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07-07-2019, 09:47 AM

Melekashraf

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College classes while working for Skywest

Hi all, is there any of you guys tried to attend college class ( not online ) while working for Skywest as a pilot?
Is it doable or too hard to coordinate between work and college schedule??
Thanks

07-07-2019, 10:14 AM

Hawker445

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Originally Posted by Melekashraf

Hi all, is there any of you guys tried to attend college class ( not online ) while working for Skywest as a pilot?
Is it doable or too hard to coordinate between work and college schedule??
Thanks

You'd be crazy to not do it online.

07-07-2019, 10:31 AM

Melekashraf

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You'd be crazy to not do it online.

Can’t do mechanical Engineering online

07-07-2019, 11:36 AM

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Hi all, is there any of you guys tried to attend college class ( not online ) while working for Skywest as a pilot?
Is it doable or too hard to coordinate between work and college schedule??
Thanks

You will never have a consistent schedule to build classes around. Traditional classes and airline lifestyle are not compatible with any airline.

07-07-2019, 11:39 AM

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Devils advocate he might be able to do it as a lineholder, since most classes are held on weekdays which of course go a lot more junior than weekends off.

But yea, online is the way to go.

07-07-2019, 12:07 PM

TenaciousB

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Devils advocate he might be able to do it as a lineholder, since most classes are held on weekdays which of course go a lot more junior than weekends off.

But yea, online is the way to go.

As a more senior lineholder yes. Maybe staying FO in a junior base and starting college in a year or two after getting hired could work. Haven’t heard of anyone do that yet though.

07-07-2019, 02:45 PM

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Several senior SLC FO’s have done it. They only bid standup’s or weekend locals. It worked... but you would have to live in base and be senior...

07-07-2019, 06:14 PM

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Several senior SLC FO’s have done it. They only bid standup’s or weekend locals. It worked... but you would have to live in base and be senior...

I went to college! +10 points
I spent eight extra years as an FO to make it happen! -100 points

07-08-2019, 05:57 AM

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What’s a reasonable amount of credits to take during a semester while in the regionals? What number would be considered comfortable and what would be considered too much?

07-08-2019, 06:32 AM

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What’s a reasonable amount of credits to take during a semester while in the regionals? What number would be considered comfortable and what would be considered too much?

A junior guy on reserve at a lot of regionals has more time available for online study than most college students who have a part time job. Many never break guarantee which is only ~75 hours a month. At some regionals (Horizon) a junior guy may actually only be flying five hours a week, excepting perhaps summer. Other regionals reserve times are shorter and junior people do more flying. It sort of depends...