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10-03-2016, 08:06 AM
#9564
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Originally Posted by highflyer0685
Is upgrade immediately out of training if you have over 2500TT and 1000 SIC 121? That is what it states on APC
For new guys, keep in mind that you absolutely will not get 1,000 hours in your first year. I know some guys who fly about 35 hours a month in sby as an FO. That's the only place the recruiters are being a little bit untruthful in regards to upgrade time
10-03-2016, 08:27 AM
#9565
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Joined APC: May 2012
Position: FO
Posts: 238
Originally Posted by highflyer0685
Is upgrade immediately out of training if you have over 2500TT and 1000 SIC 121? That is what it states on APC
10-03-2016, 09:22 AM
#9566
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Joined APC: Dec 2015
Position: Professional Eugoogoolizer at the Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good
Posts: 1,191
Originally Posted by MantisToboggan
Yeah, upgrade is there when you want it.
For new guys, keep in mind that you absolutely will not get 1,000 hours in your first year. I know some guys who fly about 35 hours a month in sby as an FO. That's the only place the recruiters are being a little bit untruthful in regards to upgrade time
For new guys, keep in mind that you absolutely will not get 1,000 hours in your first year. I know some guys who fly about 35 hours a month in sby as an FO. That's the only place the recruiters are being a little bit untruthful in regards to upgrade time
10-03-2016, 06:00 PM
#9567
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Joined APC: Mar 2016
Position: Sitting and waiting
Posts: 443
Originally Posted by MantisToboggan
Yeah, upgrade is there when you want it.
For new guys, keep in mind that you absolutely will not get 1,000 hours in your first year. I know some guys who fly about 35 hours a month in sby as an FO. That's the only place the recruiters are being a little bit untruthful in regards to upgrade time
For new guys, keep in mind that you absolutely will not get 1,000 hours in your first year. I know some guys who fly about 35 hours a month in sby as an FO. That's the only place the recruiters are being a little bit untruthful in regards to upgrade time
Yeah. Guy in my class is on reserve sby never being used. Very odd
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10-04-2016, 01:47 AM
#9568
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Posts: 1,191
Originally Posted by aviator493
Yeah. Guy in my class is on reserve sby never being used. Very odd
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10-04-2016, 05:30 AM
#9569
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Joined APC: Mar 2016
Position: Sitting and waiting
Posts: 443
Originally Posted by MKUltra
Sby reserves are pretty much used exclusively for SBY. You couldn't pay me enough to be SBY, but some people live down there and it works very well for them.
Ha. Yeah, im based there. My parents live next to airport so I can mooch off them when I'm there. Haha
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10-04-2016, 08:09 PM
#9570
New Hire
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 2
I talked to a recruiter from Piedmont today. I'm a few months out from having my CFI, and their cadet program sounds really tempting. This is the gist of what they told me:
-Low upgrade times (12-14 months)
-Will pay me $500 for every 100 hours I log as a CFI on my way from 500 to 1500 hours ($5,000 total)
-First year pay will be in the low $50,000s (including bonuses)
-Minimal time on reserve, 6 weeks is the average right now
-Guaranteed flow to American after 5 years (but usually around 4 years)
-Great benefits
The whole deal sounded good. Almost too good. Any downsides the recruiter left out? I'm from the west coast but if everything the recruiter said was true, I would be more than happy to move to the east coast if it meant flying for American in 6-7 years.
-Low upgrade times (12-14 months)
-Will pay me $500 for every 100 hours I log as a CFI on my way from 500 to 1500 hours ($5,000 total)
-First year pay will be in the low $50,000s (including bonuses)
-Minimal time on reserve, 6 weeks is the average right now
-Guaranteed flow to American after 5 years (but usually around 4 years)
-Great benefits
The whole deal sounded good. Almost too good. Any downsides the recruiter left out? I'm from the west coast but if everything the recruiter said was true, I would be more than happy to move to the east coast if it meant flying for American in 6-7 years.
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