Interview with a Pilot in Southwest's 225 Program -- What You Need to Know
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- If you aren't yet familiar with the Southwest 225 program, it was created to help Southwest fill the void of qualified pilots that is going to be created over the next 5-10 years as a massive wave of existing pilots reach mandatory retirement age.
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Passed my commercial written today. 1100 hours under my belt. This is looking more and more like a potential reality.
👊 that is fantastic. Congrats! Blue skies ahead :)
Go BrYan, go BrYan!
I've interviewed a Southwest Captain and your information is not current. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
I'm not at liberty to give that out. If it was me, I'd search on LinkedIn for a bunch of Southwest pilots and send them all an email asking. That will clear it up.
Why so many hours before your commercial?
YES! I’ve been waiting for this video thank you
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Been waiting for this video! Thanks for the info man been even more motivated from your vids to keep pursuing my airline career. This is definitely one of the options I will be heavily looking at in the next year. Keep up the great work man, much love!
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You've really inspired me brother. I have an appointment with the AME this week. Keep making videos and I'll keep watching them.
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Thanks Brother Trent for all that you are doing to share your journey and inspire others as a result.
I saw this quote on the wall of our local Sam’s Club and I thought of you.
“It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you’ve lived.” - Helen R. Walton.
Rooting for your continued progress and success!!
Keep the blue side up brother,
John Payne
Gilbert, AZ
Holy crap John….thanks for the tip!
I’m going to start training for my PPL at SAMS academy in Albuquerque. Sam’s club reminded me of that, lol.
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Love how your video is 7:37 long!
Took me a bit to get the script right to nail the 7:37 🤣🤣🤣
@@trent_dyrsmid Not to be that guy, but the aircraft in the thubmnail is an A320 which is a fictional concpet since southwest only has the 73s.
Ok.
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Great video I applied after your first video. Like you I’m a second career guys looking to make the change. Starting instrument ground today finishing up my ppl in a few lessons… thank you for the videos
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As always.. great fantastic work!! Really Trent! Very professionally done edited and produced! Excelente questions and content. I'd personally love to see one of these for each of the majors! American Airlines, United, Delta, even Alaska.. Also comparisons to Emirit and the Philippines as heard promising things about them. Saw the last video on the cargo route FedEx Ups and the other airline 2 weeks on 2 weeks off! Love the option! Ty!! ,🇺🇸🏆✈️
Aldo...thanks for your continued feedback. With every video I make, there is the opportunity cost of the other video I could be making. So...what that means for me is to find a balancing act between what people ask me to produce...and what the RUclips algo will show to the most people.
I like this type of Q&A. Nice. excellent.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good stuff Sir
Thank you kindly
As a business student myself, aviation has always been a dream. I paused this video to go apply to the 225° program.
Yes!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Once againTrent, excellent video!
One question that maybe either you or some of your followers might have the answer to…… are there any similar style programs in the Northeast? It definitely seems the majority of such partnerships / programs are located down south.
The reason for that is because the weather is better, and they can get more days to fly while in training.
Hi Trent, I'm starting in January with this program in part from your insights. Thank you!
So cool!!! Good luck!
How was the interviewing process? I just passed my adapt an am awaiting interview dates. Any advice?
@@Porcelainrosegold Sure, biggest thing is be yourself. And congrats on the Adapt! It's two back to back interviews with a pilot and HR person (different people). They ask similar questions. Be able to clearly articulate why you want to fly commercially and particularly for Southwest. Show your enthusiasm. I read Leading with Luv and Nuts! to get a better sense of the culture. Reflect somewhat on your work history to be able to answer situational questions. They will ask a lot of "tell me about a time when you..." sort of questions. Such as how you dealt with a challenging situation, person, or circumstance. Good luck!
@@theodoregrader8270thanks a bunch for the response! Really good insight!!! The best of luck for you!
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Hi Trent. Love your videos and content. I am currently completing my online ground school and will soon begin hours toward my PPL here in central FL. I understand completing weight and balance calculation is critical before every flight. However, I don’t recall airlines asking passengers how much they weigh and determining where they must sit to assure a good CG. Can you provide some insight on how this differs between general aviation vs airline aircraft? Thanks !
I imagine they use an average weight per person. Good question though!
I just applied for Destination 225 on the Southwest Website.
I’m rooting for your success :)
Would also be nice to you hear some imfo on the costs of CAE and what certs that took him through.
I'll defer to Mitch on that one....
I did two interviews with the Southwest Airlines team members yesterday for the Destination 225 program. I'll hear back next week one way or another.
Awesome! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!
How’d it go? Any advice?
