How long does ground school take?

[droptank]

Just curious if anybody can provide me some information about the length of ground school for a regional airline (Skywest, Comair, Mesa, etc.). Just wanting to know how many months it takes to go from start to finish before you get online.

Thanks for your help.

Droptank

 

[Andy Neill]

At SkyWest, if you were to start groundschool as a Brasilia newhire on Jan 8th, you would graduate from groundschool Jan 30th. You would be trained in a Flight Training Device 1-3 Feb and in the sim 5-9 Feb. The aircraft checkride would be 10 or 11 Feb and you would begin IOE around 15 Feb. By the 25th of Feb, you would be done.

If brought in as a newhire in the CRJ, you would complete basic indoc on 17 Jan, begin jet systems classes on 20 Jan and complete groundschool 7 Feb. You would have more FTD and sim time than the Brasilia folks so would probably finish IOE around the 3rd-7th of March.

Bottom line is that for most folks, the training process including IOE is about 2 months from start to finish.

 

[Hosed COEX]

The standard CRJ training cycle at ACA is about 75 days - can be shorter or longer depending on scheduling, but rarely shorter. Our program seems to be a little longer than most. During training you make a pathetic $200/week but upon completion of IOE or 75 days, whichever comes first, you starting receiving regular first officer pay.

 

[Rich Man]

Comair

here it is similar, 89 days, $240 a week till IOE and then FO pay.

 

[Tyler Durden]

At Air Wisconsin they breifed to us that from indoc through check ride is 65-70 days. You're paid the hourly rate of the aircraft you are awarded at 2.5 hours a day for 7 days a week. I start class on the 11th so if any of this info is incorrect maybe someone who's been through the process can post more a more accurate experience.

 

[Andy Neill]

Work at a beer store.....fly a jet.....work at a beer store....fly a jet...

I guess we all have career choices to make.

 

[jetflyer]

My first year at Comair and I make 21.75 an hour. This comes out to be about 1500-1600 after taxes right now.

Next year on the 70 seater I'll make 39.46 an hour. That's one heck of a raise! I'll be able to get off food stamps
Second year for the 50 seater is 35.75 an hour.

 

[Pileit]

Re: SkyWest training holiday schedule

the timing for the holidays could not be more inconvenient

Mr. jmac

Best wishes on fitting your new job into your already busy life, by the way, what's a HOLIDAY? I can't find it in the FAR/AIM, and it sure as hell didn't come up in indoc/systems.

pileit

 

[Rook]

to oppssahh

What do you expect us RJ drivers to do? Stop working? Let's hear YOUR suggestion.

Rook

600' AGL Autopilot on.
'WHEW!'

 

[cmrflyer]

Holidays

Holidays are what everyone else that uses the English langauge call vacation. The US is one off the very few countries that use the term vaction. You will never here the term "Happy Holidays" out side America. The only reason that term is used here is because people don't want to offend people of other religions. In Germany or England the term people use is "Merry Christmas", but over here that may upset someone who dosen't celebrate Christmas, hence the use of "Happy Holidays".

 

[chperplt]

In Germany or England the term people use is "Merry Christmas", but over here that may upset someone who dosen't celebrate Christmas, hence the use of "Happy Holidays".

So what's wrong with offending someone? If you don't celebrate that holiday, simply smile and nod. Better yet.. Someone says Merry Christmas, you can say Happy Chanukah... or Happy Kwanza, or Happy whatever!!!!!

Stop being politically correct and enjoy life!!!!!!!!!!

So I don't completely hijack the thread. It takes about 7-8 weeks at Colgan to go from day 1 through IOE in most cases on both aircraft. $350 a week during training I think.

 

[cmrflyer]

That was the point of my reply, who gives a sh!t if you p!ss someone off!

The traing at Comair takes about 8 weeks, I just finished training last week, but I was going from the Brasilia to the RJ, and that took about 7 weeks. They give newhires 10 sim sessions, that takes about 2 and a half weeks (due to all the days off you get).

Good luck.