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rickair7777 06-08-2007 06:31 PM
[QUOTE=determined2fly;177451]
Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 177448)
No truth at all. If you are an ASA pilot you don't have to do the sim, that's the only exception. But there are plenty of ex-eagle people at SKW, so they seem to like them just fine (some of them had 5-6 years at eagle).[/quote

just curious...do you happen to know why these guys are ex-eagle people? Are conditions better at SKW? why would anyone give up 5-6 years senority to go to another regional?

Because they were looking at ANOTHER 5-6 years to upgrade. :eek:

At least one lived in SLC.

Seatownflyer 06-08-2007 06:39 PM
[quote=determined2fly;177451]
Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 177448)
No truth at all. If you are an ASA pilot you don't have to do the sim, that's the only exception. But there are plenty of ex-eagle people at SKW, so they seem to like them just fine (some of them had 5-6 years at eagle).[/quote

just curious...do you happen to know why these guys are ex-eagle people? Are conditions better at SKW? why would anyone give up 5-6 years senority to go to another regional?
saw a friend of mine from college at slc for ground school. asked him why he came from eagle to skw. upgrade time was his answer.

Hayduke 06-08-2007 07:52 PM
Upgrade time was not the only reason I switched from Eagle to Skywest. I actually make more on 19.25/hr here than I did at 23.something at eagle due to better work rules. You're generally treated much better at SKW, and it's got way more base options and better potential to move around the country.

There was a guy in my class at SKW who had been at Eagle for 6 years. He was awarded EMB CA after 10 months at Skywest.

Corporate Dude 06-09-2007 10:09 AM
So as a new CRJ new hire at SkyWest, would LAX be an option?

JoeyMeatballs 06-09-2007 10:17 AM
Originally Posted by Hayduke (Post 177497)
Upgrade time was not the only reason I switched from Eagle to Skywest. I actually make more on 19.25/hr here than I did at 23.something at eagle due to better work rules. You're generally treated much better at SKW, and it's got way more base options and better potential to move around the country.

There was a guy in my class at SKW who had been at Eagle for 6 years. He was awarded EMB CA after 10 months at Skywest.
I wonder how many guys at Skywest were happy with that decision..............unless of course it was in seniority order :)

duvie 06-09-2007 11:00 AM
Originally Posted by SAABaroowski (Post 177709)
I wonder how many guys at Skywest were happy with that decision..............unless of course it was in seniority order :)
You need 2500 to upgrade at SKW so there are a lot of guys upgrading "out of order" because the guys ahead of them don't have the TT. There are a few 8 month Bro upgrades to guys that have come in with the required TT to upgrade

fatmike69 06-09-2007 11:25 AM
Originally Posted by Corporate Dude (Post 177704)
So as a new CRJ new hire at SkyWest, would LAX be an option?
Would say 99.9%, not a chance. MKE, ATL, and maybe ORD would probably be the only chances. Maybe FAT.

rickair7777 06-09-2007 11:30 AM
Originally Posted by SAABaroowski (Post 177709)
I wonder how many guys at Skywest were happy with that decision..............unless of course it was in seniority order :)
Obviously it was seniority order, except for the flight instructors who don't have the experience to be a CA. Also the vast majority of CFI's who hire into the bro chose transition over to jet FO instead of upgrading in the brasilia...not sure why, QOL or SJS or both?

ExperimentalAB 06-09-2007 12:00 PM
As a new-hire, be fully-prepared to hit MKE hard after training LoL...Looks like all new FO's are going to need to put in their time there until enough decide to stay put and not bid-out ASAP!

YAKflyer 06-09-2007 03:03 PM
Originally Posted by Corporate Dude (Post 177704)
So as a new CRJ new hire at SkyWest, would LAX be an option?
Yes.......there are two CRJ FO's based at LAX.


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