Spirit Airlines Training
05-13-2021, 07:13 AM
#181
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Originally Posted by phly
Still need ATP mins to graduate to FO though. Some of the ground instructors now are in a situation where they are ready to graduate from the program and grab a pilot slot but they don't have ATP mins.
05-13-2021, 10:40 AM
#182
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Originally Posted by Rmk1991
FWIW, my ground instructor told me how much he was getting paid. Idk if that included bonuses or extra work pay but it was definitely more than year 1 FO pay. Closer to year 2 pay.
feel free to send me a private message.
05-13-2021, 11:30 AM
#183
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Originally Posted by Secludedsand
Any one have an idea of work schedules and flight benefits (if any…)
feel free to send me a private message.
feel free to send me a private message.
This position also teaches some of the CSIs so you could have various blocks of 3-4 hours teaching those.
When I was a NH here my sim partner was an ex instructor. They were paid a livable and respectable wage, but it was a busy 2 years. Your definitely putting in some hours doing whatever the training department needs.
If I had to guess it’s near a 100% chance they get travel benefits on Spirit.
05-13-2021, 09:31 PM
#184
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Our ground instructor 8 years ago said he was typed in the 320 before he had to teach ground school.
basically he had to do new hire training twice. Once to become a ground school instructor and get the 320 type rating. You’ll have a 320 type but no flight experience to go with it.
then a second time when he “graduated” from the program and was added to the pilot seniority list as an FO.
I don’t know if that’s how they handle the ground instructors these days.
he got hired by spirit after he graduated from Riddle at 21. taught ground school for two years, and then became an FO at 23 and 3 years later he’s a captain at 26 So not bad for skipping the regional game.
basically he had to do new hire training twice. Once to become a ground school instructor and get the 320 type rating. You’ll have a 320 type but no flight experience to go with it.
then a second time when he “graduated” from the program and was added to the pilot seniority list as an FO.
I don’t know if that’s how they handle the ground instructors these days.
he got hired by spirit after he graduated from Riddle at 21. taught ground school for two years, and then became an FO at 23 and 3 years later he’s a captain at 26 So not bad for skipping the regional game.
05-14-2021, 02:01 AM
#185
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Originally Posted by bruhaha
Our ground instructor 8 years ago said he was typed in the 320 before he had to teach ground school.
basically he had to do new hire training twice. Once to become a ground school instructor and get the 320 type rating. You’ll have a 320 type but no flight experience to go with it.
then a second time when he “graduated” from the program and was added to the pilot seniority list as an FO.
I don’t know if that’s how they handle the ground instructors these days.
he got hired by spirit after he graduated from Riddle at 21. taught ground school for two years, and then became an FO at 23 and 3 years later he’s a captain at 26 So not bad for skipping the regional game.
basically he had to do new hire training twice. Once to become a ground school instructor and get the 320 type rating. You’ll have a 320 type but no flight experience to go with it.
then a second time when he “graduated” from the program and was added to the pilot seniority list as an FO.
I don’t know if that’s how they handle the ground instructors these days.
he got hired by spirit after he graduated from Riddle at 21. taught ground school for two years, and then became an FO at 23 and 3 years later he’s a captain at 26 So not bad for skipping the regional game.
05-31-2021, 03:24 PM
#189
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Originally Posted by travel22
Before you arrive for new-hire training, do you have to memorize anything other than: Memory Items, Limitations, and Flows? Do you need to memorize Proficiency Items or know any callouts or profiles?
Flows are easily the most important. If you don't know flows you almost might as well not show up..or at the very least you'll be playing catch-up. Limitations, memory/proficiency items are pretty easy to know ahead of time..then all you have to do is review them to keep up on them while in training. Systems, switch/pushbutton familiarization..isn't necessary to know before arriving at training, but I would say it's the next most helpful thing to look over if you have extra time after knowing the others cold. Profiles and call outs next..pretty easy to get those down with a little chair flying with your sim partner and reviewing over pool beers.
06-05-2021, 07:08 AM
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/wjla.co...eagan-national
I hope the frontier pilots didn’t use max reverse thrust on this landing...I would hate for the passenger to have any discomfort from the extra engine noise.
I hope the frontier pilots didn’t use max reverse thrust on this landing...I would hate for the passenger to have any discomfort from the extra engine noise.
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