Mesa pay and hotel during training?

[crowbar]

Does Mesa pay you during training, and do they pay for your hotel?

Thanks.

 

[Otto Coarsen]

The pay you from day 1 the normal FO guarantee of 20.47 an hour for the Jet and 18.15 for the props. No per diem.

No hotel through ground school 3 weeks for props 4 weeks for Jets, but they start picking it up when you go to the sim.

Hotels there are nice and are available for about 30-40 bucks a night. Some people share so it's cheaper. I didn't share, but I had a NICE place with a kitchenette for 35 bucks a night. They all shuttle to and from the training center. 1 place, the Residence inn, even has free beer for an hour on weekdays, as well as free breakfast and snack type dinner....

 

[Otto Coarsen]

Nice Avatar by the way.



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[Humphry]

Crowbar, where did you get that pic of my girlfriend?!! Love it!

 

[urflyingme?!]

Hey crowbar, I didn't know you were goin out with TABFO's mom! That mut explain why she doesn't return my calls anymore....

 

[Icywings2]

During the 3 or 4 weeks of training can you jumpseat to go home on the weekends to see your family if you want?

 

[crowbar]

Who do they have JS privileges with?

Does Mesa have family travel benifits (parents)?
Thanks

 

[Otto Coarsen]

Who do they have JS privileges with?

Does Mesa have family travel benifits (parents)?
Thanks

JS is on every reciprecating (sp?) US airline... Mesa is an ALPA represented carrier, so you as a pilot can jumpseat on pretty much any other carrier... If you fly in the UAL system you can occupy the UAL jumpseat, USAirways can occupy the USAir jumpseat, and ALL mesa employees can occupy the America West Jumpseat. I believe that there has to be NO AVAILABLE SEATS in the back for you to occupy the Jumpseat though...


ALL Mesa pilots and their spouse, dependant children, and parents can fly on America West free of charge *(Parents may have a small fee)

ALSO:
If you are in the USAirways system, you, your spouse, your parents can participate in the Term-Pass program which enables everyone FREE travel on US Airways (best travel program in the industry)

If you're in the UAL system, yourself, spouse, kids, and parents get UAL pass priveledges, which is a small fee based on milage I believe...

There are also some decent interline rates on most other carriers for your family and you.... IE: southwest, hawaian, airtran, and others via the pass bureau.

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ICYwings You asked:

During the 3 or 4 weeks of training can you jumpseat to go home on the weekends to see your family if you want?



Short Answer: No......

You probably could.... Heck some people live in Phoenix.... But the bottom line is you really need to spend ALL your energy on your studies... Seriously. Folks who go home are WAY more likely to Wash out... One of the Washouts from my class (A furloughed UAL pilot and former F-16 driver) washed because he went home every night, and tried to run a business at the same time he was in training... He was a sharp guy, but not devoted enough to studying and it proved a costly error... He busted his oral...

SO, bottom line... Family will understand... Training has to be the priority for a few weeks..

 

[a-v-8er]

Don't even consider going home during GS or if you have a break that's shorter than 5 days. You'll need the time to study and the best way to do it is in a small study group! You'll lose valuable time trying to "get away"... there'll be plenty more of that later (hopefully). Keep the priorities straight! No one likes it, but those who stay and study without being distracted will do better...