Spirit Minimums

[saviboy]

Spirit's new mins :

2000 TT
250 multi (350 on airlineapps.com)
500 PIC
1000 turbine


good luck to everyone

In june, unofficial mins were 5000 TT 3-4000 turbine pic, jet and FMS experience.

In September, they went down at 3500 TT, Jet and FMS experience.

I wonder whats going on

 

[Shrek]

Guess they are not getting the numbers they need........going to 32 a month soon.

 

[Redhot99]

Is that just 1000 total turbine time, not pic? Been trying for awhile to get an interview and I thought I had the right interal recs.

 

[ApocketA's_145]

Spirit's new mins :

2000 TT
250 multi (350 on airlineapps.com)
500 PIC
1000 turbine


good luck to everyone

In june, unofficial mins were 5000 TT 3-4000 turbine pic, jet and FMS experience.

In September, they went down at 3500 TT, Jet and FMS experience.

I wonder whats going on

http://www.airlineapps.com/transition/107/pilots.asp


wheres the 500 pic and 1000 turbine?? dont see it here?

 

[saviboy]

you need to be an airlineapps.com member and "compare you application" to Spirit's preferred requirements.

http://www.airlineapps.com/transition/107/pilots.asp


wheres the 500 pic and 1000 turbine?? dont see it here?

 

[Shrek]

100 Turbine PIC preferred.

 

[wmuflyguy]

Why the drop in minimums? Are they expecting people who are from DTW to try for/go to NWA, to avoid a commute?

Is it even realistic to get an interview with those mins? (there are still plenty of well qualified pilots around)

 

[Shrek]

NOt expecting a huge drop in DTW resignations......I think the drop is due to future growth. Get a rec and you will be fine with those mins.

 

[:-)]

The drop could be related to Spirit not being able to find enough "qualified" candidates. "Qualified" meaning someone who is willing to work under Spirit's new "we don't want anyone who might know enough to resist our attempts to make Spirit an Ornstein cloned commuter airline". It COULD be that, because it doesn't seem to have anything to do with an actual shortage of qualified candidates. We've all seen posts by our brother FI'rs with better quals who can't get a Spirit interview. Maybe it's better that way, those overqualifed for Spirit probabally would not fit into their new culture like the 300 hour wonders.

I did hear that the 300 hour wonders do great as instructors tho :-(

 

[Shrek]

I guess I am a 7000 hour wonder then

Recommendations are key to interviews here.

 

[VxClimb]

its amazing everyone on this board a few months ago were saying all gulfstreamers were commiting career suicide by going there, now all "gulfstreamers" are being hired by spirit, southwest, ups, netjets, allegiant, to name a few, and now gulfstreamers are being hired only because these airlines want pilots to be there "beotches" as another one of my "FI BROTHERS" stated. yes someone said FI BROTHERS. get a life

 

[VxClimb]

Glass cockpit of wallet full enough to buy a job with Gulfcream. NK loves Gulfcreamers because they like being company beotchs

We've all seen posts by our brother FI'rs with better quals who can't get a Spirit interview

My references from other posts

 

[iflysky]

Hiring here is based HIGHLY on recommendations. In my class we had peeps from 3000hrs all the way to 10000 hrs (with ample turbine PIC), military, civilian, corporate. It's got nothing to do with hiring low timers and being company "beotches" just recs and non-pi** poor attitude.

 

[Beetle007]

NOt expecting a huge drop in DTW resignations......I think the drop is due to future growth. Get a rec and you will be fine with those mins.

I think they are hiring for a little bit of everyting. Remember that airlines don't like to be short staffed during contract negotiations.

 

[CaravanMan]

NOt expecting a huge drop in DTW resignations......I think the drop is due to future growth. Get a rec and you will be fine with those mins.

Had a rec and exceeded thine minimums, but thou has receivest no call.

 

[Shrek]

I think they are hiring for a little bit of everyting. Remember that airlines don't like to be short staffed during contract negotiations.

Spirit may be doing alot of things but being fully staffed aint one of em

 

[Medeco]

Had a rec and exceeded thine minimums, but thou has receivest no call.

Maybe, you should have refrained from speaking old school style while in the hotseat?

JK

Medeco

 

[CaravanMan]

Maybe, you should have refrained from speaking old school style while in the hotseat?

JK

Medeco

Nah, haven't even gotten the interview call first.

 

[BrazPilot]

.........

 

[dashboy]

Patience everyone it may take a while but you will be called I waited a year. Looks like you got me Shrek I'm just a 6000 hr wonder. Plus every new hour makes me realize how much I really do suck.

 

[Shrek]

LOL............how is training goin bud?

 

[castle bravo]

"Recommendations are key to interviews here."

As well as having a local address, and a demonstrated willingness to grab as much 150% and JA time as possible- especially when there are junior guys on furlough. JC will later thank you for teamwork and extra effort- especially if you are able to boost your total monthly credit to the 150-200 hr range.

 

[BrazPilot]

Where does the sim training normally take place?

 

[critterair2]

Sim is in MIA, Add four yr degree too the mins now.

 

[jbrickli]

Sim is in MIA, Add four yr degree too the mins now.

How long is training and what type of pay do you get during that time?

 

[need2fly]

How long is training and what type of pay do you get during that time?

6 - 8 weeks. The first half is in Miramar. This is were indoc, systems, and FTD's are held. You then move to MIA for the sims. The off to IOE.

I went straight through, but I have heard of guys getting a week or 2 off due to sim or IOE schedules.

Pay is 1000 per month, and 750 per diem. They buy your single occupancy hotel and a car rental per crew when you are in MIA. Normal pay begins at the completion of IOE.

N2F

 

[Bighorn]

Per diem and hotels? Aren't they FLL based so that all goes away?

 

[Beetle007]

It can't go away under the terms of the current contract.

The $750 is for expenses (it is not called per diem and is unrelated to your base as a new hire)

The hotel also is regardless of your base as a new hire.