I'm not really sure either. Training was a breeze. Come prepared and there is zero issues. This concept applies to all airlines.

 

The instructors are great, but the program is designed to satisfy the bare legal mins for required training time. This results in a bit of a fire hose approach, but it is manageable. Just study ahead as much as possible and follow what the instructors say and you should be fine. If you need extra work they are usually pretty good with that, as long as you have a good attitude. They have very little tolerance for bad attitudes during training.

 

1. The manuals are garbage, total FUBAR.
2. You only get 4 sims, still not sure how the FAA bought off on that one.
3. Most of ground school is taught by kids that have never flown a jet let alone an Airbus.
4. The home study course is so out of date most instructors will say "yeah just disregard that section." Yet that is the only look at systems you will get.
5. The flows aren't really flows as in they don't flow. Basically memorized checklists.
6. All the training is in the left seat, one session in the right seat is all you get before OE.
7. Spirit is one of the last airlines to not utilize AQP, probably cause they would actually have to pay for another sim session if they went to it.
8. The water training is conducted at the YMCA in the hood.

Enjoy!

 

No free coffee until you get to the sims was my biggest gripe.

But others have summed it up pretty well. Takes the fire hose approach to 121 training and multiplies it. Some of the guys who didn't have the automated 121 aircraft type experience struggled with the 4 sims. Most made it through no issues, one guy washed out. Also all training is as a Captain. I came over from the left seat so it wasn't an issue but some guys weren't expecting having to learn how to be a captain on day 1 of sims. You call for the checklists, makes decisions, talk to the pretend FA's etc. Which is fine and expected of you but it just added to the stress for guys who'd never been a captain in a 121 environment.

Also some of the personalities running around the training center left a bad taste in my mouth. Just the general cockiness of JS and MO. I dunno... It may have changed since I went through a year and a half ago.

All the pilots that help out in training and check airmen were great. It was some of the corporate training guys and one riddle douche that left a bad taste in my mouth.

 

Training at Spirit is a lot like what you would expect from their business model. Study as much before training and you are way better off. I'd say must know before day 1, are flows, memory items, limitations. Have a good attitude. If you think you will get spoon fed like they do at the regionals you will be up for a ugly surprise.

 

Buy your coffee from Jim's Coffee Retirement Fund. At least it goes to a good cause. An older guy (Jim) has set up a keurig machine in the classroom. Throw in a buck and make a coffee. Just don't go in when Bruce is teaching. He doesn't say anything but you can tell he gets irritated lol

 

Shellllsheeeeussssssss

 

What's the average respond time after the interview? Ist been 5 day , no email and no call

 

You check your SPAM Folder?

 

I didn't see that when I went through indoc. I saw it at recurrent a few months ago and did indeed enjoy a cup.