SWA Pilot Stories
02-10-2020, 09:46 AM
#11
At your mom's house
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: cpt 737
Posts: 2,655
Went to 141 school/college to get ratings. Flight instructor and part 135 flying for 2 years while getting bachelor's degree.
flew in AK for 5 years for 121 cargo company. Went to a ACMI for 9 yrs, lost decade. Couldnt get a call so got masters in 1 year while at ACMI and finally got calls. Went to SW. Been applying here for 10 years before I got called.
flew in AK for 5 years for 121 cargo company. Went to a ACMI for 9 yrs, lost decade. Couldnt get a call so got masters in 1 year while at ACMI and finally got calls. Went to SW. Been applying here for 10 years before I got called.
02-11-2020, 05:57 AM
#13
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2018
Posts: 751
Around 2006 Finished my ratings
2007-8 Instructed
2008-2010 Spent time as an intern at FSI in various Citation sims.
2010-2019 Charter guy for 2 different companies flying all sorts of Citations, Hawkers and Falcons.
Started applying to SWA in 2014/15
2017/18 Became LCA/ACP
2019 Finally got the call to interview and got hired!
/Cliff notes
2007-8 Instructed
2008-2010 Spent time as an intern at FSI in various Citation sims.
2010-2019 Charter guy for 2 different companies flying all sorts of Citations, Hawkers and Falcons.
Started applying to SWA in 2014/15
2017/18 Became LCA/ACP
2019 Finally got the call to interview and got hired!
/Cliff notes
02-11-2020, 08:00 AM
#15
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2015
Posts: 297
I respect the dedication of you civilian guys, especially those that slugged it out during the lost decade. I don't know if I would have stuck it out. College - Marine Corps - SWA seems easy by comparison.
Of course you only remember the good times...
Of course you only remember the good times...
02-11-2020, 10:09 AM
#18
Strike averted!
Joined APC: Mar 2015
Position: B737
Posts: 3,638
Originally Posted by RckyMtHigh
I respect the dedication of you civilian guys, especially those that slugged it out during the lost decade. I don't know if I would have stuck it out. College - Marine Corps - SWA seems easy by comparison.
Of course you only remember the good times...
Of course you only remember the good times...
The Corps is where I wanted to go (with my friends) but in 1993 they were like “airplanes? Color waiver? GTFO.”
Timing is everything.
02-11-2020, 11:50 PM
#19
Line Holder
Joined APC: Oct 2014
Position: 737 pilot
Posts: 83
Small technical school in the Rockies for college, got my PPL there.
AF Flight School.
10 years on AD, got to see a lot of the countryside of Iraq & Afghanistan.
Reserves.
Offered a job by 4 big pax companies, 1 cargo company. Chose SWA. It’s been the best decision for my family, so far. Been here almost 5 years.
AF Flight School.
10 years on AD, got to see a lot of the countryside of Iraq & Afghanistan.
Reserves.
Offered a job by 4 big pax companies, 1 cargo company. Chose SWA. It’s been the best decision for my family, so far. Been here almost 5 years.
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