Skywest Questions
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Cptnchia
Dissatisfied Customer
Do you plug the ship set back in when you're done? Seems that's an old north thing.
I do. The busses have 750's, which are nice. On the ER I wouldn't because those one-sided David Clarks are for sociopaths and the more I trigger, the faster I move up on the seniority list.
BEEF SUPREME
Well-Known Member
I've done 3 observation flights so far. The audio panel is to the right of the jump seat on the ERJ. The ships headset is apparently stashed in a drawer someplace. I just use my own set, an in ear set that travels well.
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Been flying 135 for years (cargo and charter) and contemplating a run for the majors via a regional. I have always held SkyWest in high regard given the people I know there and the consistency of the operation over the years. Anyone there have some insight regarding the following:
After say 1 year on property in a west coast base, how feasible is it to:
1. Fly just the minimum each month?
2. Get into volunteer positions such as recruiting or pilot support roles? (Does recruiting offer pay/minimum credit?)
The variety of experience (as well as box checking;-) has a lot of appeal to me as current job is just flying....
Thanks!
After say 1 year on property in a west coast base, how feasible is it to:
1. Fly just the minimum each month?
2. Get into volunteer positions such as recruiting or pilot support roles? (Does recruiting offer pay/minimum credit?)
The variety of experience (as well as box checking;-) has a lot of appeal to me as current job is just flying....
Thanks!
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
I once opened the drawer back there to find a brand new Sennheiser with the ship's power plug, the nomenclature for which escapes me. I'm guessin' that they don't have those anymore.
Ehhhhh. This is so variable that I outright refuse to answer; the airplane, the base and the staffing equations are all fluid.
I've never seen the ability to bid down, personally (the last time I dropped a trip was 2014, if anyone cares), but I've also been (1) in perennially understaffed categories and (2) I've only bid above ~50% once in a category in my career, and it was when I couldn't afford to bid down anyway, so.
Recruiting is COBU and it is paid as such. Pilot support is a little more broad, but ProStands and CIRP are paid for training if memory serves, and then they're volunteers thereafter except for the chairs. I think.
BEEF SUPREME
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Also if you live in Denver you can sign up to teach ground school. However good luck holding Denver as a base for a while.
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Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
"Don't you mean the 756?" @Seggy
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In the 175, it's basically a third audio panel, with mic and earphone jacks.
-Fox
ComplexHiAv8r
Well-Known Member
Once you get up there in seniority it gets nice. 2 years tomorrow I started. Bidding 12% ORD and dropped a trip this month and under guarantee next month (but its AQP time).
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Zondaracer
Well-Known Member
Soon we will be called SkyEast.
I heard we are getting more 7/900 flying out of DTW and they are trying to reduce the amount of MSP/ORD crews that are deadheading to DTW for those trips. Next month, I only saw standups out of DTW On the 7/900 for DTW pairings. The rest of the DTW 7/900 flying was being done by other domiciles.
tcco94
Future GTA VI Pilot
I snuck into ORD before they cut it off to new hires but now I'm not moving. I'm 20 ish up in the list...wonder if I'll be bidding reserve in May
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
More like, I'll keep deadheading over there because nobody will bid it.
JDean3204
Well-Known Member
Not sure if this gentleman is a member of the JC community or not, but it was a great article on his perseverance! We all had that same dream and he didn't let his hand of bad cards keep him down, very uplifting!
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/03/22/maw-pilot/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/03/22/maw-pilot/
Cory Trevor
Well-Known Member
Crazy, he was in my NH class, never knew any of that
Autothrust Blue
Welcome aboard the Washington State Ferries
I mean. Not literally.
BigZ
Well-Known Member
As someone who is finishing up the hours and considering 121 mostly due to the fact that ORD is a short drive away from the family mansion, huh??
ORD no more for the new hires?
I'll need an adult beverage if so. First Envoy shrinking the ORD base, if this happens, Air Whisky is going to be the only NH base option at the end of the year.
Ayork62493
GBR
ORD is still growing. It'll be a few months on reserve at the most, it comes and goes.
Zondaracer
Well-Known Member
Things change all the time. ORD goes junior on both fleets but on the CRJ, DTW goes even more junior. We had a few months on the E175 where new hires were going to LAX. New hires on the E175 are going to ORD again. New hires on the CRJ are going to DTW now but a couple months ago they were going to DTW and ORD. The last RSR report said that ORD is understaffed but DTW must be even more understaffed because the next domicile vacancy report shows 40 openings in DTW and 0 in ORD. Right now, E175 new hires will go to ORD and CRJ may take a couple months to get ORD.