SkyWest RJ class
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Ophir
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I bid for SLC only in the RJ, so I will be here. We are trained in the 200 and then have differences training at the end of class. For the 700 it is two days and I am not sure how much time they allocate for the 900, I'll keep posted.
We bid for lines that have one plane or the other. If we are on reserve we may end up flying all the planes in one week. The idea is that we don't have anything different for flying the 200 or the 700 or the 900.
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We are doing both buy primarily we are lecture based with all the powerpoints being available on disk. We have some CBT for things like High Altitude Physiology and RVSM.
Ophir
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You went to the darkside? You left "SkyWest Express?" How much time do they really devote in ground to teaching you how to read the U.S.A Today? How hard, really, are those three step flows?
I kid, I kid ... I'll probabbly be right behind you in a bout a year ...
PACK and PROBES! Gotta love that pre-taxi check and flow.
Ophir
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Yeah, but from what I have heard is that they are in the paint shop and coming out with new N-numbers :insane:
Ophir
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Yeah, no kidding! I guess I will say hi to you here cause I don't see you in class (all 40 of us).
Ophir
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Chalk it up to ground school sleep depervation; E_Dawg - G_Dawg. I get his name right when I see him in person. :buck:
BTW, yesterday was Talk Like A Pirate Day ARRRGGHHH! :yar: :yar: :yar: :yar: :yar: :yar: :yar: :yar:
Ophir
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Yes! But for some reason I am still behind all the NH in class!
This is true for you intial seniority into class. Typically is doesn't have too much to do with how you bid in the end. But that is because we are hiring so quickly. No one wants to be the plug!
OldTownPilot
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wow, sucks to be me if I go to SkyWest....my last 4 is 987X
rausda27
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flyingmaniac
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What are the chances of getting hired at SkyWest and flying the Brasilia? I really want to fly for SkyWest but not in a Brasilia. So what are the chances of getting hired and flying the CRJ?
Lee D
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"I really want to fly for SkyWest but not in a Brasilia"
Heeeyyyy!!! The Brasilia is not all that bad. (Coming from a Captain that flies it ) You'll be flying jets for the rest of your life. A little turbo prop time for a year or so will be good for your health. (I hear it promotes a healthy sperm count.. . . .OK just kidding.)
Seriously though, I heard recently that most new hires will now be going to the EMB. Plenty of guys transitioning to the jet these days. But things change fast.
Congrats on the transition OPHIR. So I finally get back to SLC this October and I still have not flown with a Jetcareer SkyWest pilot. Any SLC based EMB FO's on this board? (Or FAT for that matter.)
Heeeyyyy!!! The Brasilia is not all that bad. (Coming from a Captain that flies it
) You'll be flying jets for the rest of your life. A little turbo prop time for a year or so will be good for your health. (I hear it promotes a healthy sperm count.. . . .OK just kidding.) Seriously though, I heard recently that most new hires will now be going to the EMB. Plenty of guys transitioning to the jet these days. But things change fast.
Congrats on the transition OPHIR. So I finally get back to SLC this October and I still have not flown with a Jetcareer SkyWest pilot. Any SLC based EMB FO's on this board? (Or FAT for that matter.)
zmiller4
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Why not the Brasilia? I've heard it's a real performer...and going to a turboprop first will make the jet seem easy.
If you get an interview, definately don't tell them that you don't want to fly the Brasilia.
There are plenty of new hires going to the CRJ, but a lot of them are coming from other airlines. My class was like 60% prior 121, with another good chunk having 135 experience. I've heard the Brasilia classes have more CFI's. Which aircraft you get is probably still based on what slots they have open, but I'd bet they're trying to fill up classes based on experience as well.
flyingmaniac
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Well, when I was in college, I learned the systems and cockpit procedures of a 727. So if the CRJ systems are some-what the same then I think I'll be allright. I even got chance to start up the 727 that FedEx donated to MTSU. It was a great thriller. A lot of instructors coming out of my flight school are leaving and flying CRJ's and ERJ's for the regionals, so I would like the same. The fact of the matter is that I want to live in California because I have family there that I want to get to know. I know SkyWest is big in Cali, so that is one of my options.
meyers9163
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Options in aviation? Well not sounding negative but I'd say keep your "option" list wide open. Yeah Skywest would be awesome to fly for but just because your buddies are flying the jets does not mean it is right for everyone. I mean if you got on with SKW do you not think that learning a new system and plane such as the EMB might not make you a better overall pilot? Just wondering about that.
Maximilian_Jenius
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They call this SJS (shiny jet syndrome) even I at times find myself coming down with it. But as JH would say "check it",your ultimate goal isn't to retire from the regionals (or at least it shouldn't be). So if you got on with SKYW on the "BRO" or went 135 freight and upgraded to CA in 1-2 yrs. you'd be making the coveted PIC time and be able move up in the industry quicker then someone who just wanted to fly a jet. Having the choice to move up to the airlines or FDX,UPS is golden compared to the guy flying a jet as a F/O who is looking at 5-8 yr. upgrade!
meyers9163
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I would have to agree with that! I dont think he has plans of staying anywhere to fly and Jet however I just wanted to point out to whoever that a Jet much like you said should not be their first concern. So you stated that well I think!
GaTechKid
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C'mon EDUC8! Aren't you in your 2nd year at PSA now? Don't you guys make $8 less per hour on the -200, $5 less per hour on the -700, and 3 hours less each month on reserve?
Bumblebee
Commodore
I fly the Bro and I will be in FAT starting in October. I was originally scheduled to be in the jet, but they asked me if I would move to the Bro on the first day of indoc. It took a while for my dissapointment to fade, but I wanted to work for SkyWest, and they have jets AND Brasilias! Now I couldn't be happier. The Bro is a fun airplane to fly, and I'm based near enough to where I live, in California. I have not had to do any reserve, and was able to bid a line that I wanted on my fiirst time. Our upgrade times are just a little over a year, and that's mostly because they want 1000 in a 121 (or at least in a crew) environment. At this company, don't worry so much about what you fly, just be glad you're flying. There is a saying floating around in the training department (maybe just to make the Bro FO's feel better) but they say that the Brasilia is the last real airplane that you'll ever fly. I think that is because there is almost no automation, all of the systems are operated by hand, and it is a rudder hog!
Just get on and get your seniority number, the rest will fall into place.
Just get on and get your seniority number, the rest will fall into place.