Originally Posted by RJSAviator76 (Post 2266862)

The Company will try hard to steer you away from Regular plan by saying how it doesn't cover things such as mammograms or preventative medicine. What they won't tell you is that most everything is covered if it has a diagnostic billing code. They will also try to sell you on a company life insurance plan as a carrot to steer you away from the Regular plan. Most pilots here have their own life insurance plans that are far cheaper option than the Company plans.

As for how much you can work and plan on, that's really up to you. If you do absolutely zero pick-up and you're a reserve pilot, I'd plan on around 100 assuming you have no overlap...

I do around 125-130 average because I live in domicile and pick up stuff here and there. Bear in mind that anything you pick up from the company beyond your original line value pays at second year rate so there's a pretty big financial incentive to play the OT game.

Congratulations and welcome!!



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Originally Posted by hoover (Post 2267136)

Unless you're going to make OAK your base you will only be there for a maximum of one month and maybe not at all. Plus it will be your hard line month so you can get away with very few hotels.

Originally Posted by Tom fooloery (Post 2266564)

Thanks guys for the answers. I have a few more, but first just got a call today offering a feb 7th class date with wait lisiting the 24th. Do they ever send an email or letter with an official job offer? Or is it just the phone calls? Now my other questions...



1. How do buddy passes work? Accrual/actual usage

2. If you want to go international on another carrier are zed fairs available?

3. How many TFP do you guys average a month? I know it depends on the person but just wondering what to expect.

4. Since OAK is probably in my future, do most people get crash pads or are hotels affordable there?

5.How does jumpseating work? Priority? Can you reserve it?

Originally Posted by TapRack (Post 2267756)

Here's a question for ya:

So I logged into my SWA Pilot Creds like I do, well, nearly daily, and suddenly found two red Xs next to a couple of items. For about 7 months there have been green check marks, and now, without any changes from me, certain things just vanished and/or now there were unanswered questions.

I fixed it all, but has anyone else seen that before?

Originally Posted by TapRack (Post 2267756)

Here's a question for ya:

So I logged into my SWA Pilot Creds like I do, well, nearly daily, and suddenly found two red Xs next to a couple of items. For about 7 months there have been green check marks, and now, without any changes from me, certain things just vanished and/or now there were unanswered questions.

I fixed it all, but has anyone else seen that before?

Originally Posted by Smooth at FL450 (Post 2267768)

I think they add/change questions from time to time to see who is paying attention and still interested.