If a Pilot were to lose his/her medical would OO give them the boot or move them in to another position like recruiter while they are trying to get it back....basically is there any safety net here for Pilots like at some other regionals?

 

Training department, safety department, flight opps help..

 

Short and long term disabilty, as well as loss of medical insurance. Short term and the LOM is something you have to sign up and pay for. LTD is paid for by the company and runs after month 6 to month 24.

Everyone really should sign up for the short term disability.

LOM, for the most part, kicks in after 24 months and can pay to age 65.

 

Historically, they have tried to keep folks on in some capacity. You might have to move if you're a commuter.

If you're young, probably better off retraining for another career in the long run.

 

Most difficult approaches to airports Skywest flies?
I am a CFII and I have all the approaches within a 200 mile radius of me pretty much memorized. I need to get into our AATD to do my own currency and am looking for some challenging approaches that I might see while I’m at Skywest.
Also...during sim training (CRJ) do they have particular approaches they stick to? Or do they pull them out randomly?
I assume they make you shoot approaches down to minimums with an in-flight fire, somebody having a baby in the back and an unruly passenger all while the captain is in the lav with food poisoning? No?

 

Yes. This is also a typical day on the line in the 121 environment.

Also, you get bonus points for doing the approach from memory during your LOE. Your captain will resist. Just tell them that you've got this.

 

No for real though, just looking for some of the more challenging approaches you guys of seen out there.?

 

Don’t mind him, he doesn’t work at OO.

the approaches that cause the most trouble are visual approaches.
Notable airports are Aspen, Sun Valley and the like.

 

If you're based in the west on the CRJ, you'll see some VOR/GPS approaches into black-hole mountain airports. Often uncontrolled, night, IMC so full approach with arc and stepdowns.

I think the ERJ will fly the VNAV so that's easier.

Jet noobs sometimes find visual approaches to be hard, that's why people fail IOE.

They normally use specific airports and specific approaches for training and checking, so there shouldn't be any surprise approaches on the checkride (unless you so it to yourself).

They mostly go with a "one emergency at a time" checking philosophy. Some engine failures will involve a fire. Usually you can put it out, but if not you just do the checklist, shut it down, and land asap. That will be your cue to demonstrate the emergency evac procedure.

You'll also have to do a hand-flown single-engine ILS in there somewhere.

That's about it for compound emergencies.