Free Recurrent Training @ FlightSafety!!

CRJDriver

CRJDriver

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Memo sent out last week to employees:

FYI:

We are introducing a new Proficiency Protection program to help FlightSafety trained pilots and maintenance technicians of business aircraft who have become involuntarily unemployed since January 1, 2009. This will help them to maintain their proficiency while they pursue new job opportunities.

FlightSafety will offer a no cost recurrent training course to pilots who were training under a Full Service contract at the time of involuntary job loss. The training will be provided in an aircraft type the pilot trained on under that agreement. Customers who were enrolled in the Master Technician program at the time of involuntary job loss may receive the next course towards their Master Technician rating at no cost. The program will remain in effect until December 31, 2009.

This marketing initiative is designed to secure Customer relationships and increase revenue now and in the future. Most importantly, it demonstrates our support for the business aviation community and our commitment to enhance safety. More detailed information on the program, including the eligibility requirements, will be available at flightsafety.com next week.
 
CRJDriver said:
Memo sent out last week to employees:

FYI:

We are introducing a new Proficiency Protection program to help FlightSafety trained pilots and maintenance technicians of business aircraft who have become involuntarily unemployed since January 1, 2009. This will help them to maintain their proficiency while they pursue new job opportunities.

FlightSafety will offer a no cost recurrent training course to pilots who were training under a Full Service contract at the time of involuntary job loss. The training will be provided in an aircraft type the pilot trained on under that agreement. Customers who were enrolled in the Master Technician program at the time of involuntary job loss may receive the next course towards their Master Technician rating at no cost. The program will remain in effect until December 31, 2009.

This marketing initiative is designed to secure Customer relationships and increase revenue now and in the future. Most importantly, it demonstrates our support for the business aviation community and our commitment to enhance safety. More detailed information on the program, including the eligibility requirements, will be available at flightsafety.com next week.
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Great offer but not everyone qualifies.
 
Perhaps they are trying to reach out to pilots that are victims of our current economic condition. They are also allowing former employees to retain currency as well. I think it is more of a goodwill gesture. That is what I am guessing.
 
I think it's a combination of both of those plus building the customer relationship for the future.
 
It also keeps their instructors busy. I was at the Hawker Beechcraft Center in Wichita the other day to get night current on the King Air 350 and was talking to a couple of instructors who said the jet programs (Premier, Hawker, Beechjet) have been really slow and they've laid off some instructors and moved other instructors into the King Air programs, which are staying fairly busy.
 
So, having heard from a pilot who was at FSI recently, he said it was completely dead other than himself and 2 others. Had some foreign guys in there for a few days recurrent, but after that it was dead dead dead.

Said FSI had told their instructors to make sure the lights get turned out, conserve energy etc. And that FSI told them to take a week off, because they didn't have anything for them to do.

If it's that bad, then how do they have the money to do free recurrents?

Interesting...

Good luck to those who are applying! Hope you get a slot!
 
The free recurrent is only for pilots who flew for companies that had full service training contracts. You contact the sales rep, tell them what company you worked for, and they verify the contract.

FSI already has the money. They're not losing a dime, trust me.
 
TFaudree_ERAU said:
The free recurrent is only for pilots who flew for companies that had full service training contracts. You contact the sales rep, tell them what company you worked for, and they verify the contract.

FSI already has the money. They're not losing a dime, trust me.
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Exactly. The training was essentially pre-paid.
 
FlightSafety has no obligation to provide training to pilots laid off from companies that have full service contracts. I think that allowing these pilots to train for free after losing employment is a great gesture.

As far as being fee, that is not entirely accurate. If the full service contract was in a mid size aircraft (Falcon, Gulfstream etC) and the company also owned a smaller aircraft, that training is provided at no cost for all recurrent classes. The larger aircraft may of been at a completely different center and the pilots that show up for training for lets saw a Citation or Lear course do not directly provide income to that center. The center is responsible for all of the costs associated with training those clients, from the instructors, sim techs and support staff to the cost associated with running a full motion simulator.

Bottom line, the feedback received thus far from the pilots who have been offered training has been extremely positive. In the current situation many of these guys are in, we could use all the good news we can get.
 
gotta be Full Service but the full service pricing is actually pretty damn good if your company can swing the initial pricing.
 
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