@@Porcelainrosegold I wasn't accepted initially but was up to re-interview. My advice would be to research every aspect of their company including business facts. They use the STAR system which if you ask me that is only good for hiring politicians and salesmen. (I've had extensive experience with STAR and I don't like it.)
Thanks so much for the response! I’m researching SW like crazy in preparation! Thanks for the insight and good luck with your future endeavors
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Thanks for gathering and sharing this info. Also to add, my understanding of the Southwest 225 is that there are only 3 schools they work with so you would have to transfer to one of them. Arizona like he mentioned, one here in Denton, TX (north Dallas), and some other one I’m not sure where located. Might be something to check into.
My son who is also in flight training just came home with some info on American’s envoy program, another great option and I am leaning toward that one. 👍🏽
Yes, you are correct. As far as I am aware, there are only three schools. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
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Another location is houston texas. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY my school, hoping to join this program.
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I’m at envoy if u have any questions. Got in last November
I'm Australian but I am interested in either the Qantas or Virgin Australia pilot program. Although through here say one girl left the Qantas program and changed to a private flight school as she felt the whole program was rushed and low quality.
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Great video, however, I had trouble following his overall timeline and duration of each stage he's been through and has yet to go through. Sounds like cae was about a year? And then he is going to work for a little while as an instructor? And then hopes to move on to potentially corporate for a while before finally arriving at Southwest? Can you do a quick synopsis of his expected path with duration of each stage? Thanks!
Click the link in the video description to watch my other video where I explain all that. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
What taildragger was that at the end of the video? What a beaut!
Not sure. It was just a guy flying by that I captured on my camera.
Looks like a Maule M-4.
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Great option…
First commenter! Thanks for watching :)
I’ll be starting in the Denton location tomorrow for the D225 program and will let everyone know how it goes. It’s been an awesome couple of days getting to meet my classmates before our first day of ground school
So cool!!!!
How’s it going so far?
@@codygeromette6730 it’s going well! I’m in the February class and we just finished our first round of ground school a couple days ago. Everyone passed the final so my class is moving right along. It’s a class of 12 people so it’s a pretty tight knit group, some of us in our early 20s with a few other people thrown in there who are in their late 30s that switched careers. I might make a vlog showing what a day in the life of a 225 pilot is like sometime in the near future.
Please do!
@@tompyle11were you able to qualify for a loan under Sallie Mae or Meritize?
Can you do one for uniteds aviate program and deltas propel program?!
I’ll put them on my list….but they won’t be next as I have others planned first. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
Applied, selected my training location and just completed my ADAPT assessment. Waiting to hear back!
Here’s my advice: I would recommend buying one of the study bundles if you get selected to take the ADAPT assessment. It helped me tremendously in my studying. Without it, I would’ve been able to do about 30% of how well as I actually did. It cost about $250 but I think it was worth it. It helps a lot in preparing for what to expect and they were the same type of questions, just worded differently and with different figures.
Also, SW is no longer funding through their credit union. You will have to handle funding on your own.
Noted!
Just received my assessment yesterday brother cant wait to run cross you during training WE GOT THIS!
@@cnote3013 yessir good luck!! I also strongly recommend doing it within the two weeks that they recommended taking it. I think they might give preference to those who take it with in the two weeks! Let me know how it goes!
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@@Vincent12 ok great I got it 12 days ago I believe Ill be ready in the morning 💪🏽
This video has been really informative Trent! I have one question, after completing your CFI certification in the program, how are the chances you will actually get hired to become an instructor with CAE or whoever is doing the initial training for the 225 program. I would be worried about getting stuck not being able to land an instructor job and losing valuable time.(especially because im sure thats going to be everyone of my classmates goal as well, there cant be slots for all of us?)
Job is guaranteed by the school thanks to Southwest.
@@trent_dyrsmid thanks for the response, would you happen to know if that's written down anywhere?
That would be a question for Southwest.
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Awesome video but the thumbnail of a southwest A320NEO is cursed 😂
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Is it a coincidence that the duration of the video is 7:37 minutes cuz it's southwest?
Maaaybe!
I'm really starting to lean toward pursuing cargo in the long term, even before your most recent cargo video which was great, but this doesn't sound bad. The main question I would like clarified about 225 is, does one get paid while attending the program? Does the $35k he mentioned start at the beginning of training or after you've completed? I'm still in the workforce and have bills that won't stop just because I started flight training. A little money would be better than none. Thanks again for the quality content Trent!
To $35,000 salary does not start until you are finished your training and you are employed by them as a flight instructor. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
@@trent_dyrsmid thanks for the clarification!
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@@trent_dyrsmid35k salary is a joke!
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I wish this opportunity was open to international applicants….!!!!
🤷♂️ I’m sure you aren’t the only one.
Now is the process similar for mechanics? Getting my A P cert, and hoping to work for southwest
Not sure. You’d have to ask Google that one.
