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Just curious.... what are the upgrade times for Compass right now and how long are new hire FO's on reserve for?
 
For what it's worth, I just interviewed today and the guys doing the interviewing said a month or two on reserve and 1-1.5 years till upgrade. They did emphasize that that was a worst case estimate and that they are still waiting on delivery for another 12 airplanes.

Class date of Aug 6.

Thanks Hacker. Your stuff helped a lot!
 
poser765 said:
For what it's worth, I just interviewed today and the guys doing the interviewing said a month or two on reserve and 1-1.5 years till upgrade. They did emphasize that that was a worst case estimate and that they are still waiting on delivery for another 12 airplanes.

Class date of Aug 6.

Thanks Hacker. Your stuff helped a lot!
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Did you get offered the job? I heard they are giving offers on the spot now.
 
purduepilot2012 said:
Did you get offered the job? I heard they are giving offers on the spot now.
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Yeah after the HR portion of the interview they went back into the office and only talked bad about me for like 3 minutes then came back out with the offer.

OK guys, now time for some advice. I am a regional FO with a 5 month baby. Travel to/from and accommodation are my responsibility for orientation. I'm trying really hard to figure out a way to get there and back while spending the least amount of money. I think I have three options...NOTE i live in OKC.

1. I drive up there and back. Boo.

2. I fly up there and back for like 500 clams. Boo again.

3. This one is my favorite. I finish a three day on the a couple f days before my trip starts. I just hang out in the crash pad. Until the day before class starts. Pay for a $120 round trip fare from ORD, then just wait till I get my ID so I can jumpseat back home.

Number three is feeling like a winner. The only problem I have is how long does it normally take to get ID/CASS up and going?
 
poser765 said:
Yeah after the HR portion of the interview they went back into the office and only talked bad about me for like 3 minutes then came back out with the offer.

OK guys, now time for some advice. I am a regional FO with a 5 month baby. Travel to/from and accommodation are my responsibility for orientation. I'm trying really hard to figure out a way to get there and back while spending the least amount of money. I think I have three options...NOTE i live in OKC.

1. I drive up there and back. Boo.

2. I fly up there and back for like 500 clams. Boo again.

3. This one is my favorite. I finish a three day on the a couple f days before my trip starts. I just hang out in the crash pad. Until the day before class starts. Pay for a $120 round trip fare from ORD, then just wait till I get my ID so I can jumpseat back home.

Number three is feeling like a winner. The only problem I have is how long does it normally take to get ID/CASS up and going?
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You'll have your ID and CASS the very first day of orientation.
 
I arranged for my last day of employment to be the day before orientation. I non-reved to MSP after returning my company ID. I stayed at the Holiday Inn-Eagan for the Delta crew rate. I used my newly acquired CASS privileges to travel home an hour after orientation ended. I wouldn't recommend that level of risk to someone else. Yet, it's the cheapest method I devised, and it worked.
 
Old Dominion Flyer said:
I arranged for my last day of employment to be the day before orientation. I non-reved to MSP after returning my company ID. I stayed at the Holiday Inn-Eagan for the Delta crew rate. I used my newly acquired CASS privileges to travel home an hour after orientation ended. I wouldn't recommend that level of risk to someone else. Yet, it's the cheapest method I devised, and it worked.
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Worked fine for me.
 
Old Dominion Flyer said:
I arranged for my last day of employment to be the day before orientation. I non-reved to MSP after returning my company ID. I stayed at the Holiday Inn-Eagan for the Delta crew rate. I used my newly acquired CASS privileges to travel home an hour after orientation ended. I wouldn't recommend that level of risk to someone else. Yet, it's the cheapest method I devised, and it worked.
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lol, Yeah I thought about making my last day at the current shop the first day at the new one. However, i would not put it past them to suspend my travel benefits early.
 
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