Skywest Ground School Dates?

[Claws]

Does anyone have information on Skywest Ground schools for November through January? Dates? Which are filled?

 

[bayoubandit]

They told us in the interview that they would run classes every 3 weeks. I think there is a E120 class starting Nov. 5 and the next E120/CRJ class is on Nov.20.

 

[Claws]

Thank you for the reply.
I heard they may cancel a class or two in December. Anyone herd anything about that?

 

[spanky767]

Jeffrey, you need to learn how to spell- "herd" is a group of animals. "Heard" is past tense for "hear".

 

[FlyboyPhil]

Be nice to one another!

hmm.. as a highly qualified MEI do you usually correct your students mistakes in front of the whole FBO? or take them aside and show them what they did wrong in a less threatening environment, more conducive to learning. (HEAR comes my excuse...) Sometimes it is of benefit.. but I doubt your post did a whole lot for the unfortunate speller or anyone else for that matter. Hopefully this post will get you to pull in your fangs and others observing will take a more tactful approach(private message??) to "assisting" THERE fellow aviators in the proper use of the english language.

P.S. I don't claim to have perfect spelling or grammar.. just a bit of tact in most cases...

Live long and prosper!

 

[Sky-doggie]

RRRRRRReow!!!! Catfight!!!!


It's On!!!..... or is it its?


Sky-dog

 

[Av8ter]

wears the catfite!

 

[spanky767]

FlyboyPhil, you are clueless. Claws happens to be a good friend of mine and a fellow instructor. I was giving him a hard time. Thanks for the dissertation though. Have you nothing better to do with your time?

 

[FlyboyPhil]

nope.. nothing better to do..

Freight dog between runs.. what ya gonna do to fill the hours and hours?

 

[Jeepman]

As far as classes being cancelled I am doubtful. Although newhires going into the RJ might not happen for awhile. Since they announced DEN, PSP, & SBA as RJ domiciles the standing bid list is alot more full!

However, they would still need to fill Brasilia slots. Especially since they announced the first 14 weeks of 03' are gonna be grayed out (i.e. denied) for vacation for EMB crews.

 

[Andy Neill]

jmac77,

On the 10th of May, you said:

""regional" airlines...
I wonder how "RJ" ever became a term for these planes. They can fly like 2,000 NM. Also, all the regionals are flying their people overtime while the rest sit on furlough, especially at CoEx. Cheap, cheap bastards...Just a bunch of slave drivers..."

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Care to revise your comments or are you going to be unhappy at SkyWest?

 

[flyinryan]

I feel for you if they cancel classes... but not too much. I was hired in Dec 2000, and had class after class cancelled. A whole bunch of us (around 120 of us) waited in the pool for over nine months. I went to class in late August of 2001, nine months wading in the pool. Be patient, it will happen, it is definitely worth the wait.

I can't imagine them cancelling any classes, they are extremely short on pilots now. There are no reserve lines at my domicile, and the lines are a lot of 4 day trips, with a 5th day local tacked on.. plus no vacations awarded for the first three months in 2003...

Good luck

 

[olladriver]

jmac77,

Congratulations on the class date. Good luck in training, but in light of recent events I think your comment:

They cancel my class, I start shootin'

However intended, mocks those that have lost loved ones in the recent DC case and the various other instances of shootings in the workplace throughout the US.

Olladriver

 

[Andy Neill]

jmac77,

On Sep 12th of this year you said:

"From a labor standpoint, after 9/11 I no longer really care to work for the airlines, especially the regionals. Sounds like a cutthroat battle day to day. Just not worth making the enemies. Life is too short and I like flying far too much just get pissed every day at work about contracts and scope and whipsawing, etc...Yeah, maybe EJA and FlexJet, etc, are not the answers we're looking for, but from what I've heard it beats the crap out of herding around Mom and her nine screaming children, not to mention their 42 bags. Oh yeah, no lines at security and unknown people shaving beards in the bathrooms."

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Are you SURE you want to come to SkyWest???

 

[Pileit]

Doh!

 

[Spoon]

Jmac77

Nice save, Dude.

 

[Andy Neill]

I presume you are going to give your notice at ERAU no earlier than 20 Nov. That would be a good idea. Sometimes class schedules change.

 

[Spoon]

jmac77-

Welcome aboard. You will love it here. Best of luck,

Chris

 

[Andy Neill]

Please call me Andy.

I think there are some changes in both the Nov 20th classes and the Dec 4th classes. I imagine calls are being made as I type.

As Jeepman said, due to the strong response from Brasilia FO's to go to the jet for the PSP, DEN, and SBA domiciles, the newhires originally scheduled to start Nov 20th for the CRJ will be delayed. The Dec 4th class date has been adjusted for the holidays (undoubtedly to reduce the stress on jmac77).

jmac77 said earlier today:

I'm excited as can be for this class, but the timing for the holidays could not be more inconvenient

 

[aldassy]

I would share milk and cookies with Santa Claus to be in that ground school. Take the class date Jmac, and don't look back. Congrats on the job though.

 

[EFlyer]

Jmac77-

Well, I don't know what the interviewers over at Skywest were thinking when they brought you on board, I guess you musta pulled the wool over their eyes, but I think you should look up the words "professional" and "attitude". Give them some serious consideration. Since you're headed West, at least I won't have to pull a 3 day with you.

Tim

 

[Hosed COEX]

Jmac77-

Well, I don't know what the interviewers over at Skywest were thinking when they brought you on board, I guess you musta pulled the wool over their eyes, but I think you should look up the words "professional" and "attitude". Give them some serious consideration. Since you're headed West, at least I won't have to pull a 3 day with you.

Tim

Oh come on, give the guy a break. One thing I have learned in this industry is that when it comes to priorities, family is #1, job is #2. My wife has never furloughed me, doesn't junior-man me, and thinks of me as more than a number. If that makes Jmac or myself unprofessional, then fine, I'm unprofessional. I'm happy as anything to have a good flying job with a good airline, and I love this career, but I never forget the fact that it is just that, a job.