Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah , Happy Holdiays, Happy festivus for the rest of us!

Here's the real world. These 'kids' are smarter, better and more knowledgeable about the way to do business than you'll ever be.

I was at SkyWest for all of 9 months before I moved onto the mainline of choice. That makes sense because I am a retired USAF officer and pilot. Needed a shot of recency-of-experience to get my app scored but that was it. Staffer the last year-and-a-half so no flying.

But saying that, my resume and credentials are what you'd expect of a 24-year mil pilot.

During my all too brief stop at SKW I was paired constantly with CA's a decade or more younger than me. In every case I was impressed by their depth of knowledge and scope of understanding about the civil aviation world. I couldn't imagine making the transition from mil flying to left seat without a substantial time in FO land learning the ropes.

You mentioned you've been out of the seat since 1995. Your lack of humility before the passage of years is stunning. Such an intractable animosity to taking the time to learn puts you way beyond the acceptable. Who would want to sit in a small cockpit with that ego?

SkyWest is not the place for that kind of arrogance.

1. It's all based on USERRA so the return depends on the length of your leave. Drill weekend is a day (24 hours) after you are done, you pick the day it starts.
2. Pre-assigned is just got scheduling. It just locks out a block of time in the PBS which counts tword your credit total but not pay. If that makes any sense haha

Anyone know the rules regarding maximum allowed sit time between flights? I seem to remember something about 4+ hours requires a hotel. I can't seem to find the information in the PIG.

6 I believe.

It has to be six scheduled hours. If it is caused by a delay there is no guarantee of a room.

Mine was Dec 7 and it was 10 days. First 4 days were ground, 3 days off, 3 days of sims and flew out that final day. Some got sims immediately after and the longest someone had to stay was 11 days

Our class was 40 people though. A week before they will send you your sim schedule and flights.

I'm not sure if you're guaranteed 65 hours or if it's technically like pro rated for the amount of days. My split time from CTP to Ground is 3 weeks so I'll let you know when I get my first check next month. I know you'll get paid though. Wouldn't be surprised if it was corrected.

They'll get you a room for an unscheduled delay if...

1) It's clear the delay will exceed 6 hours.
2) You ask.

#1 is hard to prove unless you're waiting for an airplane/crew with known ETA > 6 hours.

All depends who you get, I've gotten them for four hour delays