According to the FAQ on the SW D225 Cadet site, it clearly states: "Neither acceptance into nor completing the program successfully guarantees employment or re-employment at Southwest Airlines."
That is likely because of their legal dept. I have spoken to a recruiting officer with SW and was verbally told otherwise.
Just sent in my complete medical application. Waiting for review. Looking for a career transition at 40. But how does one afford the jump with a full family / mortgage how can I train full time and keep food on the table?
That’s a question I can’t answer for you. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
I’m a SWA employee and this has been the most helpful information I’ve found so far. One of my main concerns was whether or not you would get paid during training. So you receive a salary as stated? What about the relocation process? Are you responsible for finding your own place to stay with said salary or is some sort of housing provided?
I don’t have this answers, but I’m sure SWA’s people do!
You have to find your own place. I’m currently living in the North Texas housing in the Denton location
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If trent could do a video on the RTP programs for military that'd be sick. Got accepted to flight school for the army and leave in 2 months for it and am trying to figure out on how I should go about flying for the airlines, maybe frontier using it but honestly its so damn confusing reading it all. like, I dont need 750 flight hours when I join the RTP Program right? I just need 500 flight hours then they get me the 250 hours I need to get my R-ATP to actually fly for the airline? just weird. But I'll be back hopefully in just under 5 years so I guess I'll see if they're even still doing it then or if the pilot shortage is gone by that time and I cant find a job when I leave active duty
I know absolutely nothing about that program/path so you’ll have to do that research yourself. Sorry I can’t be of more help.
I just wanted to know if the 225 program doesn't require a degree. Do the other airlines require one? I know he said you don't need one but I have heard that other airlines require one. Just curious
No degree needed.
Hello, thank you for these videos, I'm 43 working on my PPL and a career change. I just finished the ADAPT Test, can you ask Mitch how long it took to get an answer back after the test and can he provide insight on the interview process?
It took me about a week to hear back from them regarding the results and then a few days to hear from SWA about scheduling an interview. Interview was very low stress. What got you into aviation? What do you enjoy about flying? What do you think is going to be challenging? What is something you feel you need to keep working on (weaknesses)? Very simple interview type questions. They will probably ask you about what you currently do for work and about your hobbies/interests, which is great because then you can tell them about the things that you are passionate about and what motivates you. Their recruitment team does a great job trying to get to know who you are and if you'll be a good fit for the company culture.
@@mwerger93 Awesome, thank you. Any other tips and tricks that weren't mentioned in the video? Do they help provide housing?
@@nicholasrae they do offer student housing, it would be you and 3 other cadets in an apartment. I think ours came out to be around 6-700 a month and included utilities, internet and the furnishings. It’s an option you can add to your loan. Very nice option but it can be a little cramped with 4 cadets. Full cost breakdown will given to you when applying for the loan.
Thanks Mitch!
@@mwerger93 Hey mitch, thanks for the info. I completed the ADAPT test and have an interview scheduled. How long did it take for you to get a class date after interviewing? I'm 18 with my PPL looking to start training ASAP and would appreciate any info I can get on the 225 program. Thanks!
I am from india please advice best school for flying and faster and cost
Thanks so much for watching one of my videos! I really appreciate you taking a moment to comment! choosing a school depends on MANY factors.
Made it to the adapt test … anyone know which test I can buy to prepare ?
Not me…sry!
I have one question, I have a job that is mostly remote. However, every few months I need to commit a solid week or two to in-person work. Would I be able to have these breaks while in the 225 program? In other words, maintaining my part-time remote job while attending 225?
I’m sorry….I have no idea.
Late response but you could probably manage it. As long as you get your ratings within the 13 month timeline that’s what matters most
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I am currently serving on active duty in aviation and considering doing this when I get out in a few months. Any advice?
If you can manage, start flying now and work towards your certs. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
@ThePinnacle thanks for all that information. I will definitely look more into it. I am currently enlisted in the USMC. I've also considered commissioning and becoming a c130 pilot. What do you think?
I’m AD chinook pilot in the army, you can pm me and I can answer any questions you have about WOFT. Bottom line is it’s a 10 year commitment AFTER you get your wings. So plan on a 12 year detour if you go this route. I would recommend going with a program like southwest one this if you want to make more money, safer conditions and no deployments.
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@@jeremy41234 I appreciate the comment. I'll look more into it
Qualifications to be a professional pilot often focus on IQ, passing personality tests, aptitude, job availability, college degrees, and of course flight training and experience type. However, one primary element not discussed as often is passing an FAA Class 1 medical. Medical tests are not aviation related, but are a vital element of an aviation career. Marketing videos geared to novice candidates should place the medical aspect first. Even a veteran pilot could lose his career, despite thousands of flight hours, without passing a physical. The military is not for everyone, but is a sound way of getting big experience right off the bat.
