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Any insights on what the training is like for new pilots at NK post covid, since NK has lowered hiring Mins ? Currently PIC typed on CL30 with 1100 TT hours serving as an FO for a 135. Read on here going to spirit would be a bad idea, I’ve also read it wouldn’t be a bad idea if I study hard. Going to Spirit at 1500 sounds appealing but I would also like to avoid a 121 failure on my record. I don’t have my ATP yet. But I am familiar with flying a jet and the automation. Any help would be appreciated.
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Just know your flows well before coming. Limitations, memory items, and proficiency items are the next things of importance but not as necessary for per say day 1. By the beginning of week 2 you will need to have a good idea of doing a difsripp; know your briefings; and know when to call for what checklist and how to correctly do the flow and the triggers that start each one. End of week two you will have a gate that you will need to show that you can Satisfactory fly a flight from point a to point b doing all flows and checklist correctly. They might give a little if you mess up a thing or two but at this point you should have it down good.
But overall I thought the training was pretty easy and organized. The initial training has a pass rate of over 95 % so don’t believe anyone saying it’s so hard and you only get 5 sims. If someone says that it’s because they don’t know or didn’t study.
My background I come from a Saab 340 so you don’t have to fly jets to learn this. Just have to put in the effort.
But overall I thought the training was pretty easy and organized. The initial training has a pass rate of over 95 % so don’t believe anyone saying it’s so hard and you only get 5 sims. If someone says that it’s because they don’t know or didn’t study.
My background I come from a Saab 340 so you don’t have to fly jets to learn this. Just have to put in the effort.
You have plenty of time to sit down and study everything required to be recited from memory. If you put in the effort you will succeed.
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Any insights on what the training is like for new pilots at NK post covid, since NK has lowered hiring Mins ? Currently PIC typed on CL30 with 1100 TT hours serving as an FO for a 135. Read on here going to spirit would be a bad idea, I’ve also read it wouldn’t be a bad idea if I study hard. Going to Spirit at 1500 sounds appealing but I would also like to avoid a 121 failure on my record. I don’t have my ATP yet. But I am familiar with flying a jet and the automation. Any help would be appreciated.
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So I did some digging and Spirit has 4 like 4 sims and a 2 month course while Frontier has 8 sims and around a 3 month course.
From reading on here memorize the limitations, memory items, & flows in advance, use A320guide.com and 1step.com, trust the A320 system, etc...Is there a degree of on the job training after the Spirit 2 month course since that seems to be a bit shorter than the other courses? Also, I'm leaving the military so while I've not been flying a desk I'm going to be new to the world of the airlines so would there be any other general knowledge and/or technical areas I should study in advance?
From reading on here memorize the limitations, memory items, & flows in advance, use A320guide.com and 1step.com, trust the A320 system, etc...Is there a degree of on the job training after the Spirit 2 month course since that seems to be a bit shorter than the other courses? Also, I'm leaving the military so while I've not been flying a desk I'm going to be new to the world of the airlines so would there be any other general knowledge and/or technical areas I should study in advance?
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So I did some digging and Spirit has 4 like 4 sims and a 2 month course while Frontier has 8 sims and around a 3 month course.
From reading on here memorize the limitations, memory items, & flows in advance, use A320guide.com and 1step.com, trust the A320 system, etc...Is there a degree of on the job training after the Spirit 2 month course since that seems to be a bit shorter than the other courses? Also, I'm leaving the military so while I've not been flying a desk I'm going to be new to the world of the airlines so would there be any other general knowledge and/or technical areas I should study in advance?
From reading on here memorize the limitations, memory items, & flows in advance, use A320guide.com and 1step.com, trust the A320 system, etc...Is there a degree of on the job training after the Spirit 2 month course since that seems to be a bit shorter than the other courses? Also, I'm leaving the military so while I've not been flying a desk I'm going to be new to the world of the airlines so would there be any other general knowledge and/or technical areas I should study in advance?
Show up to training having flows, memory items and limitations down 100%.
Indoc is very light here. If you don’t know how 121 operates you will struggle as indoc here is taught by instructors that have never flown the actual airplane or the line. Buddy up with others who have flown 121 and can work through the details with you. As it is being taught now I wouldn’t recommend it for your first 121 training experience.
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