How far out are class dates?
05-06-2023 | 05:50 AM
#18
New Hire
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Class dates are as short as 3 weeks out, to maybe more. Be advised- classes are no longer limited to 20/week. Effective this past monday (first Monday of May) they bumped the sizes to 30. That first class had 26 pilots in it. The one starting this coming Monday 08MAY has 26 and so on…. Plan to gain anywhere from 200-240 seniority during your training… ALONE.
Some will argue that NK is a stepping stone. But, I would argue the QOL here is hard to compare to sitting in XYZ base on reserve and maybe not get used. Great if you live in that base, ****ty if not.
Some will argue that NK is a stepping stone. But, I would argue the QOL here is hard to compare to sitting in XYZ base on reserve and maybe not get used. Great if you live in that base, ****ty if not.
05-06-2023 | 06:48 AM
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Class dates are as short as 3 weeks out, to maybe more. Be advised- classes are no longer limited to 20/week. Effective this past monday (first Monday of May) they bumped the sizes to 30. That first class had 26 pilots in it. The one starting this coming Monday 08MAY has 26 and so on…. Plan to gain anywhere from 200-240 seniority during your training… ALONE.
Some will argue that NK is a stepping stone. But, I would argue the QOL here is hard to compare to sitting in XYZ base on reserve and maybe not get used. Great if you live in that base, ****ty if not.
Some will argue that NK is a stepping stone. But, I would argue the QOL here is hard to compare to sitting in XYZ base on reserve and maybe not get used. Great if you live in that base, ****ty if not.
Company planned a flight on a plane with an Mel radar that explicitly stated it’s a no go with storms and the enroute weather had storms. Constantly forgets to add alternates when required. Required maintenance inspections forgotten. Just a few items I’ve had in just a month
sure you can drop your whole schedule, work whenever you want and call out whenever you want. But while you’re working it’s not great.
05-06-2023 | 07:13 AM
#20
That/It/Thang
Joined: Aug 2020
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don’t think classes were ever limited to 20. Mine a year ago had 27. Also people don’t leave here because of better qol. It’s better pay and better quality of the job. The job is easier with smoother operations else where.
Company planned a flight on a plane with an Mel radar that explicitly stated it’s a no go with storms and the enroute weather had storms. Constantly forgets to add alternates when required. Required maintenance inspections forgotten. Just a few items I’ve had in just a month
sure you can drop your whole schedule, work whenever you want and call out whenever you want. But while you’re working it’s not great.
Company planned a flight on a plane with an Mel radar that explicitly stated it’s a no go with storms and the enroute weather had storms. Constantly forgets to add alternates when required. Required maintenance inspections forgotten. Just a few items I’ve had in just a month
sure you can drop your whole schedule, work whenever you want and call out whenever you want. But while you’re working it’s not great.
Sorry to tell you but crap happens at all airlines. Sure, we have a larger amount of "trash" on board, but I do disagree with the rest of your experiences.
I have the suspicion you are showing up to work everyday with a "Im better than this" attitude and you're over exaggerating. I hope you get your call and experience "better quality of the job."
To the newhires: Spirit is a job, not an identity. Show up, dont be a dick, dont take the job personal, get a few laughs in with the guy sitting next to you, and dont let every little bump set you off, punch in/out, go home and enjoy the off time. Guys I see that are the most miserable are the ones who "need" this job to be something it isnt. Plane hot, start the APU. MX issue, write it up and let them fix it. Hotel shuttle late, take an Uber black. Wash, rinse, and repeat. Its not hard
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