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04-13-2023 | 05:45 PM
#5001
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I would be careful with SkyWest and signing any contracts. They are a pretty shiesty company overall and will nickel and dime every pilot they can, your schedule will be rough for a long time (20 year captains complain about how bad their schedules are,) crew support doesn't know what they're doing. If you are forced into being at a regional for a bit before finding a better higher paying company skip the bonus so you don't have to pay back whatever they give you (which will be taxed about 35%).
04-14-2023 | 12:00 PM
#5002
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He's just upset because he got burned by one of those reimbursement contracts. He left before the funds were forgiven and got an invoice for leaving early. So he's spouting off any chance he gets thinking people are actually taking his stuff seriously.
04-17-2023 | 08:49 PM
#5004
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Depending on your base, some combination of AA, DL, UA, and AS standby. Also you get CASS-participating jumpseat privs. Yes, you'll pay yearly activation for each person on your benefits, and you'll pay individual listing fees for them too. Usually your own standby listings are free, or at most a small fee.
04-21-2023 | 01:47 PM
#5005
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From: in a Big Box that moves back,forth, up, down and makes cool sounds
Can any SkyWest pilot here shed any light on how likely to hold BOI out of training, or how long to hold BOI
as a new hire.
Also, how many years to hold BOI as a Captain.
Thanks everyone in advance.
as a new hire.
Also, how many years to hold BOI as a Captain.
Thanks everyone in advance.
04-21-2023 | 02:13 PM
#5006
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From: RJ Captain
Since it's a maintenance base most of the trips aren't commutable, therefore it doesn't go as senior as one might think. You pretty much need to live there. Turnover is so high you'd probably get it as a newhire and upgrade as soon as you meet mins. Coming in as a DEC, you are probably spending some time at another domicile.
04-21-2023 | 03:02 PM
#5007
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From: in a Big Box that moves back,forth, up, down and makes cool sounds
Since it's a maintenance base most of the trips aren't commutable, therefore it doesn't go as senior as one might think. You pretty much need to live there. Turnover is so high you'd probably get it as a newhire and upgrade as soon as you meet mins. Coming in as a DEC, you are probably spending some time at another domicile.
the question wasn’t for me but some dude on YouTube who has 100 hours total flying time and thinks he’s got his whole career figured out already..
since it’s a MX base, how much flying out of there per month would one expect?
04-21-2023 | 03:40 PM
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From: RJ Captain
Lines are usually built to around 86-88 credit hours a month. If there is plenty of staffing that can be reduced some. It changes every month for every position/domicile. Maintenance bases usually have early morning report times on day one and release late on the last day of the trip. Hence the un-commutability. Where it becomes a problem is if your four-day trip only credits 18-20 hours and SkyWest needs you to fly 88, you can't get away with just four trips for the month.
04-22-2023 | 07:54 AM
#5009
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From: in a Big Box that moves back,forth, up, down and makes cool sounds
Lines are usually built to around 86-88 credit hours a month. If there is plenty of staffing that can be reduced some. It changes every month for every position/domicile. Maintenance bases usually have early morning report times on day one and release late on the last day of the trip. Hence the un-commutability. Where it becomes a problem is if your four-day trip only credits 18-20 hours and SkyWest needs you to fly 88, you can't get away with just four trips for the month.
This YT dude lives in BOI.
He is 53. He has 125 total hours. Hasn’t flown since the 90’s.
He says he is going to Ohio soon to get all of his certificates and ratings “in four months tops” and says he will be at Skywest in a year flying out of BOI.
Then upgrade to CPT in a “year” after that- in BOI. Then “soon after, be a check airman training first officers.”
He says he’s doing all this because it’s a “part-time job” (14 days a month) making 200k a year.
I’ve tried to enlighten this fellow on reality- to little avail.
😎
Last edited by klondike; 04-22-2023 at 08:10 AM.
04-22-2023 | 10:43 AM
#5010
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From: RJ Captain
Many Thanks, Utah!
This YT dude lives in BOI.
He is 53. He has 125 total hours. Hasn’t flown since the 90’s.
He says he is going to Ohio soon to get all of his certificates and ratings “in four months tops” and says he will be at Skywest in a year flying out of BOI.
Then upgrade to CPT in a “year” after that- in BOI. Then “soon after, be a check airman training first officers.”
He says he’s doing all this because it’s a “part-time job” (14 days a month) making 200k a year.
I’ve tried to enlighten this fellow on reality- to little avail.
😎
This YT dude lives in BOI.
He is 53. He has 125 total hours. Hasn’t flown since the 90’s.
He says he is going to Ohio soon to get all of his certificates and ratings “in four months tops” and says he will be at Skywest in a year flying out of BOI.
Then upgrade to CPT in a “year” after that- in BOI. Then “soon after, be a check airman training first officers.”
He says he’s doing all this because it’s a “part-time job” (14 days a month) making 200k a year.
I’ve tried to enlighten this fellow on reality- to little avail.
😎
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