Just got the call today as well! Does Mesaba allow jumpseating throughout training... it seems that Pinnacle does not, but I know some other regionals do.

congrats souix. I just got the call today with an offer of employment also. Very excited to be a part of mesaba. Im also curious as to the jump seat policy in training. Also are there any good tips for preparing for training?

technically once you get you ID you can jumpseat all you want. The company wont be tracking which new hire is jumpseating. You just better make sure you are back in class ontime. CASS wont say new hire or anything like that and most gate agents wont care.. As long as your picture shows up and you have a passort you can go wherever the hell you want

Hey Sioux what are your times?

Hey p1kraft what are your times?

You can travel if you wish. It takes a few days for your information to be loaded into the NWA system.

If this is your first 121 training experience, I would strongly urge you to stay here the entire time up to completing the systems exam. Sometimes individuals will have 3-5 days off between systems exam and the start of SSI (Integration training). You may also have a break between the completion of your oral and the start of sim training.

There is an enourmous amount of information in the first 5 weeks. Even with every intention of studying when you go home, it is easy to put it off and that could effect your performance in class.

You are an adult and Mesaba will treat you like one. Free to make your own decisions about travelling while in training. Your responsibility is only to be on time for class, score 80% or above on exams, memorize the required material and learn your flows, calls and profiles. If you have been through 121 training before, you know what it takes. If you have not, consider my advice and plan to NOT travel during your initial training.

Good Luck and Welcome to Mesaba.

Hey thanks for the advice RJ85FO, I plan on staying there throughout training, just thought it might be good to observe some crews in action sometime during training... see how it actually flows in the cockpit.

Get on one of the flights from MSP-GFK-DVL. You should be back no problem with one of those. Oh, wait we all have a burning desire to get out of this lousy town. Who would want to come back?

During training I jumpseated on the MSP-LSE-MSP. Its about the right length flight and just a quick turn and you're back home. Doesn't have to be LSE specifically, just look for an out and back with about an hour block time. I wouldn't recommend any of the two legger flights out.

Ah yes...that is what we call a Fam-flight (familiarization). You can coordinate that through dispatch actually. It has some merit. I think it has the most benefit after a couple of sim sessions though. When you get out to the line, there are some subtle differences and some not so subtle ones. So when you go on the flight, just remember that you may see some stuff that is a bit different than how you will be expected to do it in the sim...airspeed control is a big one that comes to mind!! It'll be a learning experience no matter what though.

Enjoy, the Saab is a fun little airplane to fly actually.