/domestic partner, kids, and parents.
- You currently get 12 one way buddy passes that be given to any one of your extended family members or friends per year.
If you want a great quality of life (home every day/night), Silver is a great place to work. Very few airlines allow for home in base every day. If you are wanting to commute, cost will go up as you will need a Crashpad/hotel since they don't have very many overnights. They offer an extra $300 per month to help offset the cost of commuting and staying in a hotel/Crashpad at their AFW base.
05-20-2023, 03:32 AM
#56
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Student Pilot
Posts: 2,275
Originally Posted by AFWPILOT2022
For the most part, SAV would be commutable but not necessarily on Silver as Silver does not fly to/from SAV every day. As a pilot, you could jump seat on other airlines through CASS and get there.
Almost all flights Silver flies are home in base every day. There are talks of having a few overnights here and there but nothing specific.
For Florida based, you can plan on doing anywhere from 2-6 legs per day.
Flight benefits, beyond jump seat privileges, include:
- ID 90 travel on other airlines (after 6 months from date of hire) and free flights on Silver, for you, spouse/domestic partner, kids, and parents.
- You currently get 12 one way buddy passes that be given to any one of your extended family members or friends per year.
If you want a great quality of life (home every day/night), Silver is a great place to work. Very few airlines allow for home in base every day. If you are wanting to comI mute, cost will go up as you will need a Crashpad/hotel since they don't have very many overnights. They offer an extra $300 per month to help offset the cost of commuting and staying in a hotel/Crashpad at their AFW base.
Almost all flights Silver flies are home in base every day. There are talks of having a few overnights here and there but nothing specific.
For Florida based, you can plan on doing anywhere from 2-6 legs per day.
Flight benefits, beyond jump seat privileges, include:
- ID 90 travel on other airlines (after 6 months from date of hire) and free flights on Silver, for you, spouse/domestic partner, kids, and parents.
- You currently get 12 one way buddy passes that be given to any one of your extended family members or friends per year.
If you want a great quality of life (home every day/night), Silver is a great place to work. Very few airlines allow for home in base every day. If you are wanting to comI mute, cost will go up as you will need a Crashpad/hotel since they don't have very many overnights. They offer an extra $300 per month to help offset the cost of commuting and staying in a hotel/Crashpad at their AFW base.
Wow! That's great news. Not sure how old some of you guys are, but I'm 61, born,raised and currently living in West Palm Beach. Not sure how long it'd take me to get to hiring minimums. Being that SA is 121 and currently having to leave the flight deck at 65...I dunno. Personally, I hope it's raised to 65, hell even 70 for that matter. Some may say that as we age, we lose certain physical and mental attributes. Hogwash. Life expectancy has increase over the years b/c of people being more health conscience. Although I have a couple of health issues, they will not preclude me from flying professionally. Also, some may say that I'm being selfish and that I have SJS. To that point, I quote former President DT...go have intercourse with yourself...for lack of better terms and not using the vernacular. There are as many different ways to achieve the hiring minimums as there are people on this earth...LOL! Below are the paths I've considered to get to hiring min:
Do Part 141 flight school (zero to hero in 7 months)
Part 61...cheaper; but still fly 4-5 times a week
Part 61 up to Comm w/ME rating; then time build in a ME a/c
As I've said, I dunno. I could still do one of the aforementioned and do the Part 91/Part 135 (cargo) bop. Fly till you die. I guess I'm just gonna have to wait and see what comes down the pipeline.
atp
05-20-2023, 05:14 AM
#57
On Reserve
Joined APC: Nov 2022
Position: ATR 72 FO
Posts: 11
Originally Posted by atpwannabe
Below is what I've gone over in my mind ah thousand times. Looking for constructive feedback, not criticism or validation. Cool?...Cool!
Wow! That's great news. Not sure how old some of you guys are, but I'm 61, born,raised and currently living in West Palm Beach. Not sure how long it'd take me to get to hiring minimums. Being that SA is 121 and currently having to leave the flight deck at 65...I dunno. Personally, I hope it's raised to 65, hell even 70 for that matter. Some may say that as we age, we lose certain physical and mental attributes. Hogwash. Life expectancy has increase over the years b/c of people being more health conscience. Although I have a couple of health issues, they will not preclude me from flying professionally. Also, some may say that I'm being selfish and that I have SJS. To that point, I quote former President DT...go have intercourse with yourself...for lack of better terms and not using the vernacular. There are as many different ways to achieve the hiring minimums as there are people on this earth...LOL! Below are the paths I've considered to get to hiring min:
Do Part 141 flight school (zero to hero in 7 months)
Part 61...cheaper; but still fly 4-5 times a week
Part 61 up to Comm w/ME rating; then time build in a ME a/c
As I've said, I dunno. I could still do one of the aforementioned and do the Part 91/Part 135 (cargo) bop. Fly till you die. I guess I'm just gonna have to wait and see what comes down the pipeline.
atp
Wow! That's great news. Not sure how old some of you guys are, but I'm 61, born,raised and currently living in West Palm Beach. Not sure how long it'd take me to get to hiring minimums. Being that SA is 121 and currently having to leave the flight deck at 65...I dunno. Personally, I hope it's raised to 65, hell even 70 for that matter. Some may say that as we age, we lose certain physical and mental attributes. Hogwash. Life expectancy has increase over the years b/c of people being more health conscience. Although I have a couple of health issues, they will not preclude me from flying professionally. Also, some may say that I'm being selfish and that I have SJS. To that point, I quote former President DT...go have intercourse with yourself...for lack of better terms and not using the vernacular. There are as many different ways to achieve the hiring minimums as there are people on this earth...LOL! Below are the paths I've considered to get to hiring min:
Do Part 141 flight school (zero to hero in 7 months)
Part 61...cheaper; but still fly 4-5 times a week
Part 61 up to Comm w/ME rating; then time build in a ME a/c
As I've said, I dunno. I could still do one of the aforementioned and do the Part 91/Part 135 (cargo) bop. Fly till you die. I guess I'm just gonna have to wait and see what comes down the pipeline.
atp
1) if you are just starting out and don't have the time yet to be hired, on average, most will take 18 to 24 months just to earn their certificates/ratings and an addition a 12 to 18 months to meet ATP minimums.
2) the ATR is one of the hardest Types to achieve. As someone with multiple types, I can attest to this.
I would never discourage you from achieving your dream of flying for an airline.. however, I would say to consider the possibility of part 91/135 operations instead due to your possibly limited timeframe. If you can get everything done by 63.5, sure... Get hired and get a year of experience (invaluable). Then (assuming age requirements haven't changed) find a part 135 or 91 gig
05-20-2023, 05:02 PM
#58
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Student Pilot
Posts: 2,275
Originally Posted by AFWPILOT2022
I always encourage students to pursue their dreams regardless of how old you are. Being that you currently are under a time crunch if the airlines are your dream of preference, there are several things to consider:
1) if you are just starting out and don't have the time yet to be hired, on average, most will take 18 to 24 months just to earn their certificates/ratings and an addition a 12 to 18 months to meet ATP minimums.
2) the ATR is one of the hardest Types to achieve. As someone with multiple types, I can attest to this.
I would never discourage you from achieving your dream of flying for an airline.. however, I would say to consider the possibility of part 91/135 operations instead due to your possibly limited timeframe. If you can get everything done by 63.5, sure... Get hired and get a year of experience (invaluable). Then (assuming age requirements haven't changed) find a part 135 or 91 gig
1) if you are just starting out and don't have the time yet to be hired, on average, most will take 18 to 24 months just to earn their certificates/ratings and an addition a 12 to 18 months to meet ATP minimums.
2) the ATR is one of the hardest Types to achieve. As someone with multiple types, I can attest to this.
I would never discourage you from achieving your dream of flying for an airline.. however, I would say to consider the possibility of part 91/135 operations instead due to your possibly limited timeframe. If you can get everything done by 63.5, sure... Get hired and get a year of experience (invaluable). Then (assuming age requirements haven't changed) find a part 135 or 91 gig
I appreciate you shooting straight from the hip. Yeah, I've always dreamed of saying, "Good evening from the flight deck folks. This is you CA speaking". I did fail to mention that I've always been interested in aviation since being knee-high to a duck. I'm former Civil Air Patrol (PB Cadet Squadron), Former US Army, and a 1987 grad of ERAU/Daytona Beach. Got my Bachelors in Air Studies w/aoc in Air Transportation Mgmt. I got a zillion hours of MSFS in the Cessna 172, BE-58, KA-350, and the B-737-8.No, it's not actual but, I figure I got a jump on things so to speak.
Again, preciate the transparency.
atp
06-01-2023, 09:08 AM
#59
New Hire
Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 4
Jumpseat
I’ve recently been denied the jumpseat the last 2 times by the gate agent in EYW when I’ve tried riding on you guys. The first time, there was a seat open but they said my roller board would put the flight overweight and the second time was completely full minus the jumpseat. Just curious to know if that’s a common issue or if the gate agent was just trying to get the flight out quick. Flight was EYW-MCO both times. I’ve had luck before getting a seat in the back and am always appreciative of the Silver crew for getting me on! Appreciate the input!
06-01-2023, 03:50 PM
#60
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2018
Posts: 99
Originally Posted by GhostRider14
I’ve recently been denied the jumpseat the last 2 times by the gate agent in EYW when I’ve tried riding on you guys. The first time, there was a seat open but they said my roller board would put the flight overweight and the second time was completely full minus the jumpseat. Just curious to know if that’s a common issue or if the gate agent was just trying to get the flight out quick. Flight was EYW-MCO both times. I’ve had luck before getting a seat in the back and am always appreciative of the Silver crew for getting me on! Appreciate the input!
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