If that is the case the documentation they send you before you start class still says 737 training is conducted in Houston.

January 30 was the last day that there was an operational 737 sim in Houston.

Welcome aboard!

Awesome, thanks!

Are you coming from Eagle?

Yes I am. CRJ CA.

Congrats. Welcome

Appreciate it, thanks!

Blizzue, congrats :) I am still waiting for a class date. When you have the chance, can you pls post the drop for your class?

Thanks

~S

DWC, you recently interviewed right? Where did you get the added training class info? Heard anything about training classes towards end of may/beginning of june?

Thanks

~S

Thank you, and will do.

For those of you that have a CJO join the half winger Facebook group , it's got great information on there that is updated daily.

I joined the facebook group "United Pilot New Hire - Half Wingers"....lots of good info, to include known class dates, cheat sheets for reserves, benefits, the contract, etc.

Last class date I have seen is 2 May.

Can anyone tell me how many people are in the new hire classes?

Blizzue, first of all congrats!!

When you say legacy referral, do you mean from a UAL pilot?

The UAL app has a section referred to as "legacy" - it comes from the question, "do you have any immediate family members in the airline industry?"

I was told by UAL ALPA to list my grandfather who worked at UAL in that section. This is different than getting a current united employee to submit a letter of recommendation.

Thank you, a friend told me about it yesterday as well. Joined the FB Group yesterday.
Hope to get a class date soon!

Cheers

~S

Today's drop:
756 EWR x3
756 SFO x2
320 EWR x2
320 SFO x6
737 EWR x3
737 DCA x6
737 LAX x6

Nice! Man thats a big class.

I'm sorry. Which class date is this for. The one starting this week or for May 2nd? Thanks!

The one that started today

Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit I take it - lol

The first 2 words were TODAY'S DROP

Give him a break. There is little in the thread to indicate that today's drop is in reference to the current class.


flyer, you won't find out which aircraft or bases are available to you until after you get to TK for indoc. EWR and SFO 737 are almost always available, nothing else is for sure.

Never :)

Of course I would buy him a beverage of his/her choice on a layover - welcome half-winger :)

Found the answer in another post....

Quality of life will be much better for a commuter on the 737 vs 756 as a half winger. This has been discussed in depth multiple times. The rare few that are happy getting the 756 as a new hire typically live in base and don't mind sitting reserve in their PJs at home.

How often does the hiring review board meet?

I believe it's every Wednesday

That's what they told me.

A320 vs 737
 

Sounds like a big difference between 757 and 737 for a new hire, what about A320 and 737? Are they pretty much same type trips/rsrv ?

Short answer is

A320 - If you care more about comfort when flying. MUCH nicer cockpit, more limited in where it flies.

737 - If where you are flying to is more important than being comfortable while you get there. A/C is a POS but WAY better variety of flying and typically longer legs.

I'll probably get roasted for this, but most of the folks I hear complaining about the 737 never even flew it, or at least not in its current iteration. The guppy is just fine, it does the job a vast majority of the time and it isn't that uncomfortable. Is it an Airbus? No way, but it's not like you're on a slave ship. This coming from a guy who's done 7 hour legs on it and is 6'4. I'll be more than happy to fly it again some day in the other seat.

You're spot on about the variety of flying on it. Especially out of EWR.

I'll take that bet. ;)

I think you would be hard pressed to find a current United pilot that has never flown a Guppy.......outside post merger hires.

You're right, however I've had this conversation so many times with captains who just hate el guppy. So my question is always the same. Have you flown it? Have you flown the NG? On several occasions they haven't touched it. On most they haven't flown it since the thunder guppy. I'm in a LUAL base flying the 756, so it's probably a small bubble, but just reporting my experience and opinion. Neither if which is worth much.

I'm a Guppy CA. It's a POS. Most people who think it's ok have never flown a capable A/C with modern systems.

You know what they say about opinions... My bad on de-railing the thread!

I think they say "Pull my gear" :p

To each their own. Glad you didn't find it too bad. I'm on it because it works for me atm.

I don't hear too much about Chicago in this thread. Is ORD pretty senior? How long would it take to get there?

I was hired in Sept '15 and was initially assigned DCA 737. There was a vacancy bid during second week of training and I was able to get into ORD. Only ended up actually flying 1 month in DCA. I was able to hold a line at around the 6-8 month mark from DOH in ORD. Classmates that took the A320 waited longer but only by a couple of months. They were on reserve longer too.... A little over 1.5 years in I sit at about 75% in ORD and would be between 50-60% on the coasts.

Is the 737 the most junior aircraft at ORD? If so, what is the disparity between the most junior 737 slot and most junior A320 slot? Thanks.