Duration of new hire training?
06-15-2017, 08:14 PM
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Duration of new hire training?
I was wondering how long it takes to get through New Hire training at Piedmont. I am looking around for regionals right now and trying to find the one that gets me flying fastest. I have been hearing it takes something like 6 months for training at piedmont, can anyone confirm this?
06-15-2017, 08:34 PM
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6 months was the case recently. I would say it is going to drop with the new sim in CLT as well as several new SOE Captains that recently went through training. I was in the December new hire class and some guys are still awaiting SOE while others have just finished SOE. PDT is growing extremely fast and experiencing growing pains but I only see it getting better from here.
06-15-2017, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by highflyer0685
6 months was the case recently. I would say it is going to drop with the new sim in CLT as well as several new SOE Captains that recently went through training. I was in the December new hire class and some guys are still awaiting SOE while others have just finished SOE. PDT is growing extremely fast and experiencing growing pains but I only see it getting better from here.
Wow that's an insanely long time, thanks for the info
06-16-2017, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by AKpilot29
Wow that's an insanely long time, thanks for the info
06-16-2017, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by AKpilot29
I was wondering how long it takes to get through New Hire training at Piedmont. I am looking around for regionals right now and trying to find the one that gets me flying fastest. I have been hearing it takes something like 6 months for training at piedmont, can anyone confirm this?
Long term Piedmont may be one of the better choices in regionals, and is probably worth applying to, however it may not be the quickest to get you through training at the moment (they cancelled their August class to reduce the pool of folks waiting to start by reducing the # of folks entering it) while they go through their growing pains.
06-18-2017, 03:35 AM
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Yes, there's a delay in training. However, the delay will drop now that the new sim is running in CLT. Additionally, there's a large group of LCA in the works that will greatly speed up SOE. Therefore, a new hire today most likely won't see the delays of the past.
Even if the training footprint held at 6 months, consider the following:
36 Piedmont pilots will have flowed to American Airlines
You will be sitting at home collecting full base pay
You'll have full AA flight benefits
You'll be closer to 2nd year pay
The only downside is if you're hoping for a quick upgrade. The currently flying first officers will have 400-600 more hours closer to upgrade.
Even if the training footprint held at 6 months, consider the following:
36 Piedmont pilots will have flowed to American Airlines
You will be sitting at home collecting full base pay
You'll have full AA flight benefits
You'll be closer to 2nd year pay
The only downside is if you're hoping for a quick upgrade. The currently flying first officers will have 400-600 more hours closer to upgrade.
06-18-2017, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jonnyjetprop
Even if the training footprint held at 6 months, consider the following:
36 Piedmont pilots will have flowed to American Airlines
You will be sitting at home collecting full base pay
You'll have full AA flight benefits
You'll be closer to 2nd year pay
36 Piedmont pilots will have flowed to American Airlines
You will be sitting at home collecting full base pay
You'll have full AA flight benefits
You'll be closer to 2nd year pay
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