I’m 1 to 2 flights away from my private pilot stage 1 stage check. I’ve been studying and studying and preparing myself for my first stage check. If I pass I solo! Watching your videos are a big help and an inspiration to me. My dream airline is Southwest. Great video
Long time Corporate Pilot here… I am always amazed at how many guys do not understand that nobody cares where you were before and how you used to do something. Learn what your company at the time does.
The learning never stops Ern. When I did engine maintenance runs I went in the sim for emergency procedures annually. Pretty nerve wracking and it seemed no matter how well I did the Instructors still felt obliged to "destroy the aircraft" and me with it! LOL. Best of luck to the newly hired pilots, FAs, maintainers and support staff!
This training center and training modules are very state of the art. I really appreciate the food for thought you give regarding nutrition, sleep, etc. Random: I watched a check airman at ORD recently and knew exactly what he was doing after watching a few of your videos.
Really like your mentoring area of focus within your videos - attitude, sleep/nutrition, accepting criticism/correction. Great lessons for all forms of aviation and beyond.
Excellent topic. Thanks for showing us this behind the scenes part of your job. This is what makes you guys so good at what you do. Take care and blue skies and tailwinds always.
Absolutely love your videos! As an older private pilot with advanced ratings, it’s exciting to see how things work in your industry. Extremely inspiring!
Great video Ern, I am w/ UPS went through my checks last week, 25 yrs w/ the company. Its so good to not see your 73-Max sitting idle anymore on the tarmacs.....nice rental
...way to go Big Ern..practice makes perfect..and still working really hard every day..with 18k loyal followers..now strapped in and sitting just behind you..and looking right over your shoulders..keep em coming..and even more continued success..
Big Ern! I’m one of your Simulator Techs there at SWA LEADS. Great video! Glad you had a great experience at the training center, we sim techs take pride in our simulators and our training center. We will see you next year!
You guys are the best! It’s amazing to me the operation we have there. When I got here we had 7 sims. Now 24!😲. I’m so appreciative of what you guys do to give us the best training. Cheers!
Thank you for helping us ern! I’m watching this mentally preparing myself for the future. You are helping me and so many others and I greatly appreciate your videos!!
I can’t say I miss the sims from my training lol! Key to all that training was having a great sim partner, staying disciplined with flows and studying, and having a good attitude for sure.
Another great video Ern. Love your professionalism. SWA pilots are the best. I really enjoyed the highlights of what you go through to be a successful pilot.
G,day from Sydney Australia. Very nice training facilities, thankyou for the look around. When the chips are down! Best way to find a person's strengths and weaknesses for the job. 🥧🍵
Just found your channel a few days ago, and love it already! I'm an Ops and Ramp Agent here in BZN (we're contractors out here) and we'd love to have you in one day! Bid for a BZN overnight sometime and a beautiful visit to our town will await you!
You are a great teacher. I bullshited my way on to a 747-400 for South African Airways with a thousand hours as a cfi. I worked my ass off and learned systems with an A and p no jet time and I got hired. Luckiest bastard in aviation.
This is a very good thing for people to see. Because there are many people out there that are afraid to fly and seeing videos like this that show people that they are training for situations can ease that fear. Great stuff, good video.
Thank you so much for this video. I am truly, as well as others Grateful for your attitude pertaining to your training. I always try to Fly Southwest when I can. Thanks again :):)
Loved the insight, and loved seeing all that goes into the annual review process! Just moved to PHX and will start Destination 225 in two weeks and I couldn’t be more excited! Looking forward to stopping by HQ for a touchpoint in the future! Thanks for all the videos, Ernie, as they’ve been instrumental in my decision to pursue aviation and Southwest.
Cool sim centre! Always a great feeling getting those 6 months sims done. I have my first 787 sims coming up already….came around fast. 100 percent correct on attitude….when I was training on the A320/A321 it always made my job much easier if the student FO/Captain had a good attitude
Great post Ern! That first sim was awesome! I will be vacationing in Honolulu January 21 to February 20, 2022. Let me know if you might be flying into PHNL and I will be out near the Reef runway to video you! Cheers from CYYB North Bay Ontario Canada.
Thanks Ern for the video!! If you ever get to fly to Hawaii, it'll be nice to get a sense of the differences in operations between ETOPS and normal continental flights.
