Training contracts

[jwp_145]

Did you not read the example eariler where the bizjet jobber quit as soon as his type rating's ink was dry so he could go to the other job that required the type?
That is why some require them.

I agree with your statements, but on the other hand I see why.

 

[Inverted]

I was a PA31 instructor in 2004/2005, at that time we had a high number of applicants come in and back then give a verbal agreement that they would be around for a year. More than 50% of these individuals never had any intent on staying, it was a means to get their multi time to get on at skyw or horizon.

After that the written agreement started, you might be surprised to learn that with the amount of offline training required in the PA31 prior to the checkride that the cost of training an individual is almost in line with a turbine aircraft.

Well, that's what AMF wants so fine. But going from a verbal agreement, to written, hasn't slowed down the amount of people that leave within that timeframe. It is even more crazy to sign a year contract every time you upgrade to a different airplane. Treat people better, and they won't leave, it is the most simple, ground floor type of common sense. I know it varies by base, but the west coast has become much worse. I don't remember anyone breaking contracts within their first year, but hearing the amount of people doing it now is out of control. The "gettin" is just too good everywhere else.

And I also don't buy that the training is close to a type at all. Offline flights are minimal at best, with over 90% of the flying being on line during scheduled runs, so how is that a cost increase? So you give somebody 3 sims, a VCC (which is offline), they fly the line for a week with a TC, do maybe 1 offline flight, or if they are 91 do the maneuvers during the repo. Management wants to say the cost is huge, but they are looking at it from the wrong angle.