Air Wisconsin training!

[av8tor33]

Can anyone tell me how training is at air wisconsin in terms of pass rates, instructors, duration, etc. Thanks!!

 

[SpocksBeard]

Excellent training department for the most part. Pass rates? They don't hire you to fail you in training. I have no idea what the pass rate is but I'm sure its very high. The instructors I worked with were great - no complaints. Duration - 2 weeks indoc in ATW, 2 weeks systems in DEN, 4 days CPT in DEN, and the typical 8 sim sessions plus a checkride give or take a few. Weekends off during classroom instruction (usually).

 

[JJJ]

Don't worry about passing training. Most people who fail training at any airline do so because attitude problems or being a horrible pilot. If you are confident in your skills and learn what the instructors tell you, you will have no problem.

"Cooperate and graduate" those are the key words for training.

 

[av8tor33]

Thanks! I really appreciate it. I'm headed out there for the June 21st class

 

[Brasgaucho]

congrats!

i recently failed basic indoc at air wisconsin; my mother passed away a month prior to the ground school and i also drove 3000 miles in less than 3 days getting there phisically and emotionally exhausted; i just coldn't pull myself together.
get plenty of rest and take care of any personal issues that may be a distraction during training.
good luck and study hard.

 

[Otto Coarsen]

Don't worry about passing training. Most people who fail training at any airline do so because attitude problems or being a horrible pilot. If you are confident in your skills and learn what the instructors tell you, you will have no problem.

"Cooperate and graduate" those are the key words for training.

Unless of course you are hired here at Mesa....





(but you weren't, so congratulations and good luck)

 

[Night_Flight]

av8tor33,

Congrats!

I'll be there with ya! Got the call last Friday.

-Night_Flight-

 

[av8tor33]

Thanks guys I'll see you there!

 

[utahpilot]

there was a guy in our newhire class that failed indoc. The company gave him a second chance on the test, but he failed it again. I think they did all they could for him, and felt that if he failed that then he would have an equally difficult time with systems and sim. Good dude, but just didn't click for him. weird, because he came from another airline and had like 3 years in there.

g'luck

UP

 

[crashpad]

There are folks not very high up in management who have the power to 'order a hit' on any probationary pilot and put them back to the street. I've witnessed the Flight Dept. management folding under the slightest hint of trouble from another department or their superiors. One example, was a probationary gate agent who made an alleged claim to her boss about a pilot making advances toward her. The pilot was canned, and so was the agent about 3 months later for mental instability. In another instance, I overheard a crew scheduler telling a co-worker, if any pilot got on their '$hit list', it would take them less than a month to rid them from the company.

 

[lionflyer]

Im sorry, but Air Wisky does not behave like that.

 

[WhiteCloud]

Im sorry, but Air Wisky does not behave like that.

Let me second that. While some individuals may get that way (like they can everywhere) that's not the corporate culture.

 

[I Hate Freight]

Can anyone tell me how training is at air wisconsin in terms of pass rates, instructors, duration, etc. Thanks!!

Why did you put an exclaimation point at the end of your subject title?

IHF

 

[AWACoff]

They may be in the minority but there are definitely some bad apples at AWAC. Just mind your P's and Q's until you are off probation. There is one instructor for the 146 that is a bad apple. If you get the 146, rest assured, you will be told who it is. After the threats of termination I have seen at this company (to others, not myself), the advice I gave above is the best to follow.

 

[J32driver]

No one at Air Willy is out to get you. I've been through both the 146 and the RJ training department. The only thing that matters is attitude. If you walk into something and act like you know more than the instructor, you are likely to get knocked down a notch or two. As long as you show some respect and a willingness to learn from your instructor/checkairmen, you will do fine.

I don't know where Crashpad gets his stories, but our Chief Pilot and our Union take very good care of the pilot group. I think its one of the most "pilot friendly" companies you can work for.