Excellent video on the sim training. As a non pilot but aviation enthusiast it was very neat to learn about pilots training and see it visually. Your a great role model for new future hires . Keep the good work
We live just a few miles north and east of Love Field and Southwest’s headquarters, and my daughter works for American based out of DFW. Love that Dallas is home to two mega airlines. Do your parents fly non-rev? To me, that’s the greatest perk ever!
Nice video, it was really interesting to see how Southwest invest in quality training. Suggestion, a video on how you prepare yourself for the checkride, the study rutine. Safe landings!!
Hey Ernie! Thanks for the awesome video. This video couldn’t have come out at a better time for me. I start new hire training at Skywest next month and it’ll be the first time for me in a 121 environment. I cant wait for it!!
Great video. Good points. You’re a great teacher with a great attitude. Keep up the good work ! Chris Duvall PE teacher and type 1 diabetic pilot. Troutdale Oregon
I buddy it's philip.philip is only interested in learning the cirrus sr22t and the small planes. Philip will leave the big planes to you guys you are awesome at what you do. Philip is not intelligent enough I am one person that struggles on in life. But what I have learnt I am very proud of.i can only learn a bit at a time because I think I am dislecksick but I still want to enjoy life to the full.take care my pal philip.
Ernie, as someone about to get out of the Air Force and considering becoming a professional pilot; do you enjoy these trainings? It is annoying to go to? I know you seem happy there! How long is the initial training from when you hit your hours to learning to fly your first regional jet? How does the pay work for when you’re doing your refresher training? Hope to hear back from you sir. Thanks
Hi Ern, I have a two part question I hope you can answer first where can I get a cool American flag tie like you where? Second do you think you could do a video on how to read approach plates like the HYDDAR THREE arriving into PHX? I appreciate all you and every other pilot out there and stay safe. ❤
Hi Erik! Our pilot lounges have them for sale. Not sure if they sell them online or not however. You bet and thanks for the idea. I’ll work that in an upcoming video. Cheers!
Hi Monte! Upgrade changes all the time honestly. Depends on retirements and growth. We have a fairly young pilot group so upgrade ran 6-10 yours typically. Thanks for your business my friend! Cheers!
After a35 year career in law enforcement, I see quite a contrast between the always poor, badly organized, on the cheap annual training, and the professionalism and quality of SW Airlines annual training. What a great facility! Municipal law enforcement is like run I g a tire show in a restaurant. Airlines are in the business of flying.
@@FlyingwithBigErn Ha!, well I'm almost 59..too old! They must of saw a personality flaw...LOL Gotta tell you though, they were the nicest people to interview with. The copilot that flew me to DAL gave me a ride to the hotel. It seemed like fun.
Hey Ern! Love the vids. Binging your vids since I just applied to ATP at 42. At the end of the video. I was wondering if you could tell me where the shelves came from. My wife would love them. Thanks! Fly safe!!
Great video! I am so glad to see you putting out some amazing content. Currently still a CFI almost at 1000 hours. Southwest is the goal can’t wait to hopefully run into you one day!
I’m 1 to 2 flights away from my private pilot stage 1 stage check. I’ve been studying and studying and preparing myself for my first stage check. If I pass I solo! Watching your videos are a big help and an inspiration to me. My dream airline is Southwest. Great video
Keep up that hard work my friend. HWPO!
Long time Corporate Pilot here… I am always amazed at how many guys do not understand that nobody cares where you were before and how you used to do something. Learn what your company at the time does.
“Be willing to learn and be willing to put in the work” and have a great attitude……..excellent advice Ern!
Never gets old seeing the SW HQ. Definitely miss the 3 day training we had to do down there when I got hired on. Love the vids man!
Thanks Trevon👍🏽
The learning never stops Ern. When I did engine maintenance runs I went in the sim for emergency procedures annually. Pretty nerve wracking and it seemed no matter how well I did the Instructors still felt obliged to "destroy the aircraft" and me with it! LOL. Best of luck to the newly hired pilots, FAs, maintainers and support staff!
Ha! Yeah they’re really good at that. Cheers Tony!
This training center and training modules are very state of the art. I really appreciate the food for thought you give regarding nutrition, sleep, etc.
Random: I watched a check airman at ORD recently and knew exactly what he was doing after watching a few of your videos.
Really like your mentoring area of focus within your videos - attitude, sleep/nutrition, accepting criticism/correction. Great lessons for all forms of aviation and beyond.
Thanks Paul! Comes from what I would tell my younger self if I had a time machine. Oh and stock picks too😁. I would tell him that too!
Thank you for this TH-cam. You have an amazing Monday! Fly safe.
