Immediate Help Please, Which Would you Do ?????

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Given a chance, which would you do ????

It's a summer internship.

Would you rather:

1. Safety (like Flight Safety intern)

2. Crew Scheduling intern


I want to learn about Flight Operations in general, how an airline works, etc.

Assume everything is the same, i.e. pay, hours per week, benefits, etc. etc.

I'm leaning towards Safety, but I dunno. Any input, any help appreciated !!!!!

[FOD]

I would think you would get better contacts with the safety internship

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Exactly what I was thinking.

But with crew scheduling, there would be daily contact with pilots. But that might be a risk. I don't know if scedulers are liked that much by pilots. I don't think I would be too sympathetic for the scheduler that calls me (the pilot) at 3 AM.

I dunno. I'm leaning towards Safety the more I think about it.

[Sprint100]

If you want to develop a backup plan and learn a new skill then I'd go with the scheduler position. Who knows what you'll see as far as how an operation works, plus you can still make contacts, not as many though.
Safety seems kinda funneled. You'll get lots of contacts though.

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

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Safety seems kinda funneled. You'll get lots of contacts though.

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Funneled ???

[viper548]

Go with scheduling. You'll make good contacts in that department and if you ever work there as a pilot, you'll be glad you did.

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I'm leaning towards Safety yet again. I guess I've found my answer.

[joel_MQY]

Contestants on the Price is Right have the same problems! Who will win you the car? (or in this case the jet )

[Sprint100]

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Safety seems kinda funneled. You'll get lots of contacts though.

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Funneled ???

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Meaning it has one side to it, not a multi-attack position, etc. When I was younger, I tried to take advantage of an internship opportunity by getting the most out of it, thus making me multi-dimensional. The more I could get out of it the better. Safety seems kinda one dimensional.

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

This is what Comair's Safety interns do (not the company I'm going for though):

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Function daily as liaison between line pilots and corporate office in response to operational safety concerns.

Gathering and analyzing accident, incident and irregular operations information.

Conferring with appropriate governmental, corporate and contract personnel.

Monitoring established safety data collection/reporting procedures.

Drafting sundry safety-related reports and communications.

Gathering and analyzing flight operations information for the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP).

Some business travel required.
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I don't see how that's one dimensional. I guess I'm not getting what you're saying.

[FOD]

Also, find out what perks you will get. For example, I did an internship in the Flight Operations of an airline. Thus, I received jumpseat privileges. However, I know the interns that worked in the safety department didn’t have the same privileges (but they went thru a CRJ ground school). Same goes for the Interns in Dispatch, they didn’t get either (jumpseating or groundschool). That’s something that may help you decide.

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Excellent point.

But between the C.S. and the Safety interns, I'd the latter has the better chance of jumpseating.

Getting jumpseating would be awesome, but that's not my primary motivation.

On a side note, I heard the interns are offered ground school.

[kellwolf]

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I want to learn about Flight Operations in general, how an airline works, etc.

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If that's your main goal, I think the scheduling position would give you more of a feel for that. Plus, when you finally wind up on the other end of the phone, you'd know a bit of what the other guy was going through.

I agree that the safety position will probably get you more contacts in the long run, and I would go with which ever one benefits getting an interview.

[Sprint100]

I'll stop confusing us all
Basically, I always keep in mind what if I cam't or don't want to fly. I think the scheduler position would give you more skills in that case. I found that most times it is best to keep your options as open as possible. If you can't take path 'a' then take path 'b'. You don't wanna put all your eggs in one basket.