Skywest Airlines: Elevating your Aviation Career at this FANTASTIC Airline!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Ready 4 Pushback Episode 126
In this episode, we talk with Manny Ramirez, a first officer and pilot instructor at SkyWest Airlines. He shares his journey into aviation, insights from his role at SkyWest, and his efforts to give back through his podcast. Keep tuning in to hear about the pathways to becoming a pilot, the importance of mentorship, and the unique benefits of flying with SkyWest.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE
• The path from being a pilot pathway program participant to becoming a first officer at SkyWest
• Significance of gratitude and mentorship in the aviation industry
• Insights into the comprehensive training program at SkyWest and how it prepares pilots for a successful career
• Manny’s personal motivation behind starting his aviation podcast and how it serves the community
RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED
• Pilot Training | Federal Aviation Administration | www.faa.gov/pi...
ABOUT MANNY RAMIREZ
Manny’s career trajectory has taken him from a former Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician to becoming the first pilot in his family. As a First Officer at SkyWest Airlines on the Embraer E175, he has also found his calling as a pilot instructor, where he shares his passion for teaching, mentorship, and compassion with future aviators, helping them unleash their true potential.
With a Bachelor's degree in Aviation Science, earned from Liberty University, he built his hours flying as a flight instructor at a part 141 school and flying PC12s at a charter service in Las Vegas before making the jump to airline operations. Manny never stops learning! When he is not flying, he devotes his spare time to researching aviation-related human factor cases. As a testament to his love for the aviation community, he also hosts the Tailwinds & Sunshine Podcast, dedicated to all aspects of aviation.
CONNECT WITH MANNY
• Website: SkyWest Airlines | www.skywest.com/
• Podcast: The Tailwinds & Sunshine Podcast | podcasts.apple...
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Regarding learning the MCDU, can’t stress enough the use of desktop simulators with good 3rd party addon aircraft that models these systems with high fidelity so you can practice on your own. The Fenix A320 taught me, so by the time I jumped into a level D in Orlando I already knew how to program as well as how the other systems worked. For Boeing, PMDG gives you an extraordinary model of the 737 NG, which line training captains/type rating examiners use to teach online courses and demonstrations since they faithfully model about 95% or more of the plane and its systems. And we’re not just talking the basics, you can do advanced and even trivial work with the MCDU in these sims today. Really helps with not being overwhelmed when you do an actual type rating for one of these aircraft.
Knowing the box is so important. Nice work
Starts 6:45
I think it starts at 0:00 😉😉
@@Ready4PushbackWrong. Listener's valuable time is mocked until about the 7 minute mark.
Love it guys! I have my sights set on SkyWest hopefully in about a year. Just getting back into flying now after a 13yr hiatus - life happened lol. Looking forward to it and enjoying the process.
Love your attitudes and perspectives. Thanks for sharing guys.
Ben
Keep it going man
For anyone who values their time, podcast finally begins around the 7 minute timestamp. Ugh.
Great discussion on the MCDU and FMS. I have the sim models mentioned below PMDG and other "study level" models with significantly modeled systems.
Loved this episode. I have really liked what SkyWest is all about and it would be an honor begin my airline career there.
Love the kid intro about the podcast! Looking to possibly fly for SkyWest. Do they have a cadet program like Envoy That allows me to apply and receive mentorship once I get my private pilot certificate?
Huge problem with pilot careers in the US relate to hours and costs. In the US, you need 1,500 hours in order to get hired at an airline like Skywest. But since one is limited to 1,000 hours of flying per year, that makes it two years while you get your instrument ratings. Then you need to get certified to fly jets. And the costs of flight school can exceed $100,000 in that time. In the EU, the second officer can start flying at 500 flight hours, so they can go from props like the 172 to the a320 in the span of just a few months.
Everything has its price. Pay it or don’t.
You are correct. It is expensive. You have to pay with time or money. This is the ever present quandary about this job. EU flying does get you in a jet faster albeit at a much lower wage.
Training is thorough, and most of the instructors are committed to setting you up for success. There will always be more of a sink-or-swim mentality with the airlines because of training costs, schedule, and the available applicant pool, and SkyWest is no exception. It isn't all peachy; forced transition upgrades, vacation, and training contracts are some points I would research before making the jump. No union is a double edged sword, and a dealbreaker for some. Line flying with OO is great, and I enjoy the vast majority of people I work with. Good travel benefits, relatively quick upgrade times, and job security in a fluid industry. Lots of resources and reasonably good operational software make day to day ops mostly smooth. Great emphasis on hand flying here, at least on the CRJ side. I'm happy I joined SkyWest.
Thanks for this post!!!
Thank you, gentlemen! I’m around 1200TT and will be submitting my app shortly. I’m going to find as much as I can on the MCDU 😂
Keep crushing
Right now people need to take the jobs that are available, but going to a company with a union is better. Hopefully skywest will vote in ALPA, because right now skywest pilots don’t have a contract , they have an agreement which management can change when ever they like.
Skywest is the only 121 that is a non union carrier in US.
I am not discouraging anybody from joining due to this issue, but I would say it’s something that needs to be researched
It would be cool if someone did a video on that topic. So potential new pilots know the - that come with not having a union. But also the costs of having one
Thanks for the effort
Of course
One of my favorite most useful and informative Podcasts on anything and everything career pilotwise! Thank you Nik 🇺🇸🥇✈️🛫🛬🛩️
Word!!!! You’re the best. Keep rockin
The regionals and airlinea i general are boring, overly political and over worked, lower safety stndrds, must work moat holodays first few yrs, putting d e i ahead of cuatomers/employees and public safety. etc, etc, etc
I’d like to mention that every junior pilot is likely to miss holidays and anything on a weekend. That’s the nature of the industry
podcast would be much better if ya didn’t take like 12-15 min to get to the actual discussion. way to much personal intro details ugg
Nick is so god damn annoying
No doubt, I thought Nik was going to go down on his guest at any moment for some pole puff. Is he currently transitioning??
@@chadmiller8725 nope. I’m not. But thanks for listening.
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Probably the worst regional to work for in the World!
In the world? Have you ever looked into Biman Bangladesh Airlines?
This is great. I go to SLC for indoc in October on the CRJ. I’m so excited!
Oh, and the dogs names are Gracie and Penny. 😅
I listen to a lots aviation podcast but this 🔥. People need to subscribe
Thanks ford!
Great podcast. I saw it as great interview prep for my interview with SkyWest coming up
737 I will be soon checked
Wasted 8 minutes listening to ads in the beginning, so I’m out.
Sorry my man. Gotta pay the bills.
@@Ready4Pushbackgood content but the ads being one after the other was a bit. No issues for me but maybe space them out or move them later in the show.
Stopped listening after the third commercial.
Same
Good
I agree. Too many commercials out of the gate. Probably losing 30% of peeps right there.
You shouldn’t have stopped listening; that was the last one.
Hi, can you tell me which union aviation podcast(s) you are listening to? You mentioned listening to a lot of podcasts early in the show
Swapa has one, FedEx, delta, United, Alaska, APA, AA pilots for Alpa, jet blue, etc
@@Ready4Pushback Thanks so much!! Great podcast, I've been listening to many of your episodes over the past month!
Keep it up
I will!
❤
Me too!