I got a flight on SWA from PHX-PDX in about 2.5 weeks! Very excited and maybe u will even be my pilot!
This was so cool! Thanks for sharing wow!
...doing..some ditching practice .in the stim-ulator..priceless ..thanks Big Ern..
Excellent topic. Thanks for showing us this behind the scenes part of your job. This is what makes you guys so good at what you do. Take care and blue skies and tailwinds always.
Thanks Reale! Cheers my friend👍🏽
Thanks for posting - always watch for your videos.
Absolutely love your videos! As an older private pilot with advanced ratings, it’s exciting to see how things work in your industry. Extremely inspiring!
Training center loooks sooo DOPE 💙💛❤️ ✈️
Thanks for the great advice🙌🏼
Of course!!
Great video Ern, I am w/ UPS went through my checks last week, 25 yrs w/ the company. Its so good to not see your 73-Max sitting idle anymore on the tarmacs.....nice rental
Awesome! You’ve seen some good growth over there. And yes that 3 was very cool!
...way to go Big Ern..practice makes perfect..and still working really hard every day..with 18k loyal followers..now strapped in and sitting just behind you..and looking right over your shoulders..keep em coming..and even more continued success..
Cheers LR!👍🏽
"Attitude with effort"
Words to live by 👊
This is awesome Ern. Interesting to see what they put you through to keep us safe. Your editor makes some funny edits
Glad you enjoyed it Dax👍🏽 Yeah Luke is doing great!
Big Ern! I’m one of your Simulator Techs there at SWA LEADS. Great video! Glad you had a great experience at the training center, we sim techs take pride in our simulators and our training center. We will see you next year!
You guys are the best! It’s amazing to me the operation we have there. When I got here we had 7 sims. Now 24!😲. I’m so appreciative of what you guys do to give us the best training. Cheers!
Thank you for helping us ern! I’m watching this mentally preparing myself for the future. You are helping me and so many others and I greatly appreciate your videos!!
I can’t say I miss the sims from my training lol! Key to all that training was having a great sim partner, staying disciplined with flows and studying, and having a good attitude for sure.
Another great video Ern. Love your professionalism. SWA pilots are the best.
I really enjoyed the highlights of what you go through to be a successful pilot.
Appreciate that feedback William👍🏽. Cheers!
G,day from Sydney Australia.
Very nice training facilities, thankyou for the look around.
When the chips are down! Best way to find a person's strengths and weaknesses for the job.
🥧🍵
Hi John! I agreed my friend. Hopefully I’ll get to make my way down there someday. Cheers!
"no one cares about your feelings" LMAO!
also i can hear the rock saying, "IT DOESNT MATTER WHERE YOU BEEN BEFORE!" LOL
😁 so true right?!
Lately, you have put out some awesome pre-hire videos... Not just the guy's that are going to Southwest, but any 135/121 operation. Thanks for sharing
Just found your channel a few days ago, and love it already! I'm an Ops and Ramp Agent here in BZN (we're contractors out here) and we'd love to have you in one day! Bid for a BZN overnight sometime and a beautiful visit to our town will await you!
I really like ur positive attitude towards everything, I am gonna try to work on my attitude and see things more in positive light , great videos tho
Enjoy watching your videos Big ERN. Thanks for sharing 🤙🏾
That was outstanding. Thank you for the behind the scenes tour!
Great recruiting video, hope to see you on a flight to say hello
I love that hotel. Had many good nights in that place.
Interesting stuff! First time checking out your content I’m already a fan
I live in PHX too 🌵. I plan on applying for the SWA flight attendant position on the 23rd!
Awesome! Best of luck to you!👍🏽
Yes, the yearly recurrent training. Very nice!!!
You are welcome. I assume your recurrent has included the new additions of flying the Max addition to the 737s.😌😌
Very cool seeing how you guys train.
4:26 I can totally build a 737 cockpit in my home. Great video!! Love it!!
Love the video sir! Really shows what is needed to keep our skills sharp. Stay safe brother!
Glad you liked it Marty! Cheers!
You are a great teacher. I bullshited my way on to a 747-400 for South African Airways with a thousand hours as a cfi. I worked my ass off and learned systems with an A and p no jet time and I got hired. Luckiest bastard in aviation.
haha nice one , Im so sad that SAA let those jumbo jets go like that.
This is a very good thing for people to see. Because there are many people out there that are afraid to fly and seeing videos like this that show people that they are training for situations can ease that fear. Great stuff, good video.