That is why I did my Class 1 med first. Great advice. Thanks so much for watching and taking a moment to comment! 🙌
And if you want a long career the focus is not getting heart disease or high blood pressure which means eating healthy all the way through..
@@michaelallen1396 I would make a distinction in that I'm talking about ailments or conditions not caused by personal habits. Essential hypertension can appear regardless of health and cannot be cured. It can be treated but not enough to pass a first class medical. Eyesight or other conditions can cause failure to pass a medical or some other unknown condition. Moral of the story is getting medical issues checked out first is important before beginning a professional pilot training or career. Ideas about passing flight tests and getting ratings and flight time is wasted unless medical checks can be passed. I would agree that upon having a pilot career, managing health is vital.
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Does Southwest also cover housing while training?
IDK.
Has anybody brainstormed ideas or have experience doing a training program like this with a family?
My only idea is living in a camper for the first few years.
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Did he say FO salary is 35k when your done?
No. That is the CFI salary.
I hold an FAA commercial single /multi engine /IFR
Boeing 737-800 type rating
Total time 350 hours
Tell me how can this 225 program help me get a job with southwest?
It can’t.
Is it for all nationality
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what about the 2 letters of recomedation?
Not sure what you’re asking…?
the program ask for 2 letters of recommendations I just wanted to put it out there since they had an informational meeting last week on 10/7
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You meant Destination 225°?
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Is that a southwest a320 on the thumbnail? Lol
Why is that funny? Its a Southwest jet on a thumbnail for a video about Southwest. Seems pretty straight forward to me.
I turn 30 in 2 months and have been contemplating becoming a pilot for the past 10 years. Could this be a good way to start?
It is a SUPERB way to start, IMHO.
If you don't act on this, one day you'll be 60 or 70 and wish you had gone for it. If it is your dream, just do it!
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It’s like Uber in the sky but worse
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Is a ppl required to apply?
No
35k a year doing training? That’s a pay cut to me, and I’ve been interested since my department is been promoting and with the rest of my colleagues
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Southwest is not paying but giving you a loan. But flying 4-5 times a week really tells you how much flying a student needs to do a week.
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aaaahh ...remember the good ole days... there were programs called "ab initio". Those were schools that had intense programs, and if you came out the other side you had around 300hrs and a guranteed interview with the airline that ran it. Mesa airlines had one and so did another one. Then one day congress killed it and said you need 1500 hrs to get a job....what a pity...
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@@trent_dyrsmid ya man, I remember hearing about quite a few guys and gals, well into their 40's going into those programs and starting a new career/life... it was pretty cool...
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wish Canada was this smart to do this program. sigh.
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I’m wondering if the fact this video is 7:37 long is by pure luck or perfectly planned. 😂
I wish I could take credit for that 🤣
I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to humbly request your assistance have a few inquiries:
1. There is any cadet pilot program sponsor for Indian students?
2. If not, what would be the estimated cost?
3. Is there any contractual bond with Airline, and if so, what is the duration?
4. What type of visa is required for this program?
5. Is this program applicable for undergraduate students as well?
6.Are there any other cadet programs that also provide sponsorship opportunities for Indian students?
7.When is the expected reopening date for the this Cadet Pilot Program?
8.I am Indian student what document I need and in our country there is ssc and hsc there is not any GCSEs then it will fine or not?
9. There is any Cadet Pilot program which also train and give job guarantee in there airline for International student? (Please Give Some Airline Name)
I appreciate your time and assistance.
Best regards,
I’m sorry but I don’t have answers to any of those questions. You’d need to use Google.
4:10 So it's basically another flight school? When airlines and corporations actually step up and start paying for the cost of flight training is the day the pilot shortage will end. For everybody mind you, not just paying the training for minority groups and women.
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35K salary? Seriously?
Yes. That is the going rate for a CFI....unless you work as an independent. If you do, you can double it.
Unless SW is paying for all training - these airline programs are not that great. There WILL be thousands hired of the next few years - do not worry about getting hired as long as you can fly and have a good training record. These programs are all about locking new pilots down. If an airline pays for all training - then it might be worth it. Another not so great program is the United Aviate. All the cards are in their side...no guarantees from them, no training and they have you in their pocket to call on you whenever they feel like. Could be 5, 10 or never years.
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The CAE for Southwest sent me an invoice for $200 dollars.
I don’t think that is legit. Look at the from address on the email.
225 turned into politics. Drama from within
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Your thumbnail is an Airbus320 in SWA paint. This is heresy within SWA culture!!! MASSIVE FAIL Mr Trent! 🤣🤣
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