Skywest vs tsa
 

I have job offers from both SkyWest and tsa and while I think having a huge company to work for is a good thing I also see the benefits to a smaller company where I can fly my butt off. Anyone recently complete training for the CRJ? If so how was the training programs? I have heard mixed reviews about how training is mainly self training instead of them training you on it all. What are the pass rates? And any new FO in the crj what was your reserve time looking like as well as how many hours are you flying the first few months ? I’m looking to fly my butt off.

First no airline will “train you” while you just sit around and partake of the free breakfast... they most definitely tell you what to do. But they can’t program your brain to spit out callouts and know profiles.. you need to put the effort in..

CRJ you will be complaining in a few months you fly to much and want time off that you can’t get... Thats pretty much the complainant from every CRJ pilot...

I know I will have to work hard and study that’s not what I was asking just how helpful are the instructors and do they really try to make sure you are successful or is it a thrown to your own devices situation. And that’s good to hear I would definitely want to fly my tail off from the beginning if possible thank you for the info

Skywest - AQP

Trans States -non AQP IIRC

New to
The acronyms sorry what do those mean

Advanced Qualification Program

IMHO, if you are new to jet flying, go with skywest.

How do you get dressed in the morning?

You want AQP. It breaks up sim training nicely.

Lol. It's not that much different.

AQP is a pain. A hundred different checks and validations before the check ride. I prefer the old method. Opinions will vary on this.

Don’t pick a airline based on check ride type.. pick one you could will be at for 5-10 years... look at there fleet, type of flying and the airlines they fly for. Ask your self if thats a safe 5-10 year plan. Then go and try to get out before that time window...

I’ll add QOL to that. It’s huge if your able to avoid commuting

It absolutely is. I'd rather have my events broken up into bite sized pieces rather than getting it slammed down my throat all in one chunk.

LOL. Have you done an initial PC?

I would recommend Skywest unless you really want to be based in STL or RDU. Both STL and RDU are outstation bases so the trips start early and end late as compared to other bases that are Hubs for the majors. TSA has zero awards for regional airline of the year while Skywest has 3 awards for that as well as recently being labeled as a Fortune magazine admired company. I don't work for Trans states or Skywest. I have asked many new Skywest pilots who I see commuting how they like it and they all say it is pretty good and they like it. TSA is about 10 - 15% of the size of Skywest, TSA recently lost flying from American within the past 1.5 years. Rumor has it Skywest training its much better and the majors love hiring Skywest guys. When the CRJ550 gets certified, my guess is United will dump those small Embraers TSA flies because no passengers like the small Embraer. I think job security is much better at Skywest as well as they have never done involuntary furloughs while TSA has had to furlough pilots in the past.

This, I’d rather just do the whole thing at once instead of stressful pieces.