Congratulations, Ern! You did it! Great video, too!
Thank you so much for this video. I am truly, as well as others Grateful for your attitude pertaining to your training. I always try to Fly Southwest when I can. Thanks again :):)
Appreciate that Derek and we appreciate your business👍🏽. Cheers!
Loved the insight, and loved seeing all that goes into the annual review process! Just moved to PHX and will start Destination 225 in two weeks and I couldn’t be more excited! Looking forward to stopping by HQ for a touchpoint in the future! Thanks for all the videos, Ernie, as they’ve been instrumental in my decision to pursue aviation and Southwest.
Very happy to hear that Jason! Best of luck in your journey👍🏽. I’m sure I’ll be seeing you around campus. Cheers!
Dave Pope....Check Airman!! Did i hear that right...very cool. Good to go for a year!
I know right?! Great addition to the CKAM team👍🏽
Great training Southwest.
Great video sir! Love watching your uploads.
Appreciate that Ronin 👍🏽
Hard work pays off! 💪🏽👍🏽
Always Nemi 👍🏽
Always transparent and sincere Ern. Very familiar with the SWA campus and the simulator training area, very cool. Safe travels ✈️
Thank you Frank! See you around campus👍🏽
I worked with the EFB team in that building as an intern back in 2019. Great people and awesome technology for all that training!
Cool sim centre! Always a great feeling getting those 6 months sims done. I have my first 787 sims coming up already….came around fast. 100 percent correct on attitude….when I was training on the A320/A321 it always made my job much easier if the student FO/Captain had a good attitude
That’s how I felt when my training came up again this year😁. Best of luck on that Ian! Cheers!
Awesome to see behind the scenes! It was cool meeting you in ATL a month ago. Hope to fly with you in the future!
Solid video Ernie. You should be a motivational speaker and part of SWA's recruiting team.
Great post Ern! That first sim was awesome! I will be vacationing in Honolulu January 21 to February 20, 2022. Let me know if you might be flying into PHNL and I will be out near the Reef runway to video you! Cheers from CYYB North Bay Ontario Canada.
Very nice of you!🙏🏽. I hope so soon. Enjoy your vacation! Sounds amazing👍🏽
Great video Ernie! Really enjoyed it!
Glad to hear it!
You the man !! Everyone needs a teacher such as yourself to be the best they can be.
Thanks Ern for the video!! If you ever get to fly to Hawaii, it'll be nice to get a sense of the differences in operations between ETOPS and normal continental flights.
I hope to bring that to you guys sometime next year👍🏽
Excellent video on the sim training. As a non pilot but aviation enthusiast it was very neat to learn about pilots training and see it visually. Your a great role model for new future hires . Keep the good work
Glad you enjoyed it Steve! And I appreciate the compliment. Cheers!
We live just a few miles north and east of Love Field and Southwest’s headquarters, and my daughter works for American based out of DFW. Love that Dallas is home to two mega airlines. Do your parents fly non-rev? To me, that’s the greatest perk ever!
Fascinating.
Great stuff as always Ern
cool video! love the training side of things and hearing what the airlines are doing to always improve training
Super cool. Thanks!
Good job Ern, hopefully I’ll be in the southwest training center one day. Fly safe.
Hope so too!👍🏽
So Ive noticed inflight usually gets Hilton, Ground Ops gets Crown Plaza. Currently in Dallas for Ramp, currently a Ramp Agent at AUS, be nice to me 😆
Flying Southwest out to Vegas next month, I'll be looking into that LEFT seat to see if you're doing my flight Ern! Congrats!
It was great to meet you I'm Rico
From PHX ramp you were flying to PVR
Enjoy your channel keep on doing what you do
I’ve stayed at that exact hotel, pretty nice huh!? Thanks for sharing
Nice video, it was really interesting to see how Southwest invest in quality training. Suggestion, a video on how you prepare yourself for the checkride, the study rutine. Safe landings!!
That’s a great idea! Cheers!
I like to gather new ideas, I am getting ready for my sim check ride. Safe flights
We need this amount of training for drivers lol Air travel is the safest way to travel
Hey Ernie! Thanks for the awesome video. This video couldn’t have come out at a better time for me. I start new hire training at Skywest next month and it’ll be the first time for me in a 121 environment. I cant wait for it!!
Wow CONGRATS!!!! Really happy for you!!!
