Advice for first 121 job?

[A-9er]

No. Every airline throws you right into the fire when you get signed off. You either sink or swim.

That's how it is @ G7.

 

[A-9er]

How long did it take you guys (that are current DX) to feel comfortable with the amount of work that the usual dispatcher takes on per day?

When you were new, did your company give you a few less flights to work until you figured it out?

I'm still trying to find the answer to the first question, as I just worked my second shift yesterday. My third will be on Saturday...

 

[A-9er]

Actually there was a major airline where that happened.

How could THAT happen @ a major with their LIGHT workload?

 

[thegriffinpages]

I'm still trying to find the answer to the first question, as I just worked my second shift yesterday. My third will be on Saturday...

Congrats on the job, Mark! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

 

[A-9er]

Congrats on the job, Mark! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

Thanks. Now that I'm signed off, I'm just hoping I make it through probation at this point; at G7, that lasts a year...

 

[manniax]

How could THAT happen @ a major with their LIGHT workload?

 

[A1TAPE]

Doesnt it last a year at all airlines?

 

[A1TAPE]

I Remembered reading it on the ASRS database and i was suprised at the events.

 

[A-9er]

Doesnt it last a year at all airlines?

I don't know, as I've only worked at G7. I can tell you this: probation lasts a year for EVERYBODY @ G7-FAs, pilots, DXers, rampers, everyone.

 

[R2D]

How long did it take you guys (that are current DX) to feel comfortable with the amount of work that the usual dispatcher takes on per day?

When you were new, did your company give you a few less flights to work until you figured it out?

I was never uncomfortable with the workload, I would just scrutinize my actions more when I was new, which slowed me down in the beginning.

And my company probably wont help you out. Sink or swim. Once you're signed off, you become one of us.