Skywest ground school dates

[HDA]

I know there is a Skywest ground school starting on March 1st. Any word as to the one after that one?

 

[sstearns2]

Projecting class date more than a month or so ahead is like predicting the weather for next week. It's just speculation.

Scott

 

[HDA]

Thanks for your insight.

 

[sstearns2]

The company did send out a message saying they plan 10 or so newhire EMB classes this year. Two have already happend. Usually what happens is they don't run any classes until we are so short of pilots that we are cancelling trips, then they start running classes like crazy and they say 'a class every three weeks into eternity'. Then they run 3 or 4 classes and stop. The cycle then start a new. Hope this helps.

Scott

 

[flyjen30]

SkyWest Classes

Any word on when SkyWest will start new hire jet classes?

 

[HDA]

Well, I did get a call today from the training dept and it looks like the next EMB-120 class is going to be on 05 February. I was told that there are jet classes going but that furloughed United guys are the only ones in there. Seems a little weird but that is what I was told. The people at SkyWest have been really cool and upfront about things so far with my limited exposure so I dont have any reason not to believe that.

Needless to say, I am just thrilled to be going to SkyWest! Dont really care if I get the Brasilia or the jet, just being there is gonna be good enough for me. I guess the upgrade time looks pretty short on the Brasilia and there are some neat places to get based after a while!

Anybody that works there have some good gouge on the contract vote? What direction does that seem to be heading?

 

[wannab0133]

just interviewed with em for a brasilia april 5th class. better bring your 'a' game if you want to survive. 3 or 4 out of 8 did when i interviewed. aviaitoninterviews.com info is correct.

 

[sstearns2]

Re: SkyWest Classes

Any word on when SkyWest will start new hire jet classes?

For every RJ70 we get we need to offer jobs to 5 UAL people, 3 have to be in an RJ. We get 30 RJ70s over the next two years, so that's 90 UAL people that need to be in RJ new hire classes. I think we've put about 20 UAL people thru RJ class up to now. There are also a lot of EMB F/O's that want to go to the RJ. I wouldn't plan on anyone off the street going into the RJ for a while.

Scott

 

[AirSeattle]

Ya usually make more money first year in the EMB anyway....! (more flying, higher gaurantee per month, more per diem, etc)

joel

 

[WMUdz]

Wannab -

Did the people that didnt get hired make it past the writtens and sim, or did they not make it past the interview portion?

 

[Shortapp]

Sim

I hear that if you have 1000 hours of Part 121 you don't do a sim ride. Is this true?

 

[upncoming]

Needless to say, I am just thrilled to be going to SkyWest! Dont really care if I get the Brasilia or the jet, just being there is gonna be good enough for me. I guess the upgrade time looks pretty short on the Brasilia and there are some neat places to get based after a while!

Glad you made it on board over there, but don't be looking for upgrade on the Bro too soon unless a new base opens or something. I think it's sitting at about 2 years right now, though that may come down a bit to like 1.7 years. Longer if you aren't able to go wherever...

 

[TankerPuke]

I just got the interview exactly defined: UAL or more than 1000hrs 121 time and you have no sim. Most interviewers are busting the sim and a few the tech interview. I was told very, very few bust the HR. To bust the HR you pretty much have to be an arrogant a$$. Good luck to all!

PUKE

P.S. Reserve on the jet for me was about 11 months in SLC.

 

[whatwasthat?]

What's so hard about the sim? Is it instrument currency? Some obscure procedure? Does anybody know what kind of experience the typical interviewee has?
Is the written test on 121 regs. too?

Thanks in advance.

 

[wannab0133]

sim

the sim is not hard at all to maintian altitudes, headings, etc. The issue is the fact that you are in a navajo and they want a mix of single pilot and crm. it's weird b/c there is nobody beside you, just behind you. he tells you that you cannot id any of the navaids. but, he wants you to ask him to id them. the bottom line is that they want the sim flown in a specific way, and you will never know that way unless you get the sim prep or at least watch. but it is possible to squeak by without it, but i recommend you dont try.