Awesome!!!! What a great company. Just show up ready to learn and with that great attitude that got you hired there. You do just fine. Best of luck!👍🏽
Been there plenty of times with my dad who's a line instructor
Love your laughing and the editing in the video, nice job and thank you!!
Just did my yearly a few weeks ago. Also have a Model 3P so just do it, you'll love it. HOU dude.
Honestly I love the channel Ern! It was nice meet you at BUR! Also if you get a chance you should try the push back simulater 😁
Gotta check that out Ryan! Cheers! And good meeting you as well👍🏽
Cool video…very informative. My friend just got the call Monday…he’s pretty pumped to say the least!
Attitude determines your altitude!!! Denny Fitch! Flight 232
I WAS so proud of my X-Plane set up until I saw these simulators lol
Thanks, Ern. Attitude is everything!
It was awesome meeting you in person 👍🏾
Great video as always, love this airline content! Can’t wait to fly the line with you in a few years. #destination225
I can’t wait as well my friend! Keep up the hard work!👍🏽
Great video. Good points. You’re a great teacher with a great attitude. Keep up the good work !
Chris Duvall
PE teacher and type 1 diabetic pilot. Troutdale Oregon
I buddy it's philip.philip is only interested in learning the cirrus sr22t and the small planes. Philip will leave the big planes to you guys you are awesome at what you do. Philip is not intelligent enough I am one person that struggles on in life. But what I have learnt I am very proud of.i can only learn a bit at a time because I think I am dislecksick but I still want to enjoy life to the full.take care my pal philip.
Philip! How are you my friend! Small planes are awesome! I never pass up the opportunity to fly one👍🏽 keep enjoying life! Cheers!
Thats awesome man!! Great video!
Hoot mon !
Ernie, as someone about to get out of the Air Force and considering becoming a professional pilot; do you enjoy these trainings? It is annoying to go to? I know you seem happy there!
How long is the initial training from when you hit your hours to learning to fly your first regional jet?
How does the pay work for when you’re doing your refresher training?
Hope to hear back from you sir.
Thanks
Do you feel safe to fly the Max now? Is it easier to fly than the 700 or 800?
Also what is your favourite airport to fly in or out of?
Another amazing SWA video from Ern !! Thanks !!
Nice video thanks for posting it
Hi Ern, I have a two part question I hope you can answer first where can I get a cool American flag tie like you where? Second do you think you could do a video on how to read approach plates like the HYDDAR THREE arriving into PHX? I appreciate all you and every other pilot out there and stay safe. ❤
Hi Erik! Our pilot lounges have them for sale. Not sure if they sell them online or not however.
You bet and thanks for the idea. I’ll work that in an upcoming video. Cheers!
VERY NICE VLOG
Wish we could watch the actual sim session. Think that’d be really interesting! Would southwest let you?
Hilton by Dallas airport? I’ve stayed there before not bad not bad at all
Did you make it to Chicago the suspense is killing me haha
😁 not even close!
This is pretty cool!
Hey Big Ern, You said you have been with SWA for 10 years, is upgrading that slow there? I am flying to PHX next week and I only fly SWA!!
Hi Monte! Upgrade changes all the time honestly. Depends on retirements and growth. We have a fairly young pilot group so upgrade ran 6-10 yours typically. Thanks for your business my friend! Cheers!
After a35 year career in law enforcement, I see quite a contrast between the always poor, badly organized, on the cheap annual training, and the professionalism and quality of SW Airlines annual training. What a great facility!
Municipal law enforcement is like run I g a tire show in a restaurant. Airlines are in the business of flying.
-interviewed 15 years ago and didn't get hired..I should of re-applied!! That looks pretty cool.
I’m sorry to hear that and yes I wish you did! Maybe it’s not too late?? Cheers!
@@FlyingwithBigErn Ha!, well I'm almost 59..too old! They must of saw a personality flaw...LOL Gotta tell you though, they were the nicest people to interview with. The copilot that flew me to DAL gave me a ride to the hotel. It seemed like fun.
Hey Ern! Love the vids. Binging your vids since I just applied to ATP at 42. At the end of the video. I was wondering if you could tell me where the shelves came from. My wife would love them. Thanks! Fly safe!!
Stay safe, good health with your family, friends & supporters. Godbless 🙏🙏🙏
Great video! I am so glad to see you putting out some amazing content. Currently still a CFI almost at 1000 hours. Southwest is the goal can’t wait to hopefully run into you one day!
Awesome Skyler! Keep pressing my friend! I’d be honored to fly with you one day!👍🏽