FSI says free training for those involuntarily unemployed
 

FSI Helps Pilots and Techs Who've Lost Jobs

FlightSafety International yesterday announced a "Proficiency Protection Program" designed to help pilots and maintenance technicians of business aircraft who have become involuntarily unemployed since Jan. 1, 2009.

FSI will offer recurrent training at no cost to pilots of business aircraft who were training under a full- service contract at the time of their job loss in an aircraft type on which they were training. Maintenance technicians who were enrolled in FlightSafety's Master Technician program at the time of their job loss can receive the next course toward their Master Technician rating at no cost. Complete program details, including eligibility requirements and training request forms, are at www.flightsafety.com.

I'm surprised about the offer. How can they afford it? A C525 recurrent course costs roughly 12'500 USD. Anyway, it's a good path they are taking.

Nice bit of PR, but could the devil be in Mr first-post avrin's detail?

"FSI will offer recurrent training at no cost to pilots of business aircraft who were training under a full- service contract at the time of their job loss in an aircraft type on which they were training...."

For those unfamiliar with FSI's programmes, they describe theFull Service contract as a 2-year contract which entitles you to unlimited recurrent training on your primary aircraft for a period of 24 months

So, unless I read this wrong, if your employer has paid for unlimited training for you for 24 months but you lose your job, FSI will still give you one recurrent in lieu.

Still, better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick I suppose.

GM is correct. Unless you were under a full service contract when laid off this year there is nothing for you to get.

As far as the cost to FSI, they have already been paid for this and due to slow times they can set time/instuctors aside for this.

Still an honorable thing to do :ok:.

nice offer but what about contract pilots
 

freelance / contact pilots again loose out.

If a company had a full service contact, then at time of lay off I am certain that they would have been asked by the CP, to allocate the schedule for the remainer of the service contract. So its a win win for the company, and crews.

Now for us contractors, we are still expected to pay full price for your recurrents, as well as no income we have a vast outgoing.

If CAE and FSI want to be really PC then they should have a deal like my local AME, free medicals for those unemployed. I assume it is tax deductable.

come on FSI and CAE step up to the plate.

glf

B..locks.
FSI is a Berkshire Hathaway company like NetJets. And they are overcrewed and try to get rid of excess pilots. Without giving them a recurrent for free on the way!
Merry Christmas guys...wake up!
LoL

This is the direct link to FSI's Proficiency Protection Program:

Proficiency Protection | FlightSafety International Inc.

BUT

If your company went bust, the chances are high that the contract was not in good standing (as some ex-pilots at an ex-Part 135 operation recently found out).

Come on CAE. Come up with something better?

CAE SimuFlite in Dallas just laid off another 23 people this week, mostly non-instructors. Quite few of them had been there for a long time, so I guess they got too expensive. A shame since once things turn around they will be stuck with less experienced staff.

Not quite true...
 

GLF stated: "If a company had a full service contact, then at time of lay off I am certain that they would have been asked by the CP, to allocate the schedule for the remainer of the service contract. So its a win win for the company, and crews."

At the time of firing or company shutdown (as was my case) the company tried to seek a refund for the amount not used. Even still, I tried and tried to convince FSI to let me attend, but because my company "owned the contract" they had the right to control of it. Plus, the lawyers have everyone scared because if something happened while I was down there, I could potentially be allowed to sue the company since they foot the bill/paid the contract. Ended up that the company that canned us all was not able to get any refunds... HAHAHA. And FSI granted me permission to attend my G450 recurrent under the PPP. I paid costs for all other classes that i wanted/needed.