Skywest v2.0
04-07-2017 | 07:07 PM
#6781
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From: I pilot
New FO here on the ERJ, ORD base. New to reserve life and full of dumb questions...I'll start with one:
Any tips for being able to swap reserve days with another pilot, or is that something which is happening at all right now? (Goal: Ideally I'd like to swap such that I can get 5 days off in a row one time this month).
From what I see, SkedPlus+ doesn't support anything related to reserve swapping. The PPM says it's allowed, but doesn't discuss logistics.
Would I already need to have coordinated myself with another pilot who is willing to swap, or does CS keep some kind of running list of reserve swap requests (seems unlikely)?
I was thinking I could call also CS to ask if I could cover a day where their reserve coverage is lower in order to get the days off I'd like?
Thanks guys.
Any tips for being able to swap reserve days with another pilot, or is that something which is happening at all right now? (Goal: Ideally I'd like to swap such that I can get 5 days off in a row one time this month).
From what I see, SkedPlus+ doesn't support anything related to reserve swapping. The PPM says it's allowed, but doesn't discuss logistics.
Would I already need to have coordinated myself with another pilot who is willing to swap, or does CS keep some kind of running list of reserve swap requests (seems unlikely)?
I was thinking I could call also CS to ask if I could cover a day where their reserve coverage is lower in order to get the days off I'd like?
Thanks guys.
04-07-2017 | 09:02 PM
#6782
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Joined: Oct 2016
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Don't most of United's new hires come from SkyWest?
04-07-2017 | 09:14 PM
#6783
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You've been told this before and I hate to do it, but I'll say it again... you need to focus on your education, learning how to fly an airplane, and then come back here in 4 years. None of this matters to you right now.
04-07-2017 | 09:37 PM
#6784
Prime Minister/Moderator
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
I didn't accuse Skywest pilots of anything ..I said Skywest Inc..management not you guys..I have always been very cordial to pilots over the years..be it in hotel vans or when you guys have come for the jumpseat..it was not an attack on you..it was simply just to vent my displeasure at managements decision to slam the door on a great group of guys that have been doing this for a very long time. We got stranded at the regional level because of 9/11..the 08 meltdown and the age 65 thing. After all those years we became senior guys at a decent company. We make fair money, weekends off, holidays off, and decent vacation time. Thats where the apprehension to move on stems from. Again, it wasn't meant as an attack towards your pilot group.
We don't necessarily like everything the company, or the regional model, does to us either. But regional pilots are temps at best, and you cannot ever forget that. If it suits you to work as a temp, and you have the ability to sustain yourself financially if/when they replace you with some cfi who's worked at mesa for 20 months then that's your choice. Generally the regional with the best pay and contract is next on the chopping block.
But if you hope for six figures AND stability in the airlines you need to move on to the majors. No guarantees there of course, but the odds are sure better.
04-08-2017 | 04:56 AM
#6785
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Joined: Feb 2015
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From: LAX ER
Also, the majority of our pilots go DL and LUV, not UAL
04-08-2017 | 05:08 AM
#6787
Ich bin Pilot von Beruf
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: CRJ Kapitän
Go to college for the degree, to study, have friendships, and enjoy the once in a lifetime opportunity.....not to get hired at United. You're just trying to pick a road someone else paved. Pave your own path, study what you want to study, and focus on getting your certificates. You're doing all this research WAY to early. Focus on the aerodynamics of a Cessna, not what regional has the best domiciles?
Also, the majority of our pilots go DL and LUV, not UAL
Also, the majority of our pilots go DL and LUV, not UAL
United literally hires 7000 hr pilots with thousands of hrs of jet time, making your odds zero at 1500/2000 hrs whatever unless you have some VERY influential contacts who may be able to put your name to the top. Don't drive yourself insane, Student01.
04-08-2017 | 05:44 AM
#6788
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I agree, what Inc has done to ASA and XJT has made me despise the SkyWest brand with every fiber of my being. As for the SkyWest pilot group, they're a decent bunch of folks. They're caught up in the same fecal parade we're in. It's unfortunate that our Mormon overlords favor their side over ours, but that's beyond anyone's control. All we can do is double down the efforts to jump off this sinking ship, and let SGU deal with the flaming wreckage they've created.
04-08-2017 | 03:42 PM
#6789
New Hire
Joined: Jan 2017
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Anybody commuting from Dallas to Detroit? Just about out of training, and wondering if anyone has any experience with that commute. Thanks!
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