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April 8th, 2006, 21:17
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|  Im interested in applying, seems like a good way to rack on hours and not worry about poverty, any current Sierra CFIs would like to share their overall experience there? average monthly pay? dorm life there? food edible? Anybody going for the Air China thing after 2 ten month contracts? any additional info on that? Thanks |
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April 14th, 2006, 02:35
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Dorm life = reminds me of college. Very similar, except we only share a bathroom with one other person (my college dorms we shared with the entire floor) The rooms are nice. HVAC is a little touchy, summer heat is going to be brutal, but overall not too shabby at all. Food edible - depends on how long you've been here. The first 3 weeks for me i had the mindset that I could eat anything that was free. But that's the last time I actually ate a meal in the cafeteria. It seems to me that the quality of the meat keeps going down to the point where I can't tell what is meat, what is bone, what is skin, and what kind of animal the whole mess came from. Edible? I'd say no, but most instructors eat there every meal without fuss. I think I may be a bit of a picky eater.
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April 14th, 2006, 02:44
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| The shrimp today was nice. And to answer your question, Jones, I don't know of a better deal than this. Average monthly pay is probably more like $2,500 to $3,000. That beats most or all regional airline's first, second, even some third year pay. That also doesn't include any adjustment for free housing, food, laundry, and charts. That stuff has a significant dollar amount that isn't on the paycheck but does help you survive. I estimate I have all my bare minimum, human "stay alive" expenses paid for on the third working day of each month, and the rest of my bills paid for around the tenth day. And I'm probably average.
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April 14th, 2006, 05:36
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| Are any of the current instructors thinking about the Air China possibility? |
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April 14th, 2006, 11:53
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Air China is the Chinese national airline, run by the government (kind of). Not only that but advancement is done not strictly be seniority, but also by merit. Whether merit means a safe, knowledgeable pilot with experience or daddy-works-for-the-government is up for you to find out; I'm not sure. I do know that they hire direct entry captains, which, for an F/O, would mean longer upgrade time. For a five year commitment, you might want to know the approximate upgrade time before you pack up your stuff and move to China! It's probably not for me, but still fun to consider.
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April 14th, 2006, 15:36
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| There are a couple of instructors who are considering the Air China option, particularly becuase it's a way to get into the heavies, then come back after building up time. I'm not one of them, though.  Overall I am loving this job. To me (and I'm sure Nick, WAFlyboy, and Flyguy will agree) this is the best instructor "gig" out there. There is absolutely no instructor complaining here (well, except for the occasional "what is that?" meal). Can't wait till the twins get here. Neil
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April 14th, 2006, 22:06
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April 15th, 2006, 10:42
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: from CO in tulsa, ok
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| Still hiring? Have the requirements changed?
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April 15th, 2006, 19:37
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| thanks for all the info, I got a call from the Chief CFI last week regarding the job, another question for the JCers that work there, what u guys do for fun out there? I'm not looking for a constant party club scene all the time, its out of my system, I graduate college in may. The town kinda seems in the middle of nowhere what you guys do in your free time? they have ping pong tables there? |
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April 15th, 2006, 21:18
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April 15th, 2006, 22:15
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April 15th, 2006, 22:41
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| I guess I get my pongs mixed up. Yes, there is a ping-pong table.
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April 16th, 2006, 11:53
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| Are those rooms furnished or do you have to come up with your own stuff? I plan on dropping my resume' in two weeks and I really hope it works out. Beer-pong anybody?
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April 16th, 2006, 13:21
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| also, do they have cable tv and wireless internet? |
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April 16th, 2006, 15:26
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  | Yeah I think this sounds like a really cool deal. May as well apply while I'm still single and young. 10 months doesn't seem to bad. Just curious...what the girl to guy ratio? Hopefully its easy to get out of the dorms and meet the opposite sex sometimes. Thats what made college great and its why I'm affraid to leave. But yeah, I should definetly send my resume in. 10 month contract doesn't seem too bad. |
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April 17th, 2006, 15:55
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April 17th, 2006, 16:45
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April 17th, 2006, 16:58
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April 17th, 2006, 17:01
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They have 3 TVs with DirectTV in the rec center. Internet used to be available in the rec center, but hasn't seemed to work for a while. I think many (if not most) instructors are getting internet through a local wireless broadband service (Clearwire), and using routers to split the connection and cost. | |
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April 17th, 2006, 18:06
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April 19th, 2006, 00:52
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Dorm rooms have two closets, two entertainment center/dressers, two night stands, one desk, two chairs, two lamps, and one twin bed, though you can get a second if you want depending on availability. Some instructors have wives/girlfrineds that visit so they take the two twin beds and make them into one king. Of course, you can bring anything you want also.
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April 19th, 2006, 17:53
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| Anyone from JC going to the group interview thurs and fri Apr27-28? I'm coming from the east coast and ill be flying into Sacramento on Wens night. Wonderign if anyone would go halfsies on a renrt a car. Any JCers that interviewed earlier this year fly in, what did you guys do? |
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April 19th, 2006, 18:37
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Another guy took a train from the Bay area and then a bus once closer. If you're interested in that option I'm sure he could post some information.
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April 19th, 2006, 23:48
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Another option is to fly into Fresno or Modesto, but the tickets are usually more expensive to those airports. Neil
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