Housing and Costs during Initial
11-02-2006 | 06:02 AM
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From: Q400 survivor
someone directed me to pilot crashpad (stlcrashpad.com), and they put me at the top of the waiting list for january. however, i won't know till 2 weeks out at the earliest if they have a space for me, so please feel free to send me your leads.
any help i can get is good
any help i can get is good
11-02-2006 | 11:20 AM
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From: ERJ 145
Thankfully my wife's a lawyer, so i think we can survive the 2 months or so till i get out of training. if not, my credit card has a nice, low APR
During the interview i chose STL as my base, hopefully i'll be senior enough in my class to have it as an option. i plan on cummuting from the Indy area, so i'll spend my free time during training hunting down a decent crashpad.
During the interview i chose STL as my base, hopefully i'll be senior enough in my class to have it as an option. i plan on cummuting from the Indy area, so i'll spend my free time during training hunting down a decent crashpad.
I'm in the Nov class, and am assigned to RIC even though I asked for STL. They said I'll probably be reassigned within a few months though.
So don't be surprised if you're temporarily in RIC.
11-02-2006 | 11:21 AM
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From: ERJ 145
During training (not TSA) we were provided with a hotel room the entire time. We were given "training pay" which didn't equate to much the first four weeks and then went to normal guarentee after that. All told, I had to dig about $1,000 out of savings for incidentals. As far as finding housing after training, you're on your own. If you're RIC based, there's a bunch of good crashpads around here and you don't need a car. I'm shacked up with a couple TSA pilots as we speak.
Training is a real kick in the gut if you're not financial ready for it. Save now.
Training is a real kick in the gut if you're not financial ready for it. Save now.
Any good links or way to find a crashpad in RIC? Any how don't you need a car?
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