is Silver Airways still hiring FO?
03-30-2023, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jun9988
I applied on their official website like 10 days ago. Still, I have not heard anything from them.
Last couple posts seem to indicate no.
04-01-2023, 02:28 PM
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they seem to be slowing hiring due to training delays, they are reducing the frequency of class dates and shrinking the amount of people in class. Currently looking about 4 months from the end of ground to the start of sims, so they are working on getting people through and onto the line
05-20-2023, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by WarniWarni
they seem to be slowing hiring due to training delays, they are reducing the frequency of class dates and shrinking the amount of people in class. Currently looking about 4 months from the end of ground to the start of sims, so they are working on getting people through and onto the line
This guy (AFW) knows. The attrition rate has got to be high. Below are some suggestions from ATR typed pilots off of Redditt:
APL drvr says:
The documentation is **** poor. Be prepared to learn a lot of things that aren’t written anywhere. Make a document on an iPad or phone and keep notes of all the tricks and secrets you learn. Many find it difficult to land when coming from other aircraft. High mounted wing means you don’t get cushioned by the ground effect. Wings provide quite a bit of lift at low speeds, so flaring too much will send you climbing again. High mounted variable pitch propellers means the aircraft automatically starts flaring when you reduce the power. FCOM 2 has the landing technique. Getting low on speed makes the aircraft more unstable and difficult to handle. Most experienced pilots will teach you not to fly the Vapp speed, but to keep a 5-10 knot margin above it. One now defunct Irish airline even flew Vapp +20. The aircraft flies way better if you do that, and you won’t get tail strikes. Remember basic stick and rudder skills. The ATR isn’t a 777 flown by automation and autopilots onto the runway. It handles like a big Cessna 172 and the workload is easier than a Piper Seneca, even if you have a single-pilot scenario in the simulator.
_mypoostinks says:
There’s a *******load of memory items. Start there and then go to limitations and conditions. That will cover about 80% of what should be on the oral
There were other comments, but I get the gist of it. To be transparent, I never really had much of a "mechanical aptitude" if you will.I would assume the proper characterization for this would be "Systems". Not really sure. I will tell you this though, if I'm to get to where I wanna be, I'll damn sure have to cross that bridge when I get to it. Failure is NOT an option.
atp
05-27-2023, 11:04 AM
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 102
Bizarro World
this is bizarre
Originally Posted by atpwannabe
According to a fellow APC'er, AFWPILOT2022,the ATR is one of the hardest Types to achieve. As someone with multiple types, I can attest to this.
This guy (AFW) knows. The attrition rate has got to be high. Below are some suggestions from ATR typed pilots off of Redditt:
APL drvr says:
The documentation is **** poor. Be prepared to learn a lot of things that aren’t written anywhere. Make a document on an iPad or phone and keep notes of all the tricks and secrets you learn. Many find it difficult to land when coming from other aircraft. High mounted wing means you don’t get cushioned by the ground effect. Wings provide quite a bit of lift at low speeds, so flaring too much will send you climbing again. High mounted variable pitch propellers means the aircraft automatically starts flaring when you reduce the power. FCOM 2 has the landing technique. Getting low on speed makes the aircraft more unstable and difficult to handle. Most experienced pilots will teach you not to fly the Vapp speed, but to keep a 5-10 knot margin above it. One now defunct Irish airline even flew Vapp +20. The aircraft flies way better if you do that, and you won’t get tail strikes. Remember basic stick and rudder skills. The ATR isn’t a 777 flown by automation and autopilots onto the runway. It handles like a big Cessna 172 and the workload is easier than a Piper Seneca, even if you have a single-pilot scenario in the simulator.
_mypoostinks says:
There’s a *******load of memory items. Start there and then go to limitations and conditions. That will cover about 80% of what should be on the oral
There were other comments, but I get the gist of it. To be transparent, I never really had much of a "mechanical aptitude" if you will.I would assume the proper characterization for this would be "Systems". Not really sure. I will tell you this though, if I'm to get to where I wanna be, I'll damn sure have to cross that bridge when I get to it. Failure is NOT an option.
atp
This guy (AFW) knows. The attrition rate has got to be high. Below are some suggestions from ATR typed pilots off of Redditt:
APL drvr says:
The documentation is **** poor. Be prepared to learn a lot of things that aren’t written anywhere. Make a document on an iPad or phone and keep notes of all the tricks and secrets you learn. Many find it difficult to land when coming from other aircraft. High mounted wing means you don’t get cushioned by the ground effect. Wings provide quite a bit of lift at low speeds, so flaring too much will send you climbing again. High mounted variable pitch propellers means the aircraft automatically starts flaring when you reduce the power. FCOM 2 has the landing technique. Getting low on speed makes the aircraft more unstable and difficult to handle. Most experienced pilots will teach you not to fly the Vapp speed, but to keep a 5-10 knot margin above it. One now defunct Irish airline even flew Vapp +20. The aircraft flies way better if you do that, and you won’t get tail strikes. Remember basic stick and rudder skills. The ATR isn’t a 777 flown by automation and autopilots onto the runway. It handles like a big Cessna 172 and the workload is easier than a Piper Seneca, even if you have a single-pilot scenario in the simulator.
_mypoostinks says:
There’s a *******load of memory items. Start there and then go to limitations and conditions. That will cover about 80% of what should be on the oral
There were other comments, but I get the gist of it. To be transparent, I never really had much of a "mechanical aptitude" if you will.I would assume the proper characterization for this would be "Systems". Not really sure. I will tell you this though, if I'm to get to where I wanna be, I'll damn sure have to cross that bridge when I get to it. Failure is NOT an option.
atp
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