Silver Airways
01-31-2013, 02:39 PM
#2451
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: Airbus 320 Right Seat
Posts: 1,440
So...
Got a call for an interview today. Any heads-up on the written test or the sim ride would be greatly appreciated, I need all the input I can get! Feel free to PM.
Many thanks!
Got a call for an interview today. Any heads-up on the written test or the sim ride would be greatly appreciated, I need all the input I can get! Feel free to PM.
Many thanks!
Study the ATP common questions, a lot of 121 guys failed the exam cause it has a lot if common instrument written exams questions that 121 pilots don't ever use. Pretty basic stuff just not used everyday so easily forgotten
Good luck .
01-31-2013, 03:19 PM
#2452
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Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: Lovin' life at .4 (ish) mach
Posts: 1,317
Originally Posted by 200Driver
Many airlines have reserves who only fly 5 hours a month(Skywest, Pinnacle, Jetblue, Delta etc.) Solid efficiency can be a cause for this.
Flitestar, you wanted help, so here goes. Stay away if you have other options.
01-31-2013, 03:39 PM
#2453
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 268
Originally Posted by jsfBoat
How many thousands of pilots to those places have, we have what, 250 or so? A lot of guys on reserve with decent seniority is ridiculous.
I'm glad the company was willing to just increase the reserve levels for the short term. Extra reserves around the holidays and in the winter months are never bad things to have at your disposal when the weather gets crappy.
Originally Posted by jsfBoat
Flitestar, you wanted help, so here goes. Stay away if you have other options.
01-31-2013, 04:42 PM
#2454
Respek
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,603
Silver Airways
Decent seniority is subjective the guys that want to be FL based have to decide what's more important to them flying or living in FL? There has been a couple of chances to switch bases if people wanted to head north and fly.
01-31-2013, 06:02 PM
#2458
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Joined APC: Jan 2012
Position: I'm Buying
Posts: 416
Originally Posted by ctab5060X
Would you rather the company have furloughed??
I'm glad the company was willing to just increase the reserve levels for the short term. Extra reserves around the holidays and in the winter months are never bad things to have at your disposal when the weather gets crappy.
Curious, if your recommendation to others is to stay away, why haven't you left?
I'm glad the company was willing to just increase the reserve levels for the short term. Extra reserves around the holidays and in the winter months are never bad things to have at your disposal when the weather gets crappy.
Curious, if your recommendation to others is to stay away, why haven't you left?
Take those negative waves somewhere else!
01-31-2013, 06:08 PM
#2459
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Joined APC: Jan 2012
Position: I'm Buying
Posts: 416
Originally Posted by jsfBoat
A lot of guys on reserve with decent seniority is ridiculous
Ridiculous is NOT semi senior guys sitting reserve, home based, on the beach in sunny Florida making guarantee.
Perfect, no, ridiculous not even close.
01-31-2013, 08:19 PM
#2460
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: Gear Handle supervisor
Posts: 1,035
Question now will be if silver can fill these classes? In comparison to pay and bennies the other regionals have it better for the same requirements, obviously except Great Lakes.
Be interesting to see what develops here, hopefully they get their capt upgrade program approved soon for the Saab and another staffing bid. If another bid comes around I think that's where we might see attrition.
Be interesting to see what develops here, hopefully they get their capt upgrade program approved soon for the Saab and another staffing bid. If another bid comes around I think that's where we might see attrition.
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