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JetJock16 08-17-2006 06:57 PM


Originally Posted by Burt Reynolds (Post 53704)

Where's the reduced mins. This is the same agreement that Pan Am has and it means nothing. The bottom line is that you still need the mins, period. The rest of the add is just water and BS to get students to attend the school. That's called marketing. The Interviewing CAs at SKW are hard on low time pilots and only a small fration get hired. I have never met a FO that was hired under 1000/100 and that includes all the current classes.

Burt Reynolds 08-18-2006 06:48 AM

In the last paragraph.

"After completing all the above, in addition to obtaining 850 flight hours and 100 hours multi engine, an interview will be granted."

Just to be clear, I don't think it's a good thing, but certainly not as bad as the others that I previously mentioned. And for the record, I'm new at SKYW, but I haven't heard of anybody being hired below mins either.

Short Bus Drive 08-18-2006 09:08 AM

I don't see anything about a JOB. It just says to interview.

Burt Reynolds 08-18-2006 02:08 PM

True, but I think that you're splitting hairs. They wouldn't offer to interview someone they wouldn't hire. Just a waste of time. Still, I don't know of anybody who has gone this route, but I haven't been here that long.

JustAMushroom 08-23-2006 06:24 AM

I just flew with a FO who was an instructor ar Riddle. His student (who was very well qualified..ROTC,some NASA camp deal, FAA safety stuff, holds record for highest teen glider..etc,etc.) was just hired at SW with 950tt and 300 multi.

(sound of me eating my hat)

I guess it really is happening. Sad. I never thought it would happen. Should have asked her to come back after 50 more hours in my opinion.

Utah 08-23-2006 07:12 AM

Rumor has it, years ago non-pilot employees could interview and be offered the job with something on the order of 850tt (maybe even as low as 750tt). Going to class was contigent upon having 1000tt at that time. The idea was that it would be a month or two from interview to class date and they could show up right at 1000tt.

The other thing that they've done in the past is allow sim time to count towords total time. I'd heard they had done this to allow someone with some very good connections to get on way under 1000tt.


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