SkyWest Ground School

[ILStoMinimums]

The 10 who were pushed back to next month were not chosen by SSN, they were chosen by date of interview.

Once you get to groundschool, THEN those last 4 digits will rule you for the rest of your career...

Now whats all this SSN stuff? Seniority?

 

[ClearRight]

Once you make it to class, seniority is based on the last four digits of your SSN. 0000 good, 9999 bad (with the exception of present Skywest employees- they go to the top of the list).

 

[five-alive]

The last part was a joke. Take Sunday off.

At SkyWest you need to work at it 6 days a week. Don't fool yourself. You will kick yourself in the a$$ if you relax and watch reruns of the A-Team instead of preparing for the next day. School, homework and Static take up a lot of time. GS is 8 to 5, then dinner and then all of a sudden its 19:00 and you have homework and static to prepare for the next day. Do your homework during the breaks and lunch. If you are junior in the class you will have one day between GS and FTD and SIM. If this were you I would recommend 6 days a week.

If you think you are hot $hit going in and you don't put in the effort I hope you have a back up plan. But what the heck do I know I just work here.

Splert

Again, everyone has their own methods, but I got through Skywest ok..I hung out with the guys during lunch to wind down and forget about the plane for a little while. Sometimes if I was bored before class starts I might screw around a little on the CBT. But balance is important. You have to have work and play time. You dont have to employ Splert's tatics to suceed, do what works for you.

 

[JOPILOT]

splert...splert

Here is one more tactic- stayed and did my homework right after class by myself so I absorbed the info, worked on the systems that were important on the CBT during the weekends and left all my books and thoughts at the training center! I was rarely there after 19:00 and maybe 4-5 hours on Saturday evening. I spent the rest of my time trying to get some exercise or being with the fam. The flows for the FO (RJ) are a joke, maybe worth 2-3 hours of your time the day before FTD! (RJ info only)

Now on the other hand if you are going into the EMB-120, take lunch if you can, get a study group, try to find a good sim partner and work your ass off! The EMB training is kind of a cluster and it takes a good deal of effort- Good Luck