Scenic

[DX Rick]

Any idea when the next class is?

 

[void]

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[lemtjones]

Oct. 6

Dir. of Training says Oct. 6. Avg lifespan of a scenic fo is now about 3 mos. I upgraded a year ago and am now no. 8 of 25 captains. Heard one fo just left for skywest in the middle of a drug test.

 

[void]

October 6? That's a Friday. I would imagine if it is that soon then they probobly have called eveyone coming to class. Could he have meant November 6th, that is a Monday. They are only staying for 3 months at this point? Are they holding firm on paying back the training agreement or are they just bailing without paying?

 

[Bryan D]

Is Scenic still paying new hires for training?

 

[DX Rick]

I have an interview on October 5th, being a Thursday. Don't you think class would start on a Monday?

 

[lemtjones]

class dates

Sorry about that, dir. of training is saying 10/2 or 10/9, they don't even know yet. From what I remember you do get paid the minimum during training (48 hours @ 13.50/hr -2 week pay period). Upgrades are quick -ATP and 500 in the A/C. Good luck!

 

[void]

They don't know yet? if it's 10/2 that less than 2 weeks. Do they have people lined up to attend class yet?

What's that status of the move down to Boulder City?

 

[lemtjones]

Good Question

They don't know if the next class will be the 2nd or the 9th, we've lost about 20 pilots in the past couple of months to skywest and avant and the company is scrambling to add pilots. The move to boulder is just as ambiguous, all we've been told is "first week of Oct."

 

[DHCaptain]

lemtjones: man in the know

If the Dir. of Training knew that, every time you ask him a question, it's to post the answer here--and then misquote him--he might not be so eager to answer your questions.

 

[void]

So it's now October.
What's the status of the move?

 

[wt219200]

Probably end of Oct. beginning of Nov. and yes you are still paid in training.

 

[01WJ]

speaking of Scenic, does anyone know the average time in the pool now before getting called for training?

 

[DX Rick]

From talking to former Scenic pilots, it sounds like if you are in the pool while classes are currently going on. You're in the pool for good.
Just a nice was of saying "Thanks, but no thanks"

 

[wt219200]

From talking to former Scenic pilots, it sounds like if you are in the pool while classes are currently going on. You're in the pool for good.
Just a nice was of saying "Thanks, but no thanks"

I've never heard anyone say that. Scenic will not waste your time and their time by looking over an application, setting up an interview, then hire you and put you into the pool just to never call you. If they don't want to hire you they aren't afraid to call you after the interview and tell you. That said, you may be in the pool for a couple of months depending on if they need FO's badly or not.

 

[void]

Did a new class start today, October 9th or last week on the 2nd?

 

[DX Rick]

I've never heard anyone say that. Scenic will not waste your time and their time by looking over an application, setting up an interview, then hire you and put you into the pool just to never call you. If they don't want to hire you they aren't afraid to call you after the interview and tell you. That said, you may be in the pool for a couple of months depending on if they need FO's badly or not.

Ok, lets say they need FO's badly. Why not just take them out of the pool they already have? Sounds like they have a pretty large pool. Why bother holding interviews when you have a pool of pilots?

 

[lemtjones]

Oct. 30th

Next class will be Oct. 30th, but it's full. There were no classes the 2nd or 9th. The reason for a hiring pool is the same at every airline, just because you don't hear anything for a while does'nt mean you won't get a call.

 

[wt219200]

Ok, lets say they need FO's badly. Why not just take them out of the pool they already have? Sounds like they have a pretty large pool. Why bother holding interviews when you have a pool of pilots?

How do you create a pool of pilots? By interviewing. Like the above post said most airlines do this. I don't know the exact reasoning for it, but I would guess to make sure they have a group of pilots they know they can pull from in case a lot of people leave at the same time. I'm not saying they need FO's badly I was just using that as an example. But if you are in the pool you will eventually get a call for a class date. They won't leave you in the pool for the rest of your life as an easy way to say we don't